Business law : the ethical, global, and e-commerce environment

 Content: Part 1 Foundations of American Law  1 The Nature of Law  2 The Resolution of Private Disputes  3 Business and the Constitution  4 Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, and Critical Thinking  Part 2 Crimes and Torts  5 Criminal Law and Procedure  6 Intentional Torts  7 Negligence and Strict Liability  8 Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition  Part 3 Contracts  9 Introduction to Contracts  10 The Agreement: Offer  11 The Agreement: Acceptance  12 Consideration  13 Reality of Consent  14 Capacity to Contract  15 Illegality  16 Writing  17 Rights of Third Parties  18 Performance and Remedies  Part 4 Sales  19 Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts  20 Product Liability  21 Performance of Sales Contracts  22 Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts  Part 5 Property  23 Personal Property and Bailments  24 Real Property  25 Landlord and Tenant  26 Estates and Trusts  27 Insurance Law  Part 6 Credit  28 Introduction to Credit and Secured Transactions  29 Security Interests in Personal Property  30 Bankruptcy  Part 7 Commercial Paper  31 Negotiable Instruments  32 Negotiation and Holder in Due Course  33 Liability of Parties  34 Checks and Electronic Transfers  Part 8 Agency Law  35 The Agency Relationship  36 Third-Party Relations of the Principal and the Agent  Part 9 Partnerships  37 Introduction to Forms of Business and Formation of Partnerships  38 Operation of Partnerships and Related Forms  39 Partners' Dissociation and Partnerships' Dissolution and Winding Up  40 Limited Liability Companies, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Limited Partnerships  Part 10 Corporations  41 History and Nature of Corporations  42 Organization and Financial Structure of Corporations  43 Management of Corporations  44 Shareholders' Rights and Liabilities  45 Securities Regulation  46 Legal and Professional Responsibilities of Auditors, Consultants, and Securities Professionals  Part 11 Regulation of Business  47 Administrative Law  48 The Federal Trade Commission Act and Consumer Protection Laws  49 Antitrust: The Sherman Act  50 The Clayton Act, The Robinson-Patman Act, and Antitrust Exemptions and Immunities  51 Employment Law  52 Environmental Regulation  Appendix A The Constitution of the United States of America  Appendix B The Uniform Commercial Code, Articles 2, 2A, 3, 4, 7, and 9  Glossary  Index