Chapter 1 Introduction To American Contract Law／2
1.1 Refiection／2
1.1.1 Classical Contract Law／2
1.1.2 Contemporary Contract Law／4
1.2 Sources of Aillerican Contract Law／5
1.2.1 Common Law／5
1.2.2 State Contract Law／5
1.2.3 The Uniform Commercial Code as a Model Statute for
State Legislation／6
1.3 The Fundamental Values of Contract Law and Public Policy／7
1.3.1 Freedom of Contract／7
1.3.2 Contract as an Economic Phenomenon／10
1.3.3 Public Policy／11
1.4 Contracts／12
1.4.1 Types of Contracts／13
1.4.1.1 Express and Implied Contracts／13
1.4.1.2 Unilateral and Bilateral Contracts／13
1.4.1.3 Executed and Executory Contracts／14
1.4.1.4 valid，V0jd.Voidable and Unenforceable Agreements／14
1.4.1.5 Promissory Estoppel／15
1.4.1.6 Quasi Contracts／15
Chapter 2 Consideration／40
2.1 Bargained for Exchange／41
2.2 Legal Sufficiency of Consideration／42
2.2.1 Legal Detriment and Legal Benefit／42
2.2.1.1 Legal Detriment／42
2.2.1.2 Legal Benefit／43
2.3 Preexisting Legal Duty／43
2.3.1 Existing Debts／44
2.3.2 FOrbearance to Sue／45
2.4 Illusory Promises／45
2.5 Output and Requirements Contracts／46
2.6 Conditional Promises／46
2.7 Suretyship Promises／47
2.8 Consideration Substitutes／47
2.9 Promisory EstoppeV48
2.10 Promises Made Enforceable under the Uniform Commercial Code／48
2.10.1 Promises in Writing／48
2.10.2 Renunciation／48
2.10.3 Merchants’Firm Offers／49
2.10.4 Promises under Seal／49
Chapter 3 Mutual Assent／96
3.1 Offer／97
3.1.1 Uniforio Commercial Code／99
3.1.2 Output and Requirements Contracts／99
3.2 Termination of 0f=fer／100
3.2.1 Termination by Offeror／100
3.2.1.1 Option Contracts and UCC’S Merchants’Firm Offers／101
3.2.2 Termination by Offeree／101
3.2.3 Duration of Offer／102
3.2.4 Termination by Operation of Law／102
3.3 Acceptance／102
3.3.1 Uniforn2 Commercial Code／103
3.4 E—Commerce and Mutual Assent／104
3.4.1 UniforIn Computer Inforioation Transaction Act／105
3.4.2 Shrink—wrap Licenses／106
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