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About the Authors
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Preface
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Introduction to Law and Legal Systems
1.1
What Is Law?
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Schools of Legal Thought
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Basic Concepts and Categories of US Positive Law
1.4
Sources of Law and Their Priority
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Legal and Political Systems of the World
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A Sample Case
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Summary and Exercises
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
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What Is Ethics?
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Major Ethical Perspectives
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An Ethical Decision Model
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Corporations and Corporate Governance
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Courts and the Legal Process
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3.1
The Relationship between State and Federal Court Systems in the United States
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The Problem of Jurisdiction
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3.7
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3.8
Alternative Means of Resolving Disputes
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Constitutional Law and US Commerce
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4.1
Basic Aspects of the US Constitution
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The Commerce Clause
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Dormant Commerce Clause
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Administrative Law
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Administrative Agencies: Their Structure and Powers
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Controlling Administrative Agencies
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The Administrative Procedure Act
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The Scope of Judicial Review
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Criminal Law
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6.1
The Nature of Criminal Law
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Types of Crimes
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The Nature of a Criminal Act
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Constitutional Rights of the Accused
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Introduction to Tort Law
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Intentional Torts
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Introduction to Sales and Leases
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Commercial Transactions: the Uniform Commercial Code
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Introduction to Sales and Lease Law, and the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
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Sales Law Compared with Common-Law Contracts and the CISG
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General Obligations under UCC Article 2
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Title and Risk of Loss
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Performance and Remedies
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Products Liability
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11.1
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Bailments and the Storage, Shipment, and Leasing of Goods
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Holder in Due Course and Defenses
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Legal Aspects of Banking
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Secured Transactions and Suretyship
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Introduction to Property: Personal Property and Fixtures
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The Nature and Regulation of Real Estate and the Environment
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The Transfer of Real Estate by Sale
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