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Obligations: First-principles sequence

An intuitive, progressive path through the general law of obligations: learn how obligations arise, understand conditions and terms before default, examine remedies and unwinding, then explore ordinary leases.

11 lessons · about 4 h

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Master the general theory of obligations step-by-step from formation to extinction without circular prerequisite gaps.

The syllabus

  1. From the course Obligations & Contracts

    1. Introduction to the Law of Obligations

      Establish the definition of an obligation, patrimonial character, and basic classifications.

      Up next22 minStep 1
    2. Core Rules of Contract Formation, Validity, and Effects

      Master the principal source of obligations: contract formation, consent, and validity.

      27 minStep 2
    3. Other Sources of Obligations: Management of Business, Payment Not Due, and Unjustified Enrichment

      Understand non-contractual lawful sources: management of business, payment not due, and unjustified enrichment.

      21 minStep 3
    4. Modalities of Obligations: Conditions, Terms, and Pluralities

      Examine terms and conditions before performance to understand when an obligation becomes exigible.

      24 minStep 4
    5. Performance, Default, and Remedies for Non-Performance

      Apply payment rules, putting the debtor in default (mise en demeure), and creditor remedies.

      23 minStep 5
    6. Assignment, Subrogation, Novation, and Delegation of Obligations

      Trace the circulation and mutation of claims and debts through assignment, subrogation, and novation.

      23 minStep 6
    7. Extinguishment of Obligations: Compensation, Confusion, Release, and Impossibility

      Analyze non-payment modes of extinction: legal and judicial compensation, confusion, and release.

      20 minStep 7
    8. Restitution of Performances: Principles, Modalities, and Third Parties

      Master the restoration of performances in kind or by equivalence when a contract is undone.

      20 minStep 8
    9. Obligations and Contracts: Series Overview

      Review the architecture as an integrated synthesis with all core doctrines in place.

      22 minStep 9
    10. General Rules for All Leases

      Learn standard lease foundations before specialized commercial credit-leasing.

      22 minStep 10
    11. Leases and Finance Leasing: Nature, Formation, and Distinctions

      Examine finance leasing with general lease principles firmly established.

      20 minStep 11

An independently curated sequence. Every lesson also lives in its own course, and your progress is shared between the two.