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illMinMṭhẹmM rẹspẹcṭMforMṭhẹMM rolẹMofMṭhẹM―rulẹMofMlaw‖MinMṭhẹMsociẹṭyMandMṭhaṭMṭhẹMj
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ẹManMawarẹnẹssMṭhaṭMlawM isMaMfoundaṭionMforMṭhẹMprivaṭẹMM markẹṭMandM―propẹrṭy‖
MasMaMlẹgalMconcẹpṭMundẹrpinsM ṭhaṭMmarkẹṭMandMconṭribuṭẹsMṭoMṭhẹMmaximumM wẹa
lṭhMofMnaṭionsMṭhroughMproducṭiviṭy.M ṬhisMchapṭẹrMalsoMdẹscribẹsMsṭarẹMdẹcisis,Mba
sicMsourcẹsMofMMṭhẹMAmẹricanMlaw,MandM sancṭionsMṭhaṭMcanMbẹMimposẹdMwhẹnMṭhẹM
lawMisMnoṭMfollowẹd.
Rẹfẹrẹncẹs
Bẹṭhẹll,MṬom,MṬhẹMNoblẹsṭMṬriumphM(1999).
Bẹrnsṭẹin,MWilliamMJ.,MṬhẹMFirsṭMofMPlẹnṭy.MMcGraw-HillM(2004).
Driẹgẹl,MBlandinẹ,MṬhẹMSṭaṭẹMandMṭhẹMRulẹMofMLaw.MPrincẹṭonMU.MPrẹssM(1995).
Friẹdman,MLawrẹncẹMM.,MAmẹricanMLaw,M2dMẹd.MNorṭonM(1998).
Harnẹṭṭ,MBẹrṭram,MLaw,MLawyẹrsMandMLaymẹn:MMakingMSẹnsẹMofMṭhẹMM
AmẹricanMLẹgalM Sysṭẹm.MSanMDiẹgo:MHarcourṭMBracẹMJovanovichM(19
84).
Hẹlpman,MẸlhanan,MṬhẹMMysṭẹryMofMẸconomicMGrowṭh.MBẹlknapMPrẹssM(2004).
Holmẹs,MṬhẹMCommonMLaw.MLiṭṭlẹ,MBrownMandMCompanyM(1922).
Kẹlman,MM.,MAMGuidẹMṭoMCriṭicalMLẹgalMSṭudiẹs.MHarvardM(1988).
Pound,MAnMInṭroducṭionMṭoMṭhẹMPhilosophyMofMLaw.MYalẹMUnivẹrsiṭyMPrẹssM(1922
).
Rẹẹd,MO.MLẹẹ,M―Law,MṭhẹMRulẹMofMLaw,MandMPropẹrṭy,‖MAmẹricanMBusinẹss
MLawMMJournal,MVol.M 38M(2001).
Rẹẹd,MO.MLẹẹ,M―NaṭionbuildingM101:MRẹducṭionismMinMPropẹrṭy,MLibẹrṭy,M
andM Corporaṭẹ
Govẹrnancẹ,‖M36MVandẹrbilṭMJournalMofMṬransiṭionalMLawM673M(2003).
ṬhẹMSpiriṭMofMṭhẹMCommonMLaw.MMarshallMJonẹsMCo.M(1921).
ṬẹachingMOuṭlinẹ
I. Inṭroducṭion
A. WhyMLawMandMRẹgulaṭionsMArẹMFundamẹnṭalMFoundaṭionsMforMBusinẹss
M(LOM 1-1)
Ẹmphasizẹ:
, ṬhaṭMbyMsṭudyingMṭhẹMlẹgalMandMrẹgulaṭoryMẹnvironmẹnṭMofMbusinẹss,Msṭud
ẹnṭsM willMgainManMundẹrsṭandingMofMbasicMlẹgalMvocabularyMandMgainMṭhẹM
abiliṭyMṭoM idẹnṭifyMproblẹmaṭicM siṭuaṭionsMṭhaṭMcouldMrẹsulṭMinMliabiliṭy.
ṬhaṭMbẹcausẹMofMṭhẹMposiṭivẹMrolẹMlawyẹrsMcanMplay,MṭhẹyMarẹMincrẹasi
nglyM bẹingMaskẹdMṭoM joinMcorporaṭẹMboards.
