course outline, advanced contracts, pg, 2016 -dr_rk singh_final_jan-june, sem 2

8/16/2019 Course Outline, Advanced Contracts, PG, 2016 -Dr_RK Singh_Final_Jan-June, Sem 2

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Semester : II Course: Advanced Contracts (Evolving Jurisprudence in Contract Law)

Faculty: Dr RK Singh

GujaratNational Law University

Gandhinagar, Gujarat (India

Course !utline

of

"dvanced Contracts (Evolving Jurisprudence in

Contract Law)

For

LL#

Semester: II

($an%$une &')

Faculty : *r +avindra umar Singh Associate Professor of Law

u!arat "ational Law #niversit$ E%&ail: rsingh'gnluacin o*: +,-.,/0+,01

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Sl.

No.Contents

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-+ 2*!ectives o3 the course 1

.+ 4roposed teaching schedule 5

1+ Detailed course%outline /

5+ 4rescri*ed6Reco&&ended readings -7

0+ 8eaching &ethodolog$ -9

/+ Evaluation pattern -9

7+ 8entative dates 3or test6su*&ission o3 pro!ect6D etc

.+

,+ I&portant instructions to students .+

9+ Contact hours .+

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.' !0jectives o1 the Course

(Course *esigned 0y :

Dr Ravindra Ku&ar Singh

Introduction to the Course

8he ele&ents o3 trade and co&&erce have &arched into ever$ 3acet o3

li3e;&a an organising principle o3 ever$ t$pe o3

relationship in societ$ 8he laws governing *usiness contracts are

*eco&ing progressivel$ &ore co&ple? and now a@ect all industries and

all t$pes o3 co&&ercial contracts In contrast with other laws contractsare *inding co&&and&ents &ade *$ individuals corporations and the

State entities within the 3ra&ewor< o3 the general laws o3 the countr$

8he laws relating to contract *eing organic in nature need to respond

to changes in the econo&$ in technolog$ and in societ$ in general

Conseuentl$ a new and growing Beld o3 regulator$ !urisprudence is

now a part o3 the Contract Law As it is o*served an assort&ent o3

specialised contracts is now in vogue which &a$ not Bt%in e?actl$ withthe e?isting 3or&s and &odels ith the econo&$ growing in

unparalleled wa$s entrepreneurs have evolved new practices in the

&atters related to contracts *ased on e?pedienc$ and convenience

ollowing the understanding o3 the =general principles o3 contracts>

=speciBc re&edies and relie3s> and having understood the =concept o3

speciBc contracts> (li


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&.' /ro2osed 3eaching Schedule

#odule No. #odules

No. o1

Sessions

(Classes

II/- Interpretation o3 contracts:

principles and rules

+/

II/. Standard 3or& contracts +.

II/1 overn&ent contracts and law o3

tenders

+0

II/5 Electronic contracts +/

II/0 In3rastructure contracts +,

II// Joint venture agree&ents +.

II/7 Shareholders> agree&ents +.

II/, Escrow agree&ents +-

II/9 Sports contracts: standard pla$ers

contracts

+.

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II/-+ Entertain&ent contracts +.

II/-- Service6e&plo$&ent contracts +.

II/-. 2utsourcing contracts +.

II/-1 Contract 3ar&ing +.

II/-5 edical6 hospital contracts +.

II/-0 Surrogac$ contracts +.

II/-/ eneral principles o3 international

contracts

+0

II/-7 eneral clauses in a contract +5

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6.' *etailed Course !utline

"dvanced Contracts (Evolving Jurisprudence in Contract

Law)

#!*UL7%II.). Inter2retation o1 Contracts:

