Dynamic Business Law, 6th Edition
By Nancy Kubasek
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CHAPTERLOVERVIEW
ChapterL OneL laysL theL foundationL forL theL textbook.L MakeL sureL youL lookL onL theL publisher‘s
L webL siteL forL informationLaboutLhowLbusinessLlawLintersectsLwithLtheLsixLfunctionalLareasLofLb
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L andL transportation,L marketing,L researchL andL development,LaccountingLandLfinance,LandLhum
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ThisL manualL supportsL theL ―connectingL toL theL core‖L themeL byL givingL ideasL forL assignmentsL t
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eL acquiringL fromL theirL otherL businessLclasses.LTheLmanualLalsoLencouragesLprofessorsLtoLimpr
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LEARNINGLOBJECTIVES
AfterLreadingLthisLchapter,LstudentsLwillLbeLableLto:
1-1 DefineLbusinessLlaw.
1-2 RelateLtheLfunctionalLareasLofLbusinessLtoLtheLrelevantLareasLofLbu
sinessLlaw1-L 3LRecallLtheLpurposesLofLlaw.
1-4 DistinguishLamongLtypesLofLlaw.
1-5 DifferentiateLbetweenLsourcesLofLtheLlaw.
1-6 IdentifyLtheLvariousLschoolsLofLjurisprudence.
LECTURELNOTