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About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Preface
1
Introduction to Law and the Legal Process
1.1
What Is Law?
1.2
Schools of Legal Thought
1.3
Basic Classifications of U.S. Law
1.4
Sources of Law and Their Priority
1.5
Legal and Political Systems of the World
1.6
A Sample Case
1.7
Summary and Exercises
2
Introduction to Business Ethics
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2.1
What Is Business Ethics?
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2.2
Major Ethical Perspectives
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2.3
Corporations and Corporate Governance
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2.4
Justice, Democracy, and Business
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2.5
Business Ethics Globally
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2.6
Summary and Exercises
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Constitutional and Administrative Law
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3.1
Basic Aspects of the United States Constitution
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3.2
The Commerce Clause
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3.3
The Dormant Commerce Clause
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3.4
Preemption: The Supremacy Clause
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3.5
Business and the Bill of Rights
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3.6
Administrative Agencies and the Constitution
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3.7
Summary and Exercises
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Introduction to Courts and the Legal Process
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4.1
State and Federal Court Systems in the United States
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4.2
The Issue of Jurisdiction
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4.3
Trial Procedure
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4.4
Judgment, Appeal, and Execution
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4.5
When Can Someone Bring a Lawsuit?
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4.6
Relations with Lawyers
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4.7
Alternative Means of Resolving Disputes
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4.8
Summary and Exercises
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Introduction to International Law
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5.1
Sources of International Law
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5.2
Important Doctrines in Nation-State Judicial Decisions Affecting International Law
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5.3
Regulating Trade
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5.4
Organizing for International Business
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5.5
Summary and Exercises
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Tort Law
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6.1
Purpose of Tort Laws
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6.2
Intentional Torts and Criminal Law
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6.3
Negligence
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6.4
Strict Liability and Product Liability
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6.5
Tort Remedies, Limitations on Remedies, and Tort Reform
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Summary and Exercises
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Contract Law
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7.1
Introduction to Contract Law
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7.2
Contract Formation
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7.3
Excuses for Non-Performance
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7.4
Remedies
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7.5
Contracts, Ethics, and Public Policy
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7.6
Summary and Exercises
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Property Law
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8.1
Introduction to Property Law
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8.2
The Law of Real Property
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8.3
Rights and Duties Incident to Possession and Ownership of Real Estate
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8.4
The Law of Personal Property
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8.5
The Law of Estates and Trusts
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8.6
Intellectual Property
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8.7
Summary and Exercises
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Agency Law
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9.1
Introduction to Agency
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Principal’s Liability for Torts by Agents
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Principal’s Liability for Agent’s Contracts
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9.4
Duties among the Parties
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Agency and Accountability
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9.6
Termination of the Agency Relationship
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9.7
Summary and Exercises
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Business Organization Law
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10.1
Sole Proprietorships
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10.2
General Partnerships
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Corporations
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10.4
Hybrid Business Forms and Limited Partnerships
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Summary and Exercises
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Government Regulation: Environmental Law
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11.1
Introduction to Land-Use Regulation and Environmental Law
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11.2
Regulation of Land Use
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11.3
Growth of the Environmental Movement
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Federal Environmental Laws
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11.5
Current Trends in Environmental Law and Regulation
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Summary and Exercises
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Government Regulation: Employment Law
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12.1
Employment at Will
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Labor–Management Relations
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12.3
Federal Employment Discrimination Laws
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12.4
Other Employment-Related Laws
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12.5
Summary and Exercises
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Government Regulation of the Market
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13.1
Why Government Regulation of the Market Is Necessary
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13.2
Regulation of the Business-to-Business Relationship: Antitrust
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Regulation of the Business-to-Customer Relationship: Consumer Protection
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Regulation of the Business-to-Customer Relationship: Products Liability
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Regulation of the Bank-to-Customer and Insurance Company-to-Consumer Relationship
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Regulation of Securities
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13.7
Summary and Exercises
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