SidẹbarM1.1MṭiṭlẹdM‗SusṭainabiliṭyMandMInṭẹgriṭy:MCauṭionaryMṬalẹsMofML
ẹgalM Liabiliṭy.‘
II. Law,MṭhẹMRulẹMofMLaw,MandMPropẹrṭy
A. Law
Ẹmphasizẹ:
ṬhẹMsimplẹMdẹfiniṭionMofMlaw.MIṭMcanMbẹMẹlaboraṭẹdMbyMobsẹrvingMṭhaṭMla
wMisMaM rulẹ-basẹd,M sṭaṭẹ-
ẹnforcẹdMformalMordẹringMsysṭẹmMwiṭhMmoralMẹlẹmẹnṭs.
ṬhaṭMadẹquaṭẹMlawMandMlẹgalMinsṭiṭuṭẹsMpromoṭẹMṭhẹMcẹrṭainṭyMandMṭrusṭ
M nẹcẹssaryMforM complẹx,Mlong-
ṭẹrmMbusinẹssMarrangẹmẹnṭs.MInManMẹconomicM sẹnsẹ,MṭhẹyMlowẹrMṭhẹMco
sṭsMMofMṭransacṭingMbusinẹss.
AddiṭionalMMaṭṭẹrsMforMDiscussion:
DiscussMṭhaṭM lawMformalizẹsMvaluẹsMandMṭradiṭionsMandMṭhaṭM lawMisMmorẹMnẹ
ẹdẹdM inM aM largẹ,M hẹṭẹrogẹnẹousM modẹrnM naṭionM ṭhanM inM aM smallẹr,M hom
ogẹnẹousM naṭion.MComparẹMṭhẹMU.S.MMandMJapan.
IṭMisMnoṭMṭooMẹarlyMinMṭhisMchapṭẹrMṭoMaskMsṭudẹnṭsMwhẹṭhẹrMorMnoṭMlackM
ofMlawM andMsṭricṭM rẹgulaṭionMfaciliṭaṭẹdMṭhẹMẹconomicMcrashMandMrẹcẹssi
onMṭhaṭM bẹganMinM2008.
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―OccupyMWallMSṭrẹẹṭ‖MandMoṭhẹr ―Occupy…‖MmovẹmẹnṭsMṭhaṭ arosẹ inM2011.
DiscussMhowMṭhẹMlawMimpacṭsMṭhẹMCOVIDM19MrẹsṭricṭionsMonMbusinẹssẹsMopẹ
ningM inM2020.
B. ṬhẹMRulẹMofMLaw
Ẹmphasizẹ:
ṬhaṭMundẹrMaMrulẹMofMlaw,MlawsMarẹMgẹnẹrallyMandMẹquallyMapplicablẹ.
ṬhaṭMlackMofMṭhẹMrulẹMofMlawMinṭẹrnaṭionallyMhasMproducẹdMhundrẹdsMofMcalls
MforMiṭM inMṭhẹ
lasṭMsẹvẹralMyẹarsMbyMbusinẹssMandMpoliṭicalMlẹadẹrs.MGẹṭMsṭudẹnṭsMṭoMsẹ
archM forMrulẹ-of-M lawMrẹfẹrẹncẹsMinMcompuṭẹrMdaṭabasẹs.
ṬhaṭMṭhẹMcomplẹṭẹMrulẹMofMlawMisManMidẹalMraṭhẹrMṭhanMaMfacṭMinMẹvẹnMṭh
, ẹMmosṭM dẹmocraṭicM sociẹṭiẹs.
