Loose-Leaf for Legal and Regulatory Environment

Overview

Main description

This full-featured text is provided as an option to the price-sensitive student. It is a full 4-color text, three-whole punched and made available at a discount to students.

Table of contents

Part One: Introduction to Law
Chapter 1: Law as a Foundation for Business
Chapter 2: The Role of Ethics in Decision Making

Part Two: Courts and Dispute Resolution
Chapter 3: The Court System
Chapter 4: Litigation
Chapter 5: Alternative Dispute Resolution

Part Three: Legal Foundations for Business
Chapter 6: The Constitution
Chapter 7: The Property System
Chapter 8: Contract Formation
Chapter 9: Contractual Performance and Agency
Chapter 10: Torts Affecting Business
Chapter 11: Intellectual Property
Chapter 12: International Law
Chapter 13: Criminal Law and Business
Chapter 14: Corporate Governance and Business Organizations

Part Four: The Regulatory Landscape for Business
Chapter 15: The Commerce Clause and the Regulatory Process
Chapter 16: Regulating Competition—Antitrust Laws
Chapter 17: Financial and Securities Regulations
Chapter 18: Regulations Protecting Consumers
Chapter 19: Environmental Regulation

Part Five: The Employer-Employee Relationship
Chapter 20: Discrimination in Employment
Chapter 21: Employment Laws
Chapter 22: Labor–Management Relationship

Appendix I Case Briefing and Legal Study Tips
Appendix II Sample Complaint
Appendix III The Constitution of the United States of America
Appendix IV Selected Sections of Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code
Appendix V Selected Sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Appendix VI Selected Sections of Securities Act of 1933
Appendix VII Selected Sections of Securities Act of 1934
Glossary
Photo Credits
Index