Legal Environment Today

Part 1 The foundations: the legal and international foundation; ethics and social responsibility; the American court system; legal representation and alternative dispute resolution. Part 2 The public environment: constitutional authority to regulate business; powers and functions of administrative agencies; criminal wrongs. Part 3 The private environment: torts and strict liability; basic business torts; product liability; intellectual property and cyberlaw; introduction to contracts; contract remedies and sales; creditors' rights and bankruptcy; business organizations. Part 4 The employment environment: employment relationships; equal employment opportunities; labour-management relations. Part 5 The regulatory environment: consumer protection; protecting the environment; real property and land-use control; promoting competition; investor protection. Part 6 The international environment: the regulation of international transactions; the legal environment in other nations.