Title:
Business law : legal environment, transactions, and regulation
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Edition:
8th ed.
Publication Information:
Mason, OH : Thomson Custom Publishing, 2005
ISBN:
9780759338081
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Summary
Summary
Business Law, 8e is designed for a yearlong sequence of courses that introduces the legal system and also focuses on the organization and legality of financial issues. The text contains a comprehensive overview of the legal environment of business, the law of commercial transactions and business organizations, and the major areas of government regulation of business. Business Law, 8e is current, accurate, and flexible with material that can be tailored to a variety of teaching styles. Instructors can combine topics and teaching units to fit the individual needs of traditional law or legal environment courses.
Table of Contents
| Part 1 Legal Environment |
| 1 Ethics, Legal Systems, and Legal Sources |
| 2 Comparative Law and International Law |
| 3 Constitutional Law and Administrative Procedure |
| 4 Court Systems and Civil Procedure |
| 5 Criminal Law and Procedure |
| 6 Tort Law |
| 7 Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals |
| Part 2 Contract Law |
| 8 Contracts and Agreements |
| 9 Consideration and Unconscionability |
| 10 Statute of Frauds and Parol Evidence Rule |
| 11 Reality of Consent |
| 12 Illegality and Impossibility |
| 13 Assignment and Third-Party Beneficiary Contracts |
| 14 Nonperformance, Excuses, and Remedies |
| Part 3 Sales of Goods |
| 15 Sales: Title, Risk of Loss, and Other Interests |
| 16 Warranties and Products Liability |
| Part 4 Creditors and Debtors |
| 17 Bankruptcy and Consumer Protection |
| 18 Suretyship and Secured Transactions |
| 19 Perfection, Priorities, and Remedies |
| Part 5 Commercial Paper |
| 20 Types of Instruments; Requirements of Negotiability |
| 21 Liabilities of Parties |
| 22 Negotiation, Holders in Due Course, and Defenses |
| 23 Bank Deposits and Collections |
| Part 6 Property |
| 24 Forms of Co-Ownership; Personal Property |
| 25 Intellectual Property |
| 26 Bailments and Carriers |
| 27 Real Property Acquisition of Ownership |
| 28 Real Property Landlord and Tenant |
| 29 Real Property, Environmental and Use Regulation |
| Part 7 Business Associates |
| 30 Agency Law |
| 31 Partnership Law |
| 32 Limited Partnerships and Other Organizational Forms |
| 33 Corporations Nature, Formation, and Powers |
| 34 Corporations Stocks and Stockholders |
| 35 Corporations Management Duties |
| 36 Ethics in Business and Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Part 8 Government Regulation |
| 37 Securities Law |
| 38 Antitrust Law |
| 39 Trade Practices Law |
| 40 Labor Relations Law |
| 41 Employment Discrimination Law |
| Appendix A The Constitution of the United States |
| Appendix B Uniform Commercial Code (1990 Text) |
