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Tables of Contents for The Legal Environment Today
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Unit I: The Foundations
1
122
CHAPTER 1: THE LEGAL AND INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
2
32
Appendix to CHAPTER 1: FINDING AND ANALYZING THE LAW
23
11
CHAPTER 2: ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
34
27
CHAPTER 3: THE AMERICAN COURT SYSTEM
61
29
CHAPTER 4: LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
90
33
Unit II: The Public Environment
123
90
CHAPTER 5: CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY TO REGULATE BUSINESS
124
32
CHAPTER 6: POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
156
26
CHAPTER 7: CRIMINAL WRONGS
182
31
Unit III: The Private Environment
213
230
CHAPTER 8: TORTS AND STRICT LIABILITY
214
31
CHAPTER 9: BASIC BUSINESS TORTS
245
14
CHAPTER 10: PRODUCT LIABILITY
259
17
CHAPTER 11: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CYBERLAW
276
26
CHAPTER 12: INTRODUCTION TO CONTRACTS
302
44
CHAPTER 13: CONTRACT REMEDIES AND SALES
346
23
CHAPTER 14: CREDITORS' RIGHTS AND BANKRUPTCY
369
36
CHAPTER 15: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
405
38
Unit IV: The Employment Environment
443
86
CHAPTER 16: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS
444
27
CHAPTER 17: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
471
26
CHAPTER 18: LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
497
32
Unit V: The Regulatory Environment
529
136
CHAPTER 19: CONSUMER PROTECTION
530
24
CHAPTER 20: PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
554
23
CHAPTER 21: LAND-USE CONTROL AND REAL PROPERTY
577
32
CHAPTER 22: PROMOTING COMPETITION
609
28
CHAPTER 23: INVESTOR PROTECTION
637
28
Unit VI: The International Environment
665
CHAPTER 24: THE REGULATION OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
666
28
CHAPTER 25: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT IN OTHER NATIONS
694
Appendices
A-1
A. Briefing Cases--Instructions and Selected Cases.
A-1
9
B. The Constitution of the United States.
A-10
8
C. The Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (Excerpts)
A-18
2
D. The Uniform Commercial Code (Excerpts)
A-20
20
E. The National Labor Relations Act of 1914 (Excerpts)
A-40
2
F. The Sherman Act of 1890 (Excerpts)
A-42
1
G. The Clayton Act of 1914 (Excerpts)
A-43
1
H. The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 (Excerpts)
A-44
1
I. The Robinson-Patman Act of 1936 (Excerpts)
A-45
2
J. Securities Act of 1933 (Excerpts)
A-47
2
K. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Excerpts)
A-49
1
L. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Excerpts).
A-50
2
M. Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Excerpts)
A-52
2
N. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Excerpts)
A-54
2
O. The Uniform Partnership Act
A-56
8
P. The Revised Uniform Partnership Act (Excerpts)
A-64
3
Q. The Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (Excerpts)
A-67
2
R. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1994 (Excerpts)
A-69
3
S. The North American Free Trade Agreement of 1993 (Excerpts)
A-72
3
T. The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Excerpts)
A-75
1
U. Spanish Equivalents for Important Legal Terms in English
A-76
GLOSSARY
G-1
TABLE OF CASES
T-1
INDEX
I-1
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