Chirelstein Contracts refers to a text on the matter of contracts law by Columbia Law School Professor Marvin Chirelstein. Having graduated with a JD from the University of Chicago, Professor Marvin Chirelstein has taught law at Harvard, Yale, and Columbia Law School. He has taught and written on federal taxation, corporate finance, and contracts. Marvin Chirelstein is currently Professor Emeritus of Law at Columbia Law School and teaches a course on contracts to first year law students. The sixth edition of Concepts and Case Analysis in the Law of Contracts by Professor Chirelstein is an accessible introductory text which offers first year law students or the general reader an overview of the major themes and cases in the area of contract law. Chirelstein Contracts is written in a succinct manner using layman's terms and helps the user to understand what is sometimes seen as a difficult subject. The text covers much of the main points of the first year contracts course. While it is probaby not sufficient for replacing the course books on the matter of contracts, it is a well organized introduction on the subject matter of contract law. The focus of Chirelstein's contracts books is on policy and structure rather than rules, making it an easy read and accessible to the general public as well as those who may have yet to start law school. Insightful analysis is given to many of the major judicial decisions in the field of contract law. Professor Chirelstein's contracts book is a well organized work which delves into many of the prominent cases found in casebooks.
Concepts and Case Analysis in the Law of Contracts
by Marvin Chirelstein
The Contract Curve and Expectation Damages
Consideration and the Bargained-for Exchange
Promises to Make a Gift
Reliance and Promissory Estoppel
Illusory Promises
Moral Obligation and Past Consideration
Contract Formation
Offer and Acceptance
Revocation and Counteroffer
Unfairness and Unconscionability
Traditional Elements Duress, Incapacity and Misrepresentation
Standardized Forms and Unconscionability
Contract Interpretation
The Parol Evidence Rule
Filling the Gaps: "Best Efforts" and Other Flexible Commitments
