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About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Preface
1
Introduction to Law and Legal Systems
1.1
What Is Law?
1.2
Schools of Legal Thought
1.3
Basic Concepts and Categories of US Positive Law
1.4
Sources of Law and Their Priority
1.5
Legal and Political Systems of the World
1.6
A Sample Case
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Summary and Exercises
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
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2.1
What Is Ethics?
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2.2
Major Ethical Perspectives
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2.3
An Ethical Decision Model
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Corporations and Corporate Governance
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Courts and the Legal Process
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3.1
The Relationship between State and Federal Court Systems in the United States
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3.2
The Problem of Jurisdiction
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Motions and Discovery
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The Pretrial and Trial Phase
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Judgment, Appeal, and Execution
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3.6
When Can Someone Bring a Lawsuit?
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3.7
Relations with Lawyers
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3.8
Alternative Means of Resolving Disputes
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3.9
Cases
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Constitutional Law and US Commerce
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4.1
Basic Aspects of the US Constitution
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4.2
The Commerce Clause
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4.3
Dormant Commerce Clause
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Preemption: The Supremacy Clause
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4.5
Business and the Bill of Rights
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Administrative Law
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5.1
Administrative Agencies: Their Structure and Powers
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Controlling Administrative Agencies
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The Administrative Procedure Act
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Administrative Burdens on Business Operations
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The Scope of Judicial Review
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Cases
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Criminal Law
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6.1
The Nature of Criminal Law
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Types of Crimes
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The Nature of a Criminal Act
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Responsibility
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Constitutional Rights of the Accused
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Introduction to Tort Law
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7.1
Purpose of Tort Laws
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7.2
Intentional Torts
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Negligence
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7.4
Strict Liability
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Introduction to Contract Law
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8.1
General Perspectives on Contracts
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8.2
Sources of Contract Law
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8.3
Basic Taxonomy of Contracts
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The Agreement
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9.1
The Agreement in General
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The Offer
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The Acceptance
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Real Assent
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10.1
Duress and Undue Influence
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Misrepresentation
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Mistake
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Cases
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Consideration
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11.1
General Perspectives on Consideration
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Legal Sufficiency
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Promises Enforceable without Consideration
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12.1
General Perspectives on Illegality
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Agreements in Violation of Statute
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Bargains Made Illegal by Common Law
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Effect of Illegality and Exceptions
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Cases
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Form and Meaning
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13.1
The Statute of Frauds
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The Parol Evidence Rule
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Interpretation of Agreements: Practicalities versus Legalities
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Third-Party Rights
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14.1
Assignment of Contract Rights
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Discharge of Obligations
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Discharge of Contract Duties
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Remedies
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16.1
Theory of Contract Remedies
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Promisee’s Interests Protected by Contract
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Legal Remedies: Damages
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Equitable Remedies
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Limitations on Contract Remedies
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Introduction to Sales and Leases
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Commercial Transactions: the Uniform Commercial Code
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Introduction to Sales and Lease Law, and the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
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Sales Law Compared with Common-Law Contracts and the CISG
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General Obligations under UCC Article 2
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Title and Risk of Loss
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Performance by the Seller
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20.1
Introduction: Why Products-Liability Law Is Important
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Bailments and the Storage, Shipment, and Leasing of Goods
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Antitrust Law
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Horizontal Restraints of Trade
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Price Discrimination: The Robinson-Patman Act
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Unfair Trade Practices and the Federal Trade Commission
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Deceptive Acts and Practices
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