Preface |
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About the Authors |
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PART 1 The Legal and Social Environment of Business |
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The Nature and Sources of Law |
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2 | (9) |
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The Court System and Dispute Resolution |
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11 | (16) |
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Business Ethics, Social Forces, and the Law |
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27 | (21) |
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The Constitution as the Foundation of the Legal Environment |
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48 | (22) |
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Government Regulation of Competition and Prices |
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70 | (19) |
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89 | (20) |
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The Legal Environment of International Trade |
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109 | (25) |
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134 | (24) |
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158 | (29) |
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Intellectual Property Rights |
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187 | (26) |
PART 2 Contracts |
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213 | (146) |
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Nature and Classes of Contracts |
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214 | (10) |
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224 | (18) |
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Capacity and Genuine Assent |
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242 | (18) |
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260 | (15) |
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Legality and Public Policy |
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275 | (18) |
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293 | (12) |
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Interpretation of Contracts |
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305 | (14) |
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Third Persons and Contracts |
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319 | (13) |
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332 | (14) |
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Breach of Contract and Remedies |
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346 | (13) |
PART 3 Personal Property and Bailments |
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359 | (52) |
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360 | (16) |
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376 | (17) |
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Legal Aspects of Supply Chain Management |
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393 | (18) |
PART 4 Sales and Leases of Personal Property |
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411 | (132) |
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412 | (26) |
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Passage of Title and Risk of Loss: Rights of Parties |
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438 | (22) |
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Warranties and Other Product Liability Theories |
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460 | (22) |
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Obligations and Performance |
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482 | (16) |
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Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts |
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498 | (19) |
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517 | (26) |
PART 5 Negotiable Instruments |
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543 | (72) |
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Kinds of Instruments, Parties, and Negotiability |
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544 | (14) |
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Transfer of Negotiable Instruments |
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558 | (16) |
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Rights of Holders, Defenses, and Liability Issues |
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574 | (18) |
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Checks and Funds Transfers |
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592 | (23) |
PART 6 Debtor-Creditor Relations and Risk Management |
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615 | (84) |
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Secured Transactions in Personal Property |
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616 | (22) |
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638 | (18) |
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656 | (21) |
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677 | (22) |
PART 7 Agency and Employment |
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699 | (100) |
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700 | (24) |
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724 | (21) |
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745 | (28) |
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Equal Employment Opportunity Law |
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773 | (26) |
PART 8 Business Organizations |
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799 | (164) |
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Forms of Business Organizations |
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800 | (16) |
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Creation and Termination of Partnerships |
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816 | (17) |
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Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies |
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833 | (22) |
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Introduction to Corporation Law |
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855 | (26) |
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Corporate Stocks and Bonds |
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881 | (19) |
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900 | (25) |
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Accountants' Liability and Malpractice |
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925 | (15) |
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Management of Corporations |
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940 | (23) |
PART 9 Real Property and Estates |
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963 | (86) |
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964 | (22) |
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Environmental Law and Land Use Controls |
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986 | (22) |
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1008 | (18) |
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Decedents' Estates and Trusts |
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1026 | (23) |
Appendix 1 How to Find the Law |
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Appendix 2 The Constitution of the United States |
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1052 | (11) |
Appendix 3 UCC |
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1063 | (170) |
Appendix 4 UN Convention on Contracts |
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1233 | (6) |
Appendix 5 Uniform Partnership Act |
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1239 | (11) |
Appendix 6 Revised Model Business Corporation Act |
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1250 | (16) |
Glossary |
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1266 | (38) |
Index |
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