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# Contract Law: Common Law Contracts

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**LEARNING OBJECTIVES 🎯**

1. Explain what constitutes a contract.
2. Discuss the requirements for forming a valid, enforceable contract.
3. Identify applicable affirmative defenses to performance of a contract in different contexts.
4. Explain the mechanics of a contract breach and its consequences.
5. Identify remedies for breach of contract
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### Content

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[Essential Contractual Issues](/learn/sourcebooks/business-law-i/common-law-contracts/essential-contractual-issues.md)
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[Some Basic Contract Terminology](/learn/sourcebooks/business-law-i/common-law-contracts/basic-terms.md)
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[Contract Elements](/learn/sourcebooks/business-law-i/common-law-contracts/contract-elements.md)
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[Performance and Breach](/learn/sourcebooks/business-law-i/common-law-contracts/performance-and-breach.md)
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[Conditions](/learn/sourcebooks/business-law-i/common-law-contracts/conditions.md)
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[Affirmative Defenses to Breach Claims](/learn/sourcebooks/business-law-i/common-law-contracts/affirmative-defenses-to-breach-claims.md)
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[Assignment, Delegation, and Third-Party Beneficiaries](/learn/sourcebooks/business-law-i/common-law-contracts/remedies.md)
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[The Parol Evidence Rule](/learn/sourcebooks/business-law-i/common-law-contracts/the-parol-evidence-rule.md)
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[Remedies](/learn/sourcebooks/business-law-i/common-law-contracts/remedies-1.md)
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[Conclusion](/learn/sourcebooks/business-law-i/common-law-contracts/conclusion.md)
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