Rédaction de Contrats (Coursera)

Offered by University of Geneva,
Rédaction de Contrats (Coursera)

Le cours porte sur les usages généralement admis en matière de rédaction de contrats commerciaux, dans leur forme continentale ou anglo-saxonne. Les principales clauses de ces contrats sont examinées, à l’aide d’exemples tirés de contrats classiques.

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Selon l’expression du code civil français, le contrat vaut loi entre les parties.
C’est en effet le charme du droit privé que de permettre aux parties de créer les principes qui s’appliqueront à leur relation contractuelle, d’élaborer la règle avant de s’y soumettre, de ne pas subir le système juridique, mais de le maitriser par ce puissant instrument qu’est la liberté contractuelle. Encore faut-il en connaitre le bon usage. Comme toute liberté, la liberté contractuelle contient ses chausse-trapes, ses dangers, et ses effets indésirables.
Le cours sensibilisera les étudiants au bon usage de la liberté contractuelle, en examinant étape par étape les clauses habituellement utilisée dans les contrats internationaux, de façon à en analyser l’utilité, les dangers, et les conséquences. Le droit suisse sera parfois cité à titre d’exemple de droit civil, mais le cours se référera essentiellement aux principes généraux du droit privé, qui sont des principes relativement universels. Il permet donc d’acquérir assez rapidement de bons réflexes face à une clause suspecte, ou à un contrat incomplet, quel que soit le droit applicable à ce contrat.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Semaine 1
Ce cours introductif porte sur la façon d’aborder un contrat, les domaines dans lesquels les ordres juridiques prévoient en règles générale des dispositions impératives, et les documents qui précèdent la conclusion du contrat.

WEEK 2
Semaine 2
Ce cours porte sur les relations entre des contrats distincts, en particulier les contrats en chaîne (contrat principal et contrats de sous-traitance). Les nécessités de coordination des contrats, et les clauses de jonction entre les différents contrats, y seront examinées. Le cours continue avec ce qui constitue les premiers éléments d’un contrat, à savoir la désignation des parties, et le préambule du contrat. Ces parties très standardisées du contrat peuvent parfois poser des difficultés imprévues, qui seront analysées en cours.

WEEK 3
Semaine 3
L’essentiel du contrat est l’accord des parties sur les prestations réciproques qui devront être échangées. Les juristes ont peu de prises sur cet accord, qui relève avant tout de la volonté des parties. Selon le type de contrat, certaines précisions peuvent utilement être apportées par les parties sur les modalités d’exécution des prestations prévues. Ces prestations peuvent également faire l’objet de garanties diverses, qui seront examinées pendant ce cours.

WEEK 4
Semaine 4
Le système juridique prévoit un régime de la responsabilité, qui peut être modulé par le contrat. Les parties peuvent ainsi limiter leur responsabilité, en modifier les conséquences, l’exclure en cas de force majeure, prévoir une clause d’adaptation en cas de hardship, ou encore utiliser diverses clauses pénales. Le cours porte sur ces différentes clauses et leur formulation standard.

WEEK 5
Semaine 5
L’exécution du contrat peut donner lieu à des transferts d’actifs dont les parties veulent transférer ou pas la propriété. Diverse clauses standard permettent de clarifier la volonté des parties à ce propos. Le cours portera notamment sur les clauses de réserve de propriété permettent de conditionner le transfert de la propriété à l’exécution de la contreprestation. Les ordres juridiques appréhendent cependant de façon très diverses la validité et les effets de cers clauses. Dans un deuxième temps, le cours portera sur la gestion de la durée du contrat, avec les clauses de résiliation ordinaire ou extraordinaire, et les clauses de liquidation du régime contractuel qui doivent être prévues dans les contrats de durée.

WEEK 6
Semaine 6
Le dernier cours reviendra sur quelques clauses standard (Boiler plate clause) que l’on trouve dans tous les contrats sans que les parties ne soient toujours conscientes de leur utilité et de leurs effets. Le cours se conclura avec les clauses de résolution des litiges, en particulier les élections de droit et de for, et les clauses de règlement alternatif des litiges, qui se trouvent en règle générale à la fin du texte du contrat.

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