Practical Aspects of Contract Work

2026/2027

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

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Кредиты

Кто читает:

Кафедра теории права и юридической практики (Факультет социально-экономических и компьютерных наук)

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

2-й курс, 1 модуль

Преподаватели

Зернина Дарья Александровна

Красильникова Ника Владиславовна

Неделькина Юлия Евгеньевна

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course provides an advanced, practice-oriented exploration of Anglo-American contract law, focusing on the linguistic mechanics, structural architecture, and risk-management instruments of transnational commercial agreements. The program bridges the gap between historical Common Law doctrines and modern international drafting practices. Students explore the evolution of legal syntax from Anglo-Norman roots to the modern Plain English movement and analyze core Common Law doctrines. Practice part of the course shifts focus to risk allocation and litigation avoidance through standard protective mechanisms. Students will gain deep insights into the judicial interpretation of "boilerplate" clauses under the contra proferentem rule. Additionally, the course addresses private international law complexities, such as choice-of-law selection (dépeçage), jurisdictional conflicts, and the enforcement of international arbitration agreements. Through comparative analysis and real-world case studies, students will master the tools needed to draft cross-border contracts

Learning Objectives

• The primary objective of this course is to equip students with advanced theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to analyze, draft, and manage risk within English-language transnational contracts in accordance with Common Law standards.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• the student is able to analyze the legal institutions in the context of a particular legal system
• the student understands the significance of the comparative method in the legal reality
• the student correlates the doctrinal and normative aspects of contract law

Course Contents

• Chapter 1. The Anatomy of the English-Language Contract: Structure, Style, and Legal Fictions
• Chapter 2. Protective Clauses and Risk Management: Boilerplate Clauses in International Practice
• Chapter 3. Drafting Key Provisions of Commercial Contracts
• Chapter 4. Structuring a Contract and Drafting Its Core Provisions
• Chahter 5. Drafting Key Provisions of Commercial Contracts
• Chapter 6. Breach of Contract and Contractual Remedies
• Chapter 7. Drafting of Final Provisions

Assessment Elements

• Classwork: Activity
• Workshop

Interim Assessment

• 2026/2027 1st module
  0.5 * Workshop + 0.5 * Classwork: Activity

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Melvin A. Eisenberg. Foundational Principles of Contract Law//Print publication date: 2018 Print ISBN-13: 9780199731404// Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2018 DOI:10.1093/oso/9780199731404.001.0001
• Козлов, А. Г. Professional english: english contract law : учебное пособие / А. Г. Козлов. — Москва : Русайнс, 2024. — 210 с. — ISBN 978-5-466-04893-3. — URL: https://book.ru/book/952350 (дата обращения: 01.07.2026). — Текст : электронный.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Kadner Graziano, T. (2019). Comparative Contract Law : Cases, Materials and Exercises (Vol. Second edition). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2006173

Authors

• PROKOPEVA REGINA IGOREVNA
• Erakhtina Olga Sergeevna