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Business Law I Essentials
Business Law I Essentials is a brief introductory textbook designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of courses on Business Law or the Legal Environment of Business. Business Law I Essentials may need to be supplemented with additional content, cases, or related materials, and is offered as a foundational resource that focuses on the baseline concepts, issues, and approaches.
- Author
- OpenStax
- Publisher
- LibreTexts
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Business Administration
Contents· 88 sections
- 01: American Law Legal Reasoning and the Legal System
- 1.01: Introduction
- 1.02: Basic American Legal Principles
- 1.03: Sources and Types of Law
- 1.04: Important Business Laws and Regulations
- 1.05: End Notes
- 1.E: Assessment Questions
- 02: Disputes and Dispute Settlement
- 2.01: Introduction
- 2.02: Negotiation
- 2.03: Mediation
- 2.04: Arbitration
- 2.05: End Notes
- 2.E: Assessment Questions
- 03: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
- 3.01: Introduction
- 3.02: Business Ethics
- 3.03: Social Responsibility
- 3.04: End Notes
- 3.E: Assessment Questions
- 04: Business and the United States Constitution
- 4.01: Introduction
- 4.02: Commerce Clause
- 4.03: Constitutional Protections
- 4.04: End Notes
- 4.E: Assessment Questions
- 05: Criminal Liability
- 5.01: Introduction
- 5.02: Common Business Crimes
- 5.03: Civil vs. Criminal Liability
- 5.04: End Notes
- 5.E: Assessment Questions
- 06: The Tort System
- 6.01: Introduction
- 6.02: Intentional Torts and Negligence
- 6.03: Product and Strict Liability
- 6.04: End Notes
- 6.E: Assessment Questions
- 07: Contract Law
- 7.01: Introduction
- 7.02: Consideration and Promissory Estoppel
- 7.03: Capacity and Legality
- 7.04: Breach of Contract and Remedies
- 7.05: End Notes
- 7.E: Assessment Questions
- 08: Sales Contracts
- 8.01: Introduction
- 8.02: The Nature and Origins of Sales Contracts
- 8.03: Warranties and Sales Contracts
- 8.04: End Notes
- 8.E: Assessment Questions
- 09: Employment and Labor Law
- 9.01: Introduction
- 9.02: Employment Worker Protection and Immigration Law
- 9.03: Labor Law
- 9.04: Equal Opportunity in Employment
- 9.05: End Notes
- 9.E: Assessment Questions
- 10: Government Regulation
- 10.01: Introduction
- 10.02: Administrative Law
- 10.03: Regulatory Agencies
- 10.04: End Notes
- 10.E: Assessment Questions
- 11: Antitrust Law
- 11.01: Introduction to Antitrust Law
- 11.02: History of Antitrust Law
- 11.03: Antitrust Laws
- 11.04: End Notes
- 11.E: Assessment Questions
- 12: Unfair Trade Practices and the Federal Trade Commission
- 12.01: Introduction
- 12.02: Unfair Trade Practices
- 12.03: The Federal Trade Commission
- 12.04: End Notes
- 12.E: Assessment Questions
- 13: International Law
- 13.01: Introduction
- 13.02: Introduction to International Law
- 13.03: Sources and Practice of International Law
- 13.04: End Notes
- 13.E: Assessment Questions
- 14: Securities Regulation
- 14.01: Introduction
- 14.02: Liability Under the Securities Act
- 14.03: The Framework of Securities Regulation
- 14.04: End Notes
- 14.E: Assessment Questions