Legal Environment Today : Business in Its Ethical, Regulatory and International Setting

by MILLER/CROSS

• ISBN13: 9780538885348
• ISBN10: 0538885343
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-08-03
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

Designed for the legal environment of business course in business or management departments primarily at four-year schools and some two-year schools, The Legal Environment Today provides students with a colorful, lively introduction to the legal environment of business. This highly visual text builds a solid base of legal knowledge, while presenting material in a comprehensible, interesting manner. This text meets all AACSB requirements.

Table of Contents

Unit I: The Foundations	1	(122)
CHAPTER 1: THE LEGAL AND INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONS	2	(32)
Appendix to CHAPTER 1: FINDING AND ANALYZING THE LAW	23	(11)
CHAPTER 2: ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY	34	(27)
CHAPTER 3: THE AMERICAN COURT SYSTEM	61	(29)
CHAPTER 4: LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION	90	(33)
Unit II: The Public Environment	123	(90)
CHAPTER 5: CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY TO REGULATE BUSINESS	124	(32)
CHAPTER 6: POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES	156	(26)
CHAPTER 7: CRIMINAL WRONGS	182	(31)
Unit III: The Private Environment	213	(230)
CHAPTER 8: TORTS AND STRICT LIABILITY	214	(31)
CHAPTER 9: BASIC BUSINESS TORTS	245	(14)
CHAPTER 10: PRODUCT LIABILITY	259	(17)
CHAPTER 11: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CYBERLAW	276	(26)
CHAPTER 12: INTRODUCTION TO CONTRACTS	302	(44)
CHAPTER 13: CONTRACT REMEDIES AND SALES	346	(23)
CHAPTER 14: CREDITORS' RIGHTS AND BANKRUPTCY	369	(36)
CHAPTER 15: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS	405	(38)
Unit IV: The Employment Environment	443	(86)
CHAPTER 16: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS	444	(27)
CHAPTER 17: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES	471	(26)
CHAPTER 18: LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS	497	(32)
Unit V: The Regulatory Environment	529	(136)
CHAPTER 19: CONSUMER PROTECTION	530	(24)
CHAPTER 20: PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT	554	(23)
CHAPTER 21: LAND-USE CONTROL AND REAL PROPERTY	577	(32)
CHAPTER 22: PROMOTING COMPETITION	609	(28)
CHAPTER 23: INVESTOR PROTECTION	637	(28)
Unit VI: The International Environment	665
CHAPTER 24: THE REGULATION OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS	666	(28)
CHAPTER 25: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT IN OTHER NATIONS	694
Appendices	A-1
A. Briefing Cases--Instructions and Selected Cases.	A-1	(9)
B. The Constitution of the United States.	A-10	(8)
C. The Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (Excerpts)	A-18	(2)
D. The Uniform Commercial Code (Excerpts)	A-20	(20)
E. The National Labor Relations Act of 1914 (Excerpts)	A-40	(2)
F. The Sherman Act of 1890 (Excerpts)	A-42	(1)
G. The Clayton Act of 1914 (Excerpts)	A-43	(1)
H. The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 (Excerpts)	A-44	(1)
I. The Robinson-Patman Act of 1936 (Excerpts)	A-45	(2)
J. Securities Act of 1933 (Excerpts)	A-47	(2)
K. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Excerpts)	A-49	(1)
L. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Excerpts).	A-50	(2)
M. Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Excerpts)	A-52	(2)
N. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Excerpts)	A-54	(2)
O. The Uniform Partnership Act	A-56	(8)
P. The Revised Uniform Partnership Act (Excerpts)	A-64	(3)
Q. The Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (Excerpts)	A-67	(2)
R. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1994 (Excerpts)	A-69	(3)
S. The North American Free Trade Agreement of 1993 (Excerpts)	A-72	(3)
T. The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Excerpts)	A-75	(1)
U. Spanish Equivalents for Important Legal Terms in English	A-76
GLOSSARY	G-1
TABLE OF CASES	T-1
INDEX	I-1
Photo Credits follow the Index