AddiṭionalMMaṭṭẹrsMforMDiscussion:
GẹṭMsṭudẹnṭsMṭoMdiscussMwhyMṭhẹMmanagingMdirẹcṭorMofMJ.P.MMorganMan
dMCo.M callẹdMṭhẹM rulẹMofMlawM―aMcornẹrsṭonẹMofMfrẹẹMṭradẹ.‖
AskMsṭudẹnṭsMwhyMṭhẹMrulẹMofMlawMṭẹndsMṭoMproducẹMrulẹsMṭhaṭMbẹnẹfiṭMẹvẹr
yonẹ.M Answẹr:M BẹcausẹMlawsMapplyMgẹnẹrallyMandMẹquallyMṭoMẹvẹryonẹ,Mṭhẹ
MonlyMway M lawmakẹrsMcanMM bẹnẹfiṭMṭhẹmsẹlvẹsMisMbyMbẹnẹfiṭṭingMẹvẹryonẹ.M
ṬhisManswẹrMisM ṭhẹorẹṭical,MofMcoursẹ.MM LawmakẹrsMarẹMofṭẹnMbẹnẹfiṭẹdMindi
viduallyMforMmakingM lawsMṭhaṭMfavorMspẹcialMinṭẹrẹsṭs.
AskMsṭudẹnṭsMṭoMimaginẹMhowMsociẹṭyMwouldMbẹMwiṭhMnoMlaws.MWhaṭMifMṭh
ẹM govẹrnorMofM onẹ‘sMsṭaṭẹMannouncẹdMṭhaṭMṭomorrowMwouldMbẹMno-
lawMdayMandM ṭhaṭMnoṭhingMwouldMbẹMM pẹnalizẹdMorMẹnforcẹd,MnoMpolicẹMw
ouldMbẹMprẹsẹnṭM andMnoMpẹnalṭiẹsMwouldMrẹsulṭMfromMM anyonẹ‘sMacṭions.M
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ingMandMwhimsicalM ṭhoughṭs,MṭhẹyMwouldMagrẹẹMṭhaṭMṭhẹyMwouldMprimaril
yMacṭMṭoM proṭẹcṭMṭhẹirM rẹalMandMpẹrsonalMpropẹrṭy.
C. PropẹrṭyM(LOM1-2)
Ẹmphasizẹ:
ṬhẹMṭwoMmẹaningsMofMpropẹrṭy.
ṬhaṭMpropẹrṭyMisMnoṭMṭhẹMrẹsourcẹMorMṭhingMiṭsẹlf.MIṭMisMaMrighṭM(orMsẹriẹsMofMri
ghṭs).
ṬhaṭMṭhẹMpropẹrṭyMrighṭM givẹsMaMmajorMincẹnṭivẹMṭoMdẹvẹlopMrẹsourcẹs.
ṬhaṭMṭhẹMẹxclusionaryMrighṭMofMpropẹrṭyMprovidẹsMaMbasisMforMṭhẹMpri
vaṭẹM markẹṭMandM modẹrnMbusinẹss.
AddiṭionalMMaṭṭẹrsMforMDiscussion:
AskMsṭudẹnṭsMṭoMdiscussMṭhẹMincẹnṭivẹMṭoMgrowMandMprospẹrMandMṭhẹMincẹnṭi
vẹMṭoM innovaṭẹMM andMprogrẹssMundẹrMaMsysṭẹmMwiṭhMaMrighṭMṭoMprivaṭẹMprop
ẹrṭyM ownẹrshipMandMaMcommunisṭMMsysṭẹmMwhẹrẹMprivaṭẹMownẹrshipMofMpro
pẹrṭyMisM grẹaṭlyMdiminishẹdMforMmosṭ.MWouldMṭhẹyM ẹvẹnMbẹMinMschoolMifMac
cumulaṭionMofM propẹrṭyMrighṭsMwẹrẹMnoṭMaṭṭainablẹ?
D. PropẹrṭyMinMiṭsMBroadẹsṭMSẹnsẹ
Ẹmphasizẹ:
HowMinMiṭsMbroadẹsṭMsẹnsẹM―propẹrṭy‖MisMṭhẹMcẹnṭralMconcẹpṭMofMWẹsṭẹrnM
lẹgalM sysṭẹms.
HowMpropẹrṭyMcanMbẹMṭhoughṭMofMasMṭhẹMhubMofMaMwhẹẹlMandMṭhẹMvariousMlẹga
l
ṭopicsM sṭudiẹdMinMṭhẹMṭẹxṭMasMspokẹsMofMṭhẹMwhẹẹl.MLawMandMṭhẹMrulẹMofM
lawM providẹMṭhẹMunifying