Kinds of Contracts

(N-P-S-R-V-C)
1. By name
a. Nominate
b. Innominate
2. By perfection
a. Consensual
b. Real
3. By subject matter
a. Things
b. Services
4. By relationship to other contracts
a. Preparatory
b. Principal
c. Accessory
5. By nature of the vinculum produced
a. Unilateral
b. Bilateral
c. Reciprocal
6. By cause
a. Onerous
b. Gratuitous

Essential Requisites

1. Consent of contracting parties

2. Object certain
3. Cause of the obligation

Defective Contracts

1. Rescissible Contracts
2. Voidable Contracts
3. Unenforceable Contracts
4. Void / Inexistent Contracts

(Not sure if included)

Principal Characteristics of Contracts

1. Mutuality
2. Autonomy
3. Relativity
4. Consensual
5. Obligatory Force