The Legal Environment Today
South-Western College Publishing
9th Edition
Published on 1. January 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
784 pages
978-0-357-03819-2 (ISBN)
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Based on content required by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT TODAY, 9e equips you with working knowledge of business-related laws while strengthening the critical reasoning skills you need to interpret and apply them. Coverage includes the latest on cyber law, social media, privacy, corporate responsibility, financial and credit card reforms, health-care laws, and much more. Using carefully selected cases, the text helps you identify and resolve legal issues you may encounter in the business world. Hypothetical situations and exercises, ethical discussions, and international considerations give you further insight into how business law applies to your everyday life and future career. In addition, exam preparation sections in the text and online access to interactive flash cards, quizzing, and other tools help maximize your course success.
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Edition
9th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Florence
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 27 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 254 mm
Weight
1180 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-357-03819-2 (9780357038192)
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Roger LeRoy Miller is currently director of the Institute for University Studies in Arlington, Texas. He has served on the faculty of several universities, including the University of Washington, Clemson University and the University of Miami School of Law. As a professor, he has taught intellectual property law and entertainment law, among other subjects. A widely published and respected author, his work has appeared in the Insurance Counsel Journal, Defense Re-search, California Trial Lawyers Journal, Antitrust Bulletin, Wisconsin Law Review and Connecticut Law Review. He has authored or co-authored numerous authoritative textbooks on law, including "Business Law: Text & Cases"; "Business Law Today: Text & Summarized Cases" and "The Legal Environment Today." Professor Miller completed his studies at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Chicago. Frank B. Cross was the Herbert D. Kelleher Centennial Professor of Business Law at The University of Texas at Austin Law School, where his research centered on judicial decision-making, the economics of law and litigation and traditional policy and doctrinal issues in administrative law. He wrote several books as well as pieces for the Yale Law Journal, Columbia Law Review, University of Chicago Law Review, New York University Law Review, Texas Law Review, Virginia Law Review, Cornell Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, Northwestern Law Review and UCLA Law Review. A former president of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Professor Cross received his B.A. from the University of Kansas and J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Author
Institute for University Studies, Arlington, Texas
University of Texas, Austin
Content
Chapter 1 Law and Legal Reasoning
-Appendix to Chapter 1: Finding the Law
Chapter 2 Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 3 Ethics in Business
-Appendix to Chapter 3: Costco Code of Ethics
Chapter 4 Business and the Constitution
Chapter 5 Torts and Product Liability
Chapter 6 Criminal Law and Cyber Crime
Chapter 7 International and Space Law
Unit One Task-Based Simulation
UNIT TWO: THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 8 Intellectual Property Rights
Chapter 9 Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy
Chapter 10 The Formation of Traditional and E-Contracts
Chapter 11 Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies
Chapter 12 Sales and Lease Law
-Appendix to Chapter 12: An Example of a Contract for the International Sale of Coffee
Chapter 13 Creditor-Debtor Relations and Bankruptcy
Unit Two Task-Based Simulation
UNIT THREE: THE EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 14 Agency Relationships
Chapter 15 Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law
Chapter 16 Employment Discrimination
Chapter 17 Business Organizations
Chapter 18 Corporations
Chapter 19 Investor Protection and Corporate Governance
Unit Three Task-Based Simulation
UNIT FOUR: THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 20 Administrative Law
Chapter 21 Consumer Protection
Chapter 22 Environmental Law
Chapter 23 Real and Personal Property
Chapter 24 Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition
Unit Four Task-Based Simulation
APPENDICES
A The Constitution of the United States
B The Uniform Commercial Code
C Answers to the Issue Spotters
D Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answer
Glossary
Table of Cases
Index
-Appendix to Chapter 1: Finding the Law
Chapter 2 Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 3 Ethics in Business
-Appendix to Chapter 3: Costco Code of Ethics
Chapter 4 Business and the Constitution
Chapter 5 Torts and Product Liability
Chapter 6 Criminal Law and Cyber Crime
Chapter 7 International and Space Law
Unit One Task-Based Simulation
UNIT TWO: THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 8 Intellectual Property Rights
Chapter 9 Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy
Chapter 10 The Formation of Traditional and E-Contracts
Chapter 11 Contract Performance, Breach, and Remedies
Chapter 12 Sales and Lease Law
-Appendix to Chapter 12: An Example of a Contract for the International Sale of Coffee
Chapter 13 Creditor-Debtor Relations and Bankruptcy
Unit Two Task-Based Simulation
UNIT THREE: THE EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 14 Agency Relationships
Chapter 15 Employment, Immigration, and Labor Law
Chapter 16 Employment Discrimination
Chapter 17 Business Organizations
Chapter 18 Corporations
Chapter 19 Investor Protection and Corporate Governance
Unit Three Task-Based Simulation
UNIT FOUR: THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 20 Administrative Law
Chapter 21 Consumer Protection
Chapter 22 Environmental Law
Chapter 23 Real and Personal Property
Chapter 24 Antitrust Law and Promoting Competition
Unit Four Task-Based Simulation
APPENDICES
A The Constitution of the United States
B The Uniform Commercial Code
C Answers to the Issue Spotters
D Sample Answers for Business Case Problems with Sample Answer
Glossary
Table of Cases
Index