Colegio de San Juan de Letran

Intramuros, Manila College of Business Administration and Accountancy Accountancy Area First Semester, School Year 2007-2008 I. II. III. IV. Course Code Course Title Course Credit Course escri!tion : LAW 1 : OBLIGATION AND CONTRACTS : units

: This course deals "ith the #asic !rinci!les o$ la" in relation to contracts and o#li%ations. It in&ol&es discussion o$ the nature, sources, 'inds and e(tin%uishments o$ contracts and other miscellaneous to!ics rele&ant to the course. To!ics include %eneral le%al conce!ts o$ en$orcea#le ri%hts o$ o#li%ation: t)!es o$ la"s and national le%al s)stems: nature, !ur!ose, sco!e and 'e) !rinci!les o$ national le%islation* sources o$ o#li%ations* 'inds o$ o#li%ations under the Ci&il Code* s!eci$ic circumstances a$$ectin% o#li%ations in %eneral +$ortuitous e&ents, $rauds, ne%li%ence, dela) and #reach o$ contract,* duties o$ o#li%or to do or not to do* e(tin%uishment o$ o#li%ation* %eneral !rinci!les o$ the la" o$ contracts, elements and sta%es o$ contracts* $reedom $rom contract and limitation* o#-ect o$ contracts* consideration o$ contracts* $ormalities* inter!retations and re$ormation o$ contracts and de$ecti&e contracts. : .eal li$e situation e(!ose e&er) indi&idual to di$$erent a%reements entered into "ith other !arties. It is essential there$ore to 'no" the #asic !rinci!les o$ la" related to contracts and o#li%ations. : : 0t the end o$ the course, the students are e(!ected to 'no" the im!lications o$ o#li%ations and contracts to their da)- to-da) li&in%. : More s!eci$icall), the students are su#-ected to: : escri#e the nature and conce!t o$ o#li%ations and contracts

V. VII.

Course .ationale Course /#-ecti&es 0. 1eneral /#-ecti&e 2. S!eci$ic /#-ecti&es 3. Co%niti&e

 2. 0$$ecti&e 4. 5s)chomotor : :

.elate !ro#lems concernin% o#li%ations and contracts and the a!!lica#le la"s. 0c'no"led%e the im!ortance o$ &alues, attitudes and moti&ation in dealin% "ith o#li%ations and contracts. Carr) out sim!le cases re%ardin% o#li%ations and contracts.

VII. Course /utline S!ecific O"#ecti$es State the a!!lica#ilit) o$ the conce!ts o$ o#li%ations. iscuss the sources o$ o#li%ations. escri#e the di$$erent modes o$ e(tin%uishin% an o#li%ation. CO%%+NIT, S(R&IC( INT(GRATIO N ;(!lain the actions "hich are considered as #reach o$ contracts. /utline the <onest) 6ectures 6a" 2oo's 8ui9 7th - 8th =no"in% the Inte%rit) <onest) 6a" 2oo's 7e"s 0rticles SC.0 5hil. .e!orts Com!ilation o$ Cases Su"#ect %atter 3. Conce!ts o$ 6a" and #usiness la" 2. /#li%ations a. Conce!t #. Sources c. 7ature and e$$ects d. Classes e. Modes o$ e(tin%uishments &alues Integrated 0"areness Teac'ing %et'od 6ectures Case 0nal)sis 2oard "or' Instructional %aterials 6a" 2oo's 7e"s 0rticles Su!reme Court .ecords 0nnotated +SC.0, 5hil. .e!orts ($aluation 8ui9 .ecitation Seat"or' Time )rame 3st : "ee' (*!ected Out!ut

0!!reciation

7th 6earnin% and understandin% the conce!ts o$ o#li%ations, sources o$ o#li%ations, and the di$$erent modes o$ e(tin%uishin% an o#li%ation.

identi$)in% the actions "hich are considered as #reach o$ contracts

characteristics o$ contracts. Identi$) the elements and $orms o$ contracts. %IDT(R% (-A%INATION istin%uish the di$$erences o$ de$ecti&e contracts. 4. 7ature and Conce!ts o$ Contracts a. Characteristics #. ;lements c. Forms d. .e$ormation e. Inter!retation ?. e$ecti&e Contracts a. #. c. d. Community Ser$ice Integration 5ro&ide the students an in-de!th .esisti#le Voida#le @nen$orcea#le Void 0!!reciation Inte%rit) 0"areness <onest) Com!liance .elia#ilit) and Inte%rit)

Case 0nal)sis 2oard "or'

7e"s 0rticles Su!reme Court .ecords 0nnotated +SC.0, 5hil. .e!orts

.ecitation Seat"or' Ma-or ;(am

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characteristics o$ contracts. 6earnin% the elements and $orms o$ contracts.

>th "ee' 6ectures Case 0nal)sis 2oard "or' 6a" 2oo's 7e"s 0rticles Su!reme Court .ecords 0nnotated +SC.0, 5hil. .e!orts 8ui9 .ecitation Seat"or' Ma-or ;(am 30th-3Ath "ee'. identi$)in% the di$$erences o$ de$ecti&e contracts

iscussion on #reach o$ contracts

actual cases 6a" 2oo's !resent "ithin 7e"s 0rticles the communit) Su!reme Court .ecords 0nnotated +SC.0, 5hil. .e!orts

Com!ilation o$ sol&ed cases

37th "ee'

5ro&idin% the students an inde!th 'no"led%e that an) #reach o$ contract "ill !roduce le%al

'no"led%e that an) #reach o$ contract "ill !roduce le%al !ro#lem )INAL (-A%INATION 38th "ee'

!ro#lem.

VIII. 1radin% S)stem

: Midterm 1rade: Class Standin% 8ui99es Mid-term ;(ams 40B 40B ?0B 300B 5re-$inal 1rade: Class Standin% 8ui99es Mid-term ;(ams 40B 40B ?0B 300B

)inal Grade . /%id0term Grade 1 2re0)inal Grade3 4 5 IC. .e$erences: Main .e$erences: /ther .e$erences:

e 6eon, <ector, 6a" on /#li%ations and Contracts, 200? edition Suare9, Carlos, 6a" on /#li%ation and Contract, 2000 edition Dournal o$ 0ccountin% Dournal 0ccountin% .esearch