/rinci2les and +ules (Sessions: ')

eneral principles o3 contracts Introduction to di@erent t$pes o3 &odern *usiness contracts SigniBcance o3 &odern *usiness contracts Interpretation o3 contracts

hat is interpretationo Interpretation and constructiono I&plied ter&s

Anato&$ o3 the process o3 interpretation

4rinciples o3 interpretation

o Construing a contract: Lord Fo@&ann>s principles Rules o3 interpretation

o 8he &eaning o3 the docu&ent or o3 a particular part o3 it isto *e sought 3or in the docu&ent itsel3

o 8he intention &a$ prevail over the words usedo ords are to *e ta


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o Literal &eaning depends on the circu&stances o3 theparties

o hen is e?trinsic evidence ad&issi*le to translate thelanguage

o 8echnical legal ter&s will have their legal &eaningo 8he deed is to *e construed as a wholeo Sa&e words to *e given the sa&e &eaning in the sa&e

conte?to Far&onious constructiono Contra proferentem ruleo I3 two interpretations o3 a contract are possi*le the one

which helps &a


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Cases

Central Inland $ater %ransport Corporation Ltd v Brojo &at!

'anguli AIR -9,/ SC -07- C!apelton v Barr" (r)an istrict Council (-95+) - All ER

10/ Curtis v C!emical Cleaning and "eing Co Ltd (-90-) - All

ER /1- *enderson v Stevenson (-,70) . FL (SC) A44 57+ Lill" $!ite v +unnu Swami AIR -9// ad -1 ,lle" v +arl)oroug! Court Ltd (-959) - K 01. Parker v Sout! Eastern -ailwa" Co (-,77) . C4D 5-/ P!oto Production Ltd v Securicor %ransport Ltd (-97,) 1 All

ER -5/ St Al)ans Cit" and istrict Council v International Computers

(-990) SR /,/ %!orton v S!oe Lane Parking Ltd (-97-) - All ER /,/

#!*UL7%II.).6 Government Contracts

and Law o1 3enders (Sessions: '-

overn&ent contract Arts .9, and .99 o3 the Constitution

E@ect o3 a valid contract with the govern&ent

overn&ent contract and article -5

Award o3 govern&ent contract !udicial review

Application o3 the Indian Contract Act

Law o1 tenders 2*!ectives o3 tendering s$ste& 4rereuisites Steps in tendering procedure

o E?pression o3 interest (EoI earlier re3erred to as=preualiBcation>)

o

Reuest 3or proposal (R4 earlier re3erred to as =invitation totenders>)o 4re%*id con3erenceo Receipt o3 *idso 8echnical and Bnancial evaluationo Acceptanceo Award

8endering &ethodso 2pen tenderso Li&ited tenderso Single tenders

asic rules o3 procedure

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Earnest &one$ deposit or& and content o3 tenders "egotiations

o Disadvantages Evaluation o3 tenders

Acceptance o3 tenders eneral principles o3 contract &anage&ent eneral inancial Rules .++0 8wo routes to a contract

CC6SCC route Sel3%contained contract route Advantages and disadvantages o3 *oth the routes

"ational co&petitive *idding (do&estic *idding) International co&petitive *idding (glo*al tendering) Recent Develop&ents

o 8he 4u*lic 4rocure&ent ill .+-.Cases

#P C!aud!ar" v State of +P AIR -9/7 SC .+1

+ulam C!and v State of +P AIR -9/, SC -.-,

&ational *ig!wa" Aut!orit" of India v 'anga Enterprises AIR .++1 SC 1,.1

-ad!akris!nan Agarwal v State of Bi!ar AIR -977 SC -59/

-amanna a"aram S!ett" v International Airport Aut!orit" AIR -979 SC -/.,

-auna. International Limited v I/- Construction Ltd AIR -999 SC 191 -999 (-) ARLR 51- SC J8 -99, (,) SC 5--

State of Punja) v Bal)ir Sing! AIR -977 SC -7-7

State of $est Bengal v B# +ondal 0 Sons AIR -9/. SC 779

Sterling Computers Ltd v + and & Pu)lications Ltd (-991) -SCC 550

%ata Cellular v (nion of India AIR -99/ SC --: (-995) / SCC/0-

#!*UL7%II.).8 7lectronic Contracts

(Sessions: ')

or&ation o3 electronic contracts: contracts in the conte?t o3 in3or&ation technolog$

E%co&&erce *usiness &odels

8$pes o3 online transaction

o usiness to custo&er (.C)o usiness to *usiness (.)

o Custo&er to custo&er (C.C)o Custo&er to *usiness (C.)

