LAW 6246

Comparative Contract Law in the Age of Automation

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Contracts represent the foundation of modern exchange, but their meaning and moral force are shifting under the pressures of standardization and algorithmic mediation. This course compares EU and US approaches to standard-form agreements, algorithmic contracting, and consumer protection. It asks how law should respond when consent, terms, and even promissory performance are machine-generated. Through readings and cases, students shall examine how contract law adapts-or fails to adapt-to automation, and whether classical doctrines of consent, fairness, and enforcement can withstand an era of machine-mediated contracting.

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Learning Outcomes

• Possess knowledge of the substantive and procedural law required for effective participation.
• Engage effectively in legal research, analysis, and problem solving in a appropriate time frame.
• Possess the practical skills fundamental to exceptional lawyering and client representation.
• Conduct themselves with the highest moral and ethical standards.

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