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Contemporary business law / Henry R. Cheeseman

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Harlow, England : Pearson Education, 2016Edition: 8th ed. ; Global editionDescription: 841 pages : illustrations (color) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781292059358
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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.
Courses that have reserved this title:
  • B2S3 Human and Commercial Dynamics Of Business
Summary: For 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.
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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.

For 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.

B2S3 Human and Commercial Dynamics Of Business

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