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hat is an e%contracto Essentials o3 an electronic contracto 8he wa$s in which an e%contract can *e concludedo Application o3 o@er and acceptance rules to e%contracts

Contract 3or&ation through tele? telephone 3a? etc

Contract 3or&ation through e%&ailo Issue%-: Should the postal rule appl$ to e%&ailo Issue%.: hen e?actl$ is an e%&ail acceptance said to *e

received *$ the o@eroro Issue%1: hat will *e the conseuences i3 things go wrong

Contracting through we*siteso =hat is> or =what a&ounts to> a valid o@er in an online

transactiono hat is the acceptance in an online transactiono Can an online retailer control the contract 3or&ation

process I3 $es to what e?tento Ele&ent o3 intent

8$pes o3 electronic contracts

o Individuall$ negotiated contractso Clic


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o 4arties to e%contracto Attri*ution o3 electronic recordso Acs Rep 110 (O)

'reat ,6s!ore Ltd v Iranian ,6s!ore Engg 0 Construction

Co (.++,) -5 SCC .5+

C!wee #in #eong v igilandmall7com H.++5 . SLR 095H.++5 SFC 7-

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#!*UL7%II.).- In1rastructure Contracts

(Sessions: '9

Introduction

In3rastructure develop&ent pro!ects;&eaning Special 3eatures o3 in3rastructure pro!ects eneral legal concerns asis 3or private participation 444: general spectru&

o "eedo Stu&*ling *loc


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Legal 3ra&ewor< 3or esta*lishing a pro!ect vehicle 3orin3rastructure pro!ects

Regulator$ 3ra&ewor


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&ew *ori4ons Ltd v (nion of India -990 SCC (-) 57, &ovartis /accines 0 iagnostics v Aventis P!arma Limited

Figh Court o3 o&*a$ Ar*itration 4etition "o 7/1 o3 .++9

#!*UL7%II.).; Shareholders< "greements (Sessions: '&

Introduction: what is a shareholders> agree&ento Its nature and en3orcea*ilit$o h$ to have a shareholders> agree&ento "ature o3 shareholders> agree&ents

En3orcea*ilit$ o3 shareholders> agree&ents (SFAs) Restriction on trans3era*ilit$ o3 shares in a shareholders>

agree&ent

Re&edies under shareholders> agree&ent Shareholders> agree&ent and JM agree&ents So&e i&portant clauses in an SFA

o Right o3 Brst re3usal (RoR) (last loo


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Spectrum %ec!nologies (SA v Spectrum Power 'eneration

Co&pan$ .+++ (0/) DR J5+0

/B -angaraj v /B 'opalakris!nan AIR -99. SC 501

$orld P!one India Pvt7 Ltd v7 $PI 'roup Inc (SA1 H.+-1 -7,

Co&p Cas -71 (Del)

#!*UL7%II.).9 7scrow "greements

(Sessions: '

Introduction

o hat is an escrow agree&ento 4ractical applications6advantages o3 escrow agree&ents

Escrow agent

o Duties and 3unctionso ho can act as escrow agents

Law governing escrow agree&ents

#!*UL7%II.).= S2orts Contracts: Standard

/layers Contracts (Sessions: '&

Introduction Sports contract: t"pes

o 4ro3essional services contracts (standard pla$er contracts)

o Endorse&ent contractso Agent P pla$er contractso Appearance contractso Arena lease agree&entso Student%athlete universit$ scholarship agree&entso Coaching contracts

Salient 3eatures o3 a standard pla$er contract eneral ter&s in a standard pla$er contract Issues relating to a standard pla$er contract

o Are sports contracts 3air

o reacho Restraint o3 tradeo SpeciBc per3or&ance o3 contract: di@erence *etween

standard pla$er contract and other contracts 3or personalservice

o 8ortuous lia*ilit$ o3 clu*s 4revention o3 Sporting raud ill .+-1

Cases Patrick Ba"less v P!iladelp!ia &ational League Clu)1

079 .d 17 (1rd

Cir)

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Percept 8+ark v 2a!eer #!an AIR .++/ S C 15./.++/ AIR SC -70-

P!iladelp!ia Ball Clu) v Lajoie .+. 4a .,+ 0- A 971(-9+.)

