Dynamic Business Law, 6th Edition
By Nancy Kubasek
,Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Dynamic Business Law
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CHAPTERgOVERVIEW
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ncouragegstudentsgtogintegrategtheirgbusinessglawgknowledgegwithgknowledgegtheygaregacquiringgfr
omgtheirgothergbusinessgclasses.gThegmanualgalsogencouragesgprofessorsgtogimprovegtheirgteaching
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LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES
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1-1 Definegbusinessglaw.
1-2 Relategthegfunctionalgareasgofgbusinessgtogthegrelevantgareasgofgbusin
essglawg1-3gRecallgthegpurposesgofglaw.
1-4 Distinguishgamonggtypesgofglaw.
1-5 Differentiategbetweengsourcesgofgtheglaw.
1-6 Identifygthegvariousgschoolsgofgjurisprudence.
LECTUREgNOTESgWITHgDEFINITIONS
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ntg newsgitemsgtogmaterialgfromgthegchapter.
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ngg ingnewsgstoriesgprovidedgbygthegMcGrawgHill.
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sinessgtogthegrele
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3gRecallgthegpu Servinggasgangalternativegtogfighting
rposesgofglaw. Facilitatinggagsensegthatgchangegisgpossible
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1- Onegwaygtogclassifyglaw:
4gDistinguishgamo Privateglawginvolvesgdisputesgbetweengprivategindividualsgorggroups.
nggtypesgofglaw. Publicg lawg involvesg disputesg betweeng privateg individualsg org groupsg and
g theirg
government.
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Civilglawginvolvesgthegrightsg andgresponsibilitiesginvolvedgingrelationshipsgb
etweengpersonsgandgbetweengpersonsgandgtheirggovernment.
Criminalg lawg involvesg incidentsg ing whichg someoneg commitsg ang actg again
stg thegpublicgasgagunit.
Teachingg tip:g Askg studentsg tog giveg ang exampleg ofg ag factg situationg thatg
ledg togbothgcriminalgandgcivilglawsuits,ge.g.,gthegO.J.gSimpsongtrials.
, 1- Sourcesgofgbusinessglawgare:
5gDifferentiategbe 1. Constitutions
tweengsourcesgofgt Constitutionalg lawg refersg tog theg generalg limitsg andg powersg ofg governm
heglaw. entsg asgstatedgingtheirgwrittengconstitutions.
2. Statutesgorglegislativegactions
3. Cases
Caseg lawg (org commong law)g isg theg collectiong ofg legalg interpretationsg ma
deg bygjudges.
Staregdecisisgmeansgcourtsgaregrelyinggongprecedent.
Teachingg tip:g Theg firstg timeg yourg studentsg encounterg ang appellateg case
g ing the