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Reimagining contract law pedagogy: A New Agenda for Teaching

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Publication date2019
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Number of pages235
ISBN (electronic)9781138036925
ISBN (print)9781351712613
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Reimagining Contract Law Pedagogy examines why existing contract teaching pedagogy has remained in place for so long and argues for an overhaul of the way it is taught. With contributions from a range of jurisdictions and types of university, it provides a survey of contract law courses across the common law world, reviewing current practice and expressing concern that the emphasis the current approach places on some features of contract doctrine fails to reflect reality.The book engages with the major criticism of the standard contract course, which is that it is too narrow and rarely engages with ordinary life, or at least ordinary contracts, and argues that students are left without vital knowledge. This collection is designed to be a platform for sharing innovative teaching experiences, with the aim of building a new approach that addresses such issues.This book will have international appeal and will be of interest to academics, researchers and postgraduates in the fields of law and education. It will also appeal to teachers of contract law, as well as governmental and legal profession policymakers. © 2019 selection and editorial matter, Warren Swain and David Campbell.