-o)erts v +artin H.++0 5 SA -/1 (C)

Santos Professional Foot)all Clu) 9Pt": Ltd v IgesundH.++. 0 SA /97 (C)

Santos Professional Foot)all Clu) 9Pt": Ltd v IgesundH.++1 0 SA 71 (C)

#!*UL7%II.).' 7ntertainment Contracts

(Sessions: '&

Introductiono Di@erent t$pes o3 entertain&ent contracts

asic legal principles Cop$right issues in entertain&ent contracts Clauses in restraint o3 trade Entertain&ent contracts with &inors

o 8he coogan law reach re&edies and dispute resolutions

Cases

Anandji /irji S!a! v -ites! Sid!wani Suit (L) .991 o3 .++/ o&*a$ Figh Court

E6ects Assocs71 Inc7 v Co!en1 9+, .d 000 (9th Cir -99+) Indian Performing -ig!t Societ" Ltd7 v Eastern Indian

+otion Pictures Association AIR -977 SC -551 -aj -ani v Prem Adi) (-959) 0- 2 LR .0/ S!ola" +edia 0 Entertainment Private Limited v /odafone

Essar +o)ile Services Limited .+-- (5/) 48C 10. (Del)

#!*UL7%II.). Service>7m2loyment Contracts(Sessions: '&

Introduction "ature o3 e&plo$&ent contract "on%disclosure agree&ent ("DA) "on%co&pete clause

Clauses in restraint o3 trade

Restraint a3ter e&plo$&ent

8er&ination o3 negative covenants

"on%solicitation clause

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#!*UL7%II.).& !utsourcing Contracts

(Sessions: '&

Introduction

o

hat is an outsourcing contract odels o3 outsourcing Issues arising in outsourcing contracts

#!*UL7%II.).6 Contract Farming

(Sessions: '&

Introduction hat is contract 3ar&ing

eneBts o3 contract 3ar&ing

o Advantages 3or 3ar&erso 4ro*le&s 3aced *$ 3ar&erso Advantages 3or sponsorso 4ro*le&s 3aced *$ sponsors

odels68$pes o3 contract 3ar&ing that are accepted glo*all$ Salient 3eatures o3 the contract *etween the grower and the

sponsor Issues in agree&ents relating to contract 3ar&ing Law and polic$ considerations

odel Agricultural 4roduce ar ?os2ital Contracts

(Sessions: '&

Introduction Legal relationship *etween a doctor a patient and a hospital Consent

o In3or&ed consento

Reuire&ent o3 speciBc consent 3or&s

Cases

Indian +edical Association v /P S!ant!a AIR -99/ S C 00+ Samira #o!li v Pra)!a +anc!anda AIR .++, SC -1,0

#!*UL7%II.).- Surrogacy Contracts

(Sessions: '&

Surrogac$

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o eaning and concept ClassiBcation

o estational and traditionalo Co&&ercial and altruistic

India;a 3avoura*le destination 3or 3oreign couples

Legal and &oral issues in surrogac$ contracts Laws in the #K and the #S 4osition in India

o Indian Council o3 edical Research uidelines .++0o 8he Assisted Reproductive 8echnologies (Regulation) ill

.+-+o Law Co&&ission o3 India Report "o .., on ="eed 3or

Legislation to Regulate Assisted Reproductive 8echnolog$Clinics as well as Rights and 2*ligations o3 4arties to aSurrogac$> .++9

