Table Of ContentBRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I Legal, Ethical, and Digital Environment Legal Heritage and the Digital Age Constitutional Law for Business and E-Commerce Courts and Jurisdiction Judicial, Alternative, Administrative, and E-Dispute Resolution Intentional Torts and Negligence Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes Intellectual Property and Cyber Piracy Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business Part II Contracts and E-Commerce Nature of Traditional and E-Contracts Agreement and Consideration Capacity and Legality Genuineness of Assent and Statute of Frauds Third-Party Rights and Discharge Breach of Contract and Remedies Digital Law and E-Commerce Part III Sales and Lease Contracts and Product Liability Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts Title to Goods and Risk of Loss Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts Warranties and Product Liability Part IV Negotiable Instruments, Banking, and Electronic Financial Transactions Creation and Transfer of Negotiable Instruments Holder in Due Course and Liability of Parties Banking System and Electronic Financial Transactions Part V Credit, Secured Transactions, and Bankruptcy Credit, Real Property Financing, and Secured Transactions Bankruptcy and Reorganization Part VI Business Organizations, Corporate Governance, and Investor Protection Agency Law Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Partnerships Corporate Formation and Financing Corporate Governance and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Corporate Acquisitions and Multinational Corporations Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships Franchise and Special Forms of Business Investor Protection, E-Securities, and Wall Street Reform Part VII Government Regulation and Employment Law Antitrust Law and Unfair Trade Practices Consumer Safety and Environmental Protection Labor, Worker Protection, and Immigration Law Equal Opportunity in Employment Part VIII Property, Insurance, and Estates Personal Property, Bailment, and Insurance Real Property, Landlord-Tenant Law, and Land Use Regulation Family Law, Wills, and Trusts Part IX Accounting Profession Accountants' Duties and Liability Part X Global Environment International and World Trade Law Appendices A The Constitution of the United States of America Case Index Subject Index
SynopsisFor one- or two-semester undergraduate courses in Business Law Take students beyond rote memorization and into true understanding of the concepts and their implications. This motivating, up-to-date text presents business law, ethics, and the legal environment in a way that intrigues students, spurs them to ask questions, and takes them beyond rote memorization as they learn the issues and concepts. With its emphasis on covering online law and e-commerce as key parts of the legal environment--as well as today's social, ethical, and international issues that are important to the study of business law--it's the ideal text for your one- or two-semester undergraduate course in Business Law. This text provides a better teaching and learning experience--for you and your students. Here's how: Tailor the material to your specific course with the Custom Database option. Draw students into the material with a rich selection of cases. Address issues critical to the field of business law today., Contemporary Business Law is a motivating, up-to-date text that presents business law, ethics, and the legal environment in a way that intrigues students, spurs them to ask questions, and takes them beyond rote memorization as they learn the issues and concepts. With its emphasis on covering online law and e-commerce as key parts of the legal environment-as well as today's social, ethical, and international issues that are important to the study of business law-it's the ideal text for your one- or two-semester undergraduate course in Business Law. KEY TOPICS: Legal Heritage and the Digital Age; Constitutional Law for Business and E-Commerce; Courts and Jurisdiction; Judicial, Alternative, Administrative, and E-Dispute Resolution; International Torts and Negligence; Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes; Intellectual Property and Cyber Piracy; Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business; Nature of Traditional and E-Contracts; Agreement and Consideration; Capacity and Legality; Genuineness of Assent and Statute of Frauds; Third-Party Rights and Discharge; Breach of Contract and Remedies; Digital Law and E-Commerce; Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts; Title to Goods and Risk of Loss; Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts; Warranties and Product Liability; Creation and Transfer of Negotiable Instruments; Holder in Due Course and Liability of Parties; Banking System and Electronic Financial Transactions; Credit, Real Property Financing, and Secured Transactions; Bankruptcy and Reorganization; Agency Law; Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Partnerships; Corporate Formation and Financing; Corporate Governance and Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Corporate Acquisitions and Multinational Corporations; Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships; Franchise and Special Forms of Business; Investor Protection, E-Securities, and Wall Street Reform; Antitrust Law and Unfair Trade Practices; Consumer Safety and Environmental Protection; Labor, Worker Protection, Employment, and Immigration Law; Equal Opportunity in Employment; Personal Property, Bailment, and Insurance; Real Property, Landlord--Tenant Law, and Land Use Regulation; Family Law, Wills, and Trusts; Accountants' Duties and Liability; International and World Trade Law. MARKET: Primarily a text for courses in Business Law, Contemporary Business Law can also serve as a handy resource/reference for newcomers to the world of business., Primarily a text for courses in Business Law, Contemporary Business Law can also serve as a handy resource/reference for newcomers to the world of business. ¿ Take students beyond rote memorization and into true understanding of the concepts and their implications. ¿ This motivating, up-to-date text presents business law, ethics, and the legal environment in a way that intrigues students, spurs them to ask questions, and takes them beyond rote memorization as they learn the issues and concepts. With its emphasis on covering online law and e-commerce as key parts of the legal environment--as well as today's social, ethical, and international issues that are important to the study of business law--it's the ideal text for your one- or two-semester undergraduate course in Business Law. ¿ This text provides a better teaching and learning experience--for you and your students. Here's how: Tailor the material to your specific course with the Custom Database option. Draw students into the material with a rich selection of cases. Address issues critical to the field of business law today., Primarily a text for courses in Business Law, Contemporary Business Law can also serve as a handy resource/reference for newcomers to the world of business. Take students beyond rote memorization and into true understanding of the concepts and their implications. This motivating, up-to-date text presents business law, ethics, and the legal environment in a way that intrigues students, spurs them to ask questions, and takes them beyond rote memorization as they learn the issues and concepts. With its emphasis on covering online law and e-commerce as key parts of the legal environment--as well as today's social, ethical, and international issues that are important to the study of business law--it's the ideal text for your one- or two-semester undergraduate course in Business Law. This text provides a better teaching and learning experience--for you and your students. Here's how: Tailor the material to your specific course with the Custom Database option. Draw students into the material with a rich selection of cases. Address issues critical to the field of business law today.