Fundamentals of Business Law

Roger LeRoy Miller, Gaylord A. Jentz

912 pages, parution le 09/04/2002 (5^eme édition)

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Résumé

This brief paperback text presents a clear and comprehensive treatment of what every student should know about business law. Summarized cases are integrated throughout each chapter to illustrate key legal points in an easy, accessible format.

A flexible text with self-contained chapters and an emphasis on technology and e-commerce. Coverage includes contracts, negotiable instruments, debtor-creditor relationships, employment relations, business organizations, and property and its protection. This fifth edition contains new cases and two new chapters on cyberlaw, discussing how the electronic environment has affected traditional jurisdictional concepts and looking at new legislation surrounding electronic contracts. Also new is a separate booklet guide to online legal research, included with the text, plus feature boxes on e- commerce and the law, Internet exercises, and Web sites for legal research. Miller is affiliated with the Institute for University Studies. Jenzt is affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents

Unit 1 The Legal Environment of Business 1

Ch. 1 Sources of Business Law and the Global Legal Environment 3
Ch. 2 Ethics and Social Responsibility 28
Ch. 3 Courts and Procedures 44
Ch. 4 Torts 69
Ch. 5 Criminal Law 93

Unit 2 Contracts 109

Ch. 6 Nature and Classification 111
Ch. 7 Agreement and Consideration 124
Ch. 8 Capacity and Legality 148
Ch. 9 Genuineness of Assent and Form 167
Ch. 10 Third Party Rights and Discharge 188
Ch. 11 Breach and Remedies 208

Unit 3 Sales 227

Ch. 12 Introduction to Sales Contracts and Their Formation 229
Ch. 13 Title and Risk of Loss 251
Ch. 14 Performance and Breach 267
Ch. 15 Warranties and Product Liability 287

Unit 4 Commercial Paper, Creditors' Rights, and Bankruptcy 309

Ch. 16 Commercial Paper - Introduction, Negotiability, and Transferability 311
Ch. 17 Commercial Paper - Holder in Due Course, Liability, and Defenses 335
Ch. 18 Commercial Paper - Checks and the Banking System 358
Ch. 19 Secured Transactions 382
Ch. 20 Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy 404

Unit 5 Business Organizations 431

Ch. 21 Agency 433
Ch. 22 Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships 458
Ch. 23 Corporations - Introduction, Formation, and Management Powers 480
Ch. 24 Corporations - Rights and Duties of Directors, Managers, and Shareholders 509
Ch. 25 Corporations - Merger, Consolidation, and Termination 528
Ch. 26 Corporations - Financing, Financial Regulation, and Investor Protection 541

Unit 6 Property 563

Ch. 27 Personal Property and Bailments 565
Ch. 28 Real Property 584
Ch. 29 Intellectual Property and Computer Law 601
Ch. 30 Insurance, Wills, and Trusts 622

Appendix A: Briefing Cases - Instructions and Selected Cases A-1
Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States A-19
Appendix C: The Uniform Commercial Code A-29
Appendix D: Spanish Equivalents for Important Legal Terms in English A-201
Glossary G-1
Table of Cases TC-1
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Thomson - South-Western
Auteur(s)	Roger LeRoy Miller, Gaylord A. Jentz
Parution	09/04/2002
Édition	5^eme édition
Nb. de pages	912
Format	21,5 x 25,3
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1677g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780324062939