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Table of Contents

    • About the Authors
    • Acknowledgments
    • Preface
    • 1Introduction to Law and Legal Systems
      • 1.1What Is Law?
      • 1.2Schools of Legal Thought
      • 1.3Basic Concepts and Categories of US Positive Law
      • 1.4Sources of Law and Their Priority
      • 1.5Legal and Political Systems of the World
      • 1.6A Sample Case
      • 1.7Summary and Exercises
    • 2Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics

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      • 2.1What Is Ethics?

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      • 2.2Major Ethical Perspectives

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      • 2.3An Ethical Decision Model

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      • 2.4Corporations and Corporate Governance

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      • 2.5Summary and Exercises

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    • 3Courts and the Legal Process

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      • 3.1The Relationship between State and Federal Court Systems in the United States

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      • 3.2The Problem of Jurisdiction

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      • 3.3Motions and Discovery

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      • 3.4The Pretrial and Trial Phase

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      • 3.5Judgment, Appeal, and Execution

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      • 3.6When Can Someone Bring a Lawsuit?

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      • 3.7Relations with Lawyers

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      • 3.8Alternative Means of Resolving Disputes

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      • 3.9Cases

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    • 4Constitutional Law and US Commerce

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      • 4.1Basic Aspects of the US Constitution

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      • 4.2The Commerce Clause

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      • 4.3Dormant Commerce Clause

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      • 4.4Preemption: The Supremacy Clause

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      • 4.5Business and the Bill of Rights

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      • 4.6Cases

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      • 4.7Summary and Exercises

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    • 5Introduction to Tort Law

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      • 5.1Purpose of Tort Laws

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      • 5.2Intentional Torts

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      • 5.3Negligence

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      • 5.4Strict Liability

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      • 5.5Cases

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      • 5.6Summary and Exercises

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    • 6Contracts

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      • 6.1General Perspectives on Contracts

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      • 6.2Contract Formation

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      • 6.3Remedies

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      • 6.4Cases

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      • 6.5Summary and Exercises

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    • 7Relationships between Principal and Agent

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      • 7.1Introduction to Agency and the Types of Agents

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      • 7.2Duties between Agent and Principal

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      • 7.3Cases

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      • 7.4Summary and Exercises

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    • 8Employment Law

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      • 8.1Federal Employment Discrimination Laws

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      • 8.2Employment at Will

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      • 8.3Other Employment-Related Laws

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      • 8.4Cases

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      • 8.5Summary and Exercises

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    • 9Partnerships: General Characteristics and Formation

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      • 9.1Introduction to Partnerships and Entity Theory

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      • 9.2Partnership Formation

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      • 9.3Cases

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      • 9.4Summary and Exercises

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    • 10Hybrid Business Forms

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      • 10.1Limited Partnerships

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      • 10.2Limited Liability Companies

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      • 10.3Other Forms

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      • 10.4Cases

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      • 10.5Summary and Exercises

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    • 11Corporation: General Characteristics and Formation

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      • 11.1Historical Background

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      • 11.2Partnerships versus Corporations

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      • 11.3The Corporate Veil: The Corporation as a Legal Entity

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      • 11.4Classifications of Corporations

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      • 11.5Corporate Organization

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      • 11.6Effect of Organization

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      • 11.7Cases

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      • 11.8Summary and Exercises

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    • 12The Nature and Regulation of Real Estate and the Environment

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      • 12.1Estates

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      • 12.2Rights Incident to Possession and Ownership of Real Estate

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      • 12.3Easements: Rights in the Lands of Others

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      • 12.4Regulation of Land Use

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      • 12.5Environmental Law

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      • 12.6Cases

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      • 12.7Summary and Exercises

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    • 13Introduction to Property: Personal Property and Fixtures

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      • 13.1The General Nature of Property Rights

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      • 13.2Personal Property

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      • 13.3Fixtures

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      • 13.4Case

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      • 13.5Summary and Exercises

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    • 14Intellectual Property

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      • 14.1Patents

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      • 14.2Trade Secrets

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      • 14.3Copyright

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      • 14.4Trademarks

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      • 14.5Cases

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      • 14.6Summary and Exercises

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    • 15International Law

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      • 15.1Introduction to International Law

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      • 15.2Sources and Practice of International Law

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      • 15.3Important Doctrines of Nation-State Judicial Decisions

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      • 15.4Regulating Trade

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      • 15.5Cases

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      • 15.6Summary and Exercises

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