Cases B # Part!asart!i v 'overnment of And!ra Prades! AIR .+++

A4 -0/ Ba)" + case 017 A .d -..7 Ba)" +anji ;amada v (nion of India J8 .++, (--) SC -0+ 5an Bala4 v Anand +unicipalit" AIR .+-+ u! .- 5a"cee B v Superior Court 5. Cal App 5th 7-, (-99/)

#!*UL7%II.).) General /rinci2les o1International Contracts (Sessions: '-

Introduction

or&ation o3 contracts

overning law or choice o3 law clause

o 4roper law o3 contract Choice o3 !urisdiction (!urisdiction clause) International conventions E@ects and discharge o3 contract

Cases

Britis! India Steam &avigation Co Ltd v S!anmug!avilas

Cas!ew Industries (-99+) 1 SCC 5,- el!i Clot! 0 'eneral +ills Co Ltd v *arnam Sing! AIR -900

SC 09+: H-990 . SCR 5+. +odi Entertainment &etwork v $S' Cricket Pte Ltd AIR

.++1 SC --77: (.++1) 5 SCC 15- &ational %!ermal Power Corporation v Singer Co AIR -991

SC 99,: (-99.) 1 SCC 00-

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/ita foods Inc v (nus S!ipping Co Ltd H-919 AC .77: H-919- All ER 0-1

#!*UL7%II.).; General Clauses in a Contract

(Sessions: '8

Dra3ting o3 co&&ercial contract I&portant clauses

o 4rea&*leo Interpretation and deBnitionso Scope and speciBcationso 4riceo 8er&s o3 pa$&ento 4rice variationo 8a?es and dutieso Force majeureo De3aults and liuidated da&ageso E?port licenceo Inspection and acceptanceo Ship&ento arrant$o 4atents and cop$righto Inde&nitieso Spareso 2ptionso Assign&entso 8er&inationo ConBdentialit$o Survivalo A&end&entso Applica*le lawso E@ective dateo "oticeso Contract signatureso or&s

8.' /rescri0ed>+ecommended +eadings

/rescri0ed +eadings

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@ooAs:- hat S Law of Business Contracts in India (Sage 4u*lications India 4vt Ltd

.++9). Joshi 4 Law -elating to Infrastructure Projects (Le?is"e?is utterworth

adhwa .++1)

1 Joshi R" Pu)lic Private Partners!ip in Infrastructure (Mision oo availa*leat

Qhttp:66wwwunescaporg6tid6pu*lication6tipu*.15,part.ivpd3. Car*one June R =8he Role o3 Contract 4rinciples in Deter&ining the Malidit$ o3

Surrogac$ Contracts> Santa Clara Law Review Molu&e ., "o 1 Article 1-9,, Availa*le at: Qhttp:66digitalco&&onslawscuedu6cgi6viewcontentcgiarticleT-,+0conte?tTlawreview

1 ulati Asho availa*leat: Q http:66wwwncapresin6contractU.+3ar&ing6Resources6-Introductionpd3

5 Indian il& Industr$: 8ac Agree&ent;Can Shareholders Agree

2utside the Articles> pu*lished in ICAI IRC "ewsletter9 Le&le$ A =8er&s o3 #se> (.++/) +innesota Law -eview Mol 9--+ urra$ Andrew D =Regulating Electronic Contracts: Co&paring the

European and "orth A&erican Approaches> (.++5) Foro de erec!o +ercantil -evista Internacional . 70%97 Availa*le at:Qhttp:66wor in Edwards Lilian and aelde Charlotte (eds) Law and t!e Internet> A Framework for Electronic Commerce (Fart 4u*lishing .+++)

-. "aude 8 =SpeciBc per3or&ance against an e&plo$ee: Santos 4ro3essional

oot*all Clu* (4t$) Ltd v Igesund> (.++1) South A3rican Law Journal Molu&e-.+ Issue . ./9 % .,.

