Essentials of Business Law

Description

The new, eight edition of the Essentials of Business Law program is a practical, concise, and broad-based introduction to the vibrant field of business law. While continuing to offer all of the features that have made the seven prior editions successful, this new edition now includes, a four-color design, updated content, two new appendices, and enhanced support materials. Both the traditional areas of law, such as contracts and property, and the emerging areas of law, such as e-commerce and environmental, are covered in short, informative chapters written to capture the essence of each topic. This book has been developed for those seeking a more fundamental overview of the concepts and principles that are vital to the understanding of business law. Cover Title Page Copyright Information Dedication About our Author Preface Guided Tour Connect Brief Contents Contents Acknowledgments Part 1: Introduction to Law 1 Our System of Law 2 Ethics and the Law 3 Criminal Law 4 Tort Law 5 Constitutional Law 6 Administrative Law Part 2: Contracts 7 Introduction to Contracts 8 Offer and Acceptance 9 Mutual Agreement 10 Consideration 11 Competent Parties 12 Legal Purpose of Contracts 13 Form of Contracts 14 Operation of Contracts 15 Discharge of Contracts Part 3: Sales, Agency, and Business Organizations 16 Transfer of Title 17 Sales 18 Warranties 19 Agency 20 Business Organizations 21 Bankruptcy Part 4: Commercial Paper 22 Introduction to Commercial Paper 23 Transfer and Discharge of Commercial Paper Part 5: Property 24 Real and Personal Property 25 Bailments 26 Landlord�Tenant Relations 27 Wills, Intestacy, and Trusts Part 6: Business and Technology 28 Intellectual Property 29 Computer Privacy and Speech 30 Social Media and the Law 31 Conducting Business in Cyberspace Part 7: Legal Environment of Business 32 The Employer�Employee Relationship 33 Employment Law 34 Product Liability 35 Professionals� Liability 36 International Business Law 37 Business and the Environment 38 Health Care Law Appendix: The Constitution of the United States Glossary Index