The Legal Environment Today (with 2007 Online Legal Research Guide)

by Miller, Roger LeRoy; Cross, Frank B.

• ISBN13: 9780324375114
• ISBN10: 0324375115
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-27
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

The Fifth Edition of Miller and Cross's THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT TODAY offers your course the AACSB-recommended quality that you demand and a real-world, hands-on learning experience that engages your students in every chapter. Exceeding all expectations-yours and your students', the new edition includes strong guidance in critical thinking and legal reasoning; exceptionally current coverage of ethics, cyberlaw, and corporate responsibility; a superb selection of the latest cases, including 2005 and 2006 decisions; and equally impressive coverage of the landmark cases that continue to steer today's legal environment. Students will find many examples and realistic scenarios where they can use their growing knowledge of the law to resolve legal and ethical issues for themselves.

Table of Contents

The Foundations

The Legal and International Foundations. Appendix: Finding and Analyzing the Law

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

The Public Environment

Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business

Torts, Cyber Torts, and Product Liability

Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes

The Private Environment

Intellectual Property

Contract Formation

Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies

Sales, Leases, and E-Contracts

Business Organizations

Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy

The Employment Environment

Employment Relationships

Equal Employment Opportunities

Labor-Management Relations

The Regulatory Environment

Powers and Functions of Administrative Agencies

Consumer Protection

Protecting the Environment

Land-Use Control and Real Property

Promoting Competition

Investor Protection and Corporate Governance

The International Environment

The Regulation of International Transactions

Appendices

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