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-1 2rpwood R =Electronic Contracts: here e>ve Co&e ro& here e Areand here e Should e oing> International In3!ouse Counsel 5ournal(Spring .++,) Mol - "o 1 .++, 500%5//

-5 Su IIDR 4roceedings64ro!ects Series 44%+/9%-+*

availa*le at: Q http:66wwwigidracin6newspd36sri!it644%+/9%-+*pd3-0 8annen*au& David =En3orce&ent o3 4ersonal Service Contracts in the

Entertain&ent Industr$> Cali3ornia Law Review Mol 5. Issue - Article 1arch -905

Availa*le at: Qhttp:66scholarshiplaw*er %!e -ules -e3$ritten For +odern %imes? A 4resentation *$ Mincent "elson OC at 19 Esse? Street ednesda$ 1-st arch.++5

+ecommended +eadings

- Algha&di AD %!e Law of E3Commerce (Author Fouse.+--)

. eale F ishop D ur&ston 4 Contract Cases 0 +aterials (2?3ord #niversit$ 4ress Inc .++,)

1 eatson J Re$nell illia& Anson urrows Andrew S Cartwrigt John (eds) Anson8s Law of Contract (2?3ord#niversit$ 4ress .+-+)

5 lount S Electronic Contracts> Principles from t!eCommon Law (Le?is"e?is utterworths .++9)

0 urrows A 4eel E Contract Formation and Parties(2?3ord #niversit$ 4ress .+-+)

/ urton SJ Elements of Contract Interpretation (2?3ord#niversit$ 4ress .++,)

7 Cheshire Law of Contract (utterworths .++-)

, Cheshire Private International Law (-5th ed 2?3ord#niversit$ 4ress .++,)9 C!itt" on Contracts (in . volu&es 1+th edn Sweet

a?well .+--)-+ Cunningha& Shephard Commentaries on Contract

Act (Law 4u*lishers (India) 4vt Ltd .++9)-- I$er 8 S M Law of Contracts and %enders (-+th ed S

ogia Co .++,)-. Joga Rao SM Computer Contracts and Information

%ec!nolog" Act1 (adhwa Co "agpur .++0)-1 Kinsella " Stephan Si&pson Andrew (eneral

Editors) ,nline Contract Formation (2ceana 4u*lications.++5)

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-5 Lewison K %!e Interpretation of Contracts (Sweet a?well .++7)

-0 alhotra Anil alhotra Ran!it Surrogac" in India(#niversal Law 4u*lishing Co .+-1)

-/ ceel erard %!e Construction of Contracts (2?3ord

#niversit$ 4ress .+--)-7 itchell C Interpretation of Contracts (Routledge%

Cavendish .++7)-, ulla D +ulla %!e Indian Contract Act Le?is"e?is>

Student Series Edited *$ Anirudh adhwa (Le?is"e?isutterworths India .+--)

-9 2dgers C E %!e Construction of eeds and Statutes(Sweet and a?well -9/7)

.+ 4aras D 4ee$ushi D Private International Law (Deep Deep 4u*lications -99,)

.- 4oole J Case)ook on Contract Law (-+th edition 2?3ord#niversit$ 4ress .+-+)

.. Singh RK Law -elating to Electronic Contracts (.nd edLe?is"e?is .+-/)

.1 Singleton S %ottel8s E3Contracts (8ottel 4u*lishing)

.5 8reitel %!e Law of Contracts (Sweet and a?well .++7)

Note: 8he 3oregoing list o3 readings is not e?haustive So&eadditional re3erences &a$ *e provided *$ the 3acult$ concerned 3ro&ti&e to ti&e urther the students are advised to e?plore 3urtherreading sources and re3erences on their own

-.' 3eaching #ethodology

Lecture%deliver$;&ore o3 the Socratic ethod;the dialectical&ethod to sti&ulate critical thin


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=.' Contact ?ours

*ays: onda$ ednesda$ and 8hursda$

3imings: 11+ p& to 51+ p&

7%#ail: rsingh'gnluacin

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