Contractual agreements are one of the principal mechanisms for ordering life in society. Whether a contract is written or oral, or even implicit, it carries with it all of the duties and obligations that society has endowed with the force of law.
This article of lays a comprehensive
foundation in the practical and intricate body of law that governs
contracts. What is a contract? How can you make one binding? How can you avoid being prematurely bound by
one? What can you do to get out of a contract? What remedies are available if
someone breaches your contract? 


