Business law : legal, e-commerce, ethical, and international environments / Cheeseman, Henry R.

Table of Contents
UNIT I. THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LAW.

1. Legal, Business, and E-Commerce Environment.
What is law
Schools of Jurisprudendial Thought
History of American law
Sources of law in the united states, etc.

2. Judicial and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
The state court system
The federal court systems
The Jurisdiction of courts, etc

3. Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business.
Basic constitutional concepts
The supremacy clause
The commerce clause, etc.

4. Intentional Torts and Negligence.
Intentional Torts Against Persons
Intentional Torts Against Property
Unintentional torts {Negligence}, etc.

5. Product and Strict Liability.
Tort Liability Based on Fraud
The Doctrine of strict liability
The concept of defect, etc.

6. Business and Online Crimes.
Definition of a crime
Criminal procedure
crimes affecting business, etc.

7. Ethics and Social Responsibility.
Law and ethics
Moral Theories and Business ethics
The social responsibility of business, etc.

8. International and Comparative Law.
The united states and foreign affairs
Sources of International law
The united nations, etc.

UNIT II. TRADITIONAL AND E-COMMERCE CONTRACTS.

9. Nature of Traditional and E-Commerce Contracts.
Definition of a contract
Sources of contract law
Classifications of contracts, etc.


10. Agreements.
Agreement
Offer
Termination of an offer by action of the parties, etc.

11. Consideration.
Consideration.
Contracts lacking consideration
Promissory Estoppel, etc.

12. Capacity and Legality.
Minors
Mentally Incompetent persons
Intoxicated person, etc.

13. Genuineness of Assent.
Assent
Mistakes
Fraudulent misrepresentation, etc.

14. Writing and E-Commerce Signature Law.
State of fraud-Writing Requirement
Promissory Estoppel, etc.

15. Third-Party Right and Discharge.
Assignment of right
Delegation of Duties
Third-party Beneficiaries, etc.

16. Remedies for Breach of Traditional and Online Contracts.

III. INTERNET LAW, DOMAIN NAMES, AND E-COMMERCE.

17. Intellectual Property and Information Technology.

18. E-Commerce and Internet Law.

IV. DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SALES AND LEASE CONTRACTS.

19. Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts.

20. Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts.

21. Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts.

22. Sales and Lease Warranties.

V. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS AND BANKING.

23. Creation and Transfer of Negotiable Instruments.

24. Holder in Due Course and Liability.

25. Checks and Digital Banking.

VI. CREDITORS' RIGHTS AND BANKRUPTCY.

26. Credit and Suretyship.

27. Secured Transactions.

28. Bankruptcy and Reorganization.

VII. AGENCY.

29. Agency Formation and Termination.

30. Liability of Principals and Agents.

VIII. ENTREPRENEURS AND NONCORPORATE FORMS OF BUSINESS.

31. Entrepreneurs and Sole Proprietorship.

32. General Partnerships.

33. Limited Partnerships and limited Liability Partnerships.

34. Limited Liability Companies.

IX. DOMESTIC AND MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS.

35. Formation and Operation of Corporations.

36. Directors, Officers, and Shareholders.

37. Mergers and Takeovers of Corporations.

38. Investor Protection and Online Securities.

39. Franchising and Licensing.

X. EMPLOYMENT AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY LAW.

40. Employment and Worker Protection Laws.

41. Equal Opportunity in Employment.

42. Labor Relations Law.

43. Liability of Accountants.

XI. GOVERNMENT REGULATION.

44. Administrative Law and Government Regulation.

45. Consumer Protection.

46. Environmental Protection.

47. Antitrust Law.

XII. PROPERTY, INSURANCE, AND ESTATES.

48. Personal Property and Bailments.

49. Real Property.

50. Landlord-Tenant Relationships.

51. Insurance.

52. Wills and Estates.

Includes bibliographical Case index: p. 1131-1140, Subject Index: p. 1141-1166