What can you do at Harvard Law School?

At Harvard Law School, students have the opportunity to become expert in the legal rules and principles that determine how contracts are formed, interpreted and enforced, as well as larger questions of the proper aims and role of contract law in our legal system. Is Burger King selling you a Whopper of a tale?

What is contract law?

Learn about contracts in this online course from Harvard Law Professor Charles Fried, one of the world's leading authorities on contract law. Start Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract today. Contracts are promises that the law will enforce. But when will the law refuse to honor a promise?

Are contracts a part of our everyday life?

Contracts are a part of our everyday life, arising in collaboration, trust, promise and credit. How are contracts formed? What makes a contract enforceable? What happens when one party breaks a promise? Learn about contracts from Harvard Law Professor Charles Fried, one of the world’s leading authorities on contract law.