Unclear contracts are common, and a large number of litigated cases in the U.S. require clarification of the parties' agreement. The process of clarifying an unclear contract involves three legal tasks. A judge must first identify the terms to be interpreted, then must determine whether the terms are ambiguous and encompass the rival interpretations advanced by the parties. Finally, if the terms are ambiguous, a finder of fact must resolve the ambiguity by choosing between the rival interpretations. Performing these tasks often involves the question of what evidence may be considered. Further, the courts may decide contract interpretation issues based on the agreement's literal terms, or the parties' objective or subjective intentions. Steven J. Burton's undertaking in Elements of Contract Interpretation is a comprehensive treatment of these issues. By identifying the concrete and legally provable elements that contract interpreters may use, he has written an invaluable resource for both practitioners and scholars alike. This book also proposes an optimal law of contract interpretation for the courts' consideration.

Elements of Contract Interpretation

Burton, Steven J.

Legal Education

Oxford University Press

Principles of Contract Law has many distinguishing features. To begin with, it is organized according to principles. This helps the students keep a sense of direction and helps them synthesize the cases and rules. Secondly, this book keeps a sharp focus on the law of contracts ---- the principles, policies, rules, and courts treat as authorities for their decisions. A third distinguishing feature is the use of many transitions and original notes written for students. Fourth, the author has chosen cases with a contemporary flavor, knowing that students grapple best with problems that they can envision themselves facing in a few years. 
Fifth, the author has included disciplined questions - bearing directly on preparation for a thorough class discussion - and short problems exploring the significance of the main cases. Finally, the book is compact. At 700 pages, it can be used in either a traditional year - long course, or in a half - year course.

Principles of Contract Law (American Casebook Series)

Business

West Group

Supplements contracts casebooks with a broad collection of materials, including the UCC, the Restatement of Contracts, and electronic contracting acts.

Contract Law: Selected Source Materials 2006

This compact casebook is designed for one-semester contracts classes. It helps students synthesize groups of related cases by focusing attention on the principles, policies, and rules of contract law. It employs many transitions and notes written for the students, rather than excerpting works written for professors or practitioners. Questions are limited to central issues to avoid overwhelming and losing the students. This revision is a thorough makeover that brings everything up to date, and includes a variety of recent cases, while retaining the brevity and “principles approach” of earlier editions.

Principles of Contract Law, 4th (American Casebook Series)

West Academic Publishing

This collection of materials can be used with any Contract Law casebook. In addition to the editors' helpful introduction, this volume contains relevant portions of the Restatement (Second) of Contracts and Article 2 of the Uniform Commerical Code; materials on electronic contracting, such as excerpts from the text and comments of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act; portions of the text and comments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; portions of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Communications Act; most of the black-letter text of the Proposed Final Draft of the Principles of the Law of Software Contracts; and relevant black-letter provisions of Tentative Draft No.1 of the Restatement Third of Employment Law.

Contract Law: Selected Source Materials, 2009

Eisenberg, Melvin Aron

West Academic

A collection of materials that can be used with any Contract Law casebook. The editors provide a thoughtful and helpful introduction to the materials. This edition also includes materials concerning electronic contracting, such as excerpts from the text and comments of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act, portions of the text and comments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and portions of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Communications Act.

Contract Law: Selected Source Materials 2001

Contractual good faith: Formation, performance, breach, enforcement

Little,Brown

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An Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning

Little. Brown and Company

This book offers an original theory of adjudication focused on the ethics of judging in courts of law. It offers two main theses. The good faith thesis defends the possibility of lawful judicial decisions even when judges have discretion. The permissible discretion thesis defends the compatibility of judicial discretion and legal indeterminacy with the legitimacy of adjudication in a constitutional democracy. Together, these two theses oppose both conservative theories that would restrict the scope of adjudication unduly and leftist critical theories that would liberate judges from the rule of law.

Judging in Good Faith (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Cambridge University Press

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Elements of Contract Interpretation

Principles of Contract Law (American Casebook Series)

Contract Law: Selected Source Materials 2006

Principles of Contract Law, 4th (American Casebook Series)

Contract Law: Selected Source Materials, 2009

Contract Law: Selected Source Materials 2001

Contractual good faith: Formation, performance, breach, enforcement

An Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning

Judging in Good Faith (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law)

Judging in Good Faith (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law)