Contemporary Business Law, Global Edition, 8/E

Contemporary Business Law, Global Edition

Last edition Elsevier For one- or two-semester undergraduate courses in Business Law Take students beyond rote memorization and into true understanding of the concepts and their implications. This motivating, up-to-date text presents business law, ethics, and the legal environment in a way that intrigues students, spurs them to ask questions, and takes them beyond rote memorization as they learn the issues and concepts. With its emphasis on covering online law and e-commerce as key parts of the legal environment—as well as today’s social, ethical, and international issues that are important to the study of business law—it’s the ideal text for your one- or two-semester undergraduate course in Business Law.

Last Edition

ISBN 13: 9781292059358

Imprint: Pearson Education

Language: English

Authors: Henry R. Cheeseman

Pub Date: 10/2015

Pages: 844

Illus: Illustrated

Weight: 1,170.00 grams

Size: h 146 x 209 mm

Product Type: Softcover

List Price
grn 2253
$ 76,38
to order
  • • Tailor the material to your specific course with the Custom Database option.
  • • Draw students into the material with a rich selection of cases.
  • • Address issues critical to the field of business law today.
  • • NEW Special Features on Ethics, Digital Law, Contemporary Environment, Business Environment, and Global Law. More than 20 new special features, including:
  • • Facebook’s IPO • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA Court) • Crowd Funding and Funding Portals • Emerging Growth Company (EGC) • Is Outsourcing of U.S. Jobs Ethical? • Delaware Corporation Law • Veterans and Military Personnel Employment Protections
  • Henry R. Cheeseman is professor emeritus of the Marshall School of Business of the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, California. Professor Cheeseman taught business law, legal environment, and ethics courses in both the MBA and the undergraduate programs of the Marshall School of Business of USC.
  • Part I Legal, Ethical, and Digital Environment
  • 1. Legal Heritage and the Digital Age
  • 2. Constitutional Law for Business and E-Commerce
  • 3. Courts and Jurisdiction
  • 4. Judicial, Alternative, Administrative, and E-Dispute Resolution
  • 5. Intentional Torts and Negligence
  • 6. Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes
  • 7. Intellectual Property and Cyber Piracy
  • 8. Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business
  • Part II Contracts and E-Commerce
  • 9. Nature of Traditional and E-Contracts
  • 10. Agreement and Consideration
  • 11. Capacity and Legality
  • 12. Genuineness of Assent and Statute of Frauds
  • 13. Third-Party Rights and Discharge
  • 14. Breach of Contract and Remedies
  • 15. Digital Law and E-Commerce
  • Part III Sales and Lease Contracts and Product Liability
  • 16. Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts
  • 17. Title to Goods and Risk of Loss
  • 18. Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts
  • 19. Warranties and Product Liability
  • Part IV Negotiable Instruments, Banking, and Electronic Financial Transactions
  • 20. Creation and Transfer of Negotiable Instruments
  • 21. Holder in Due Course and Liability of Parties
  • 22. Banking System and Electronic Financial Transactions
  • Part V Credit, Secured Transactions, and Bankruptcy
  • 23. Credit, Real Property Financing, and Secured Transactions
  • 24. Bankruptcy and Reorganization
  • Part VI Business Organizations, Corporate Governance, and Investor Protection
  • 25. Agency Law
  • 26. Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Partnerships
  • 27. Corporate Formation and Financing
  • 28. Corporate Governance and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  • 29. Corporate Acquisitions and Multinational Corporations
  • 30. Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships
  • 31. Franchise and Special Forms of Business
  • 32. Investor Protection, E-Securities, and Wall Street Reform
  • Part VII Government Regulation and Employment Law
  • 33. Antitrust Law and Unfair Trade Practices
  • 34. Consumer Safety and Environmental Protection
  • 35. Labor, Worker Protection, and Immigration Law
  • 36. Equal Opportunity in Employment
  • Part VIII Property, Insurance, and Estates
  • 37. Personal Property, Bailment, and Insurance
  • 38. Real Property, Landlord-Tenant Law, and Land Use Regulation
  • 39. Family Law, Wills, and Trusts
  • Part IX Accounting Profession
  • 40. Accountants’ Duties and Liability
  • Part X Global Environment
  • 41. International and World Trade Law
  • Appendices
  • A The Constitution of the United States of America
  • Case Index
  • Subject Index
  • To order a book, you need to send a phone number for a callback. Then specify:
  • 1. Correct spelling of the first name, last name, as indicated in the passport or other document proving the identity. (Data is required upon receipt of the order)
  • 2. City of delivery
  • 3. Nova Poshta office number or desired delivery address.
  • The prices on the site do not include the cost of Nova Poshta services.
  • When prepaying for the Master Card, the supplier pays the order forwarding.
  • Delivery is carried out anywhere in Ukraine.
  • Delivery time 1-2 days, if the book is available and 3-4 weeks, if it is necessary to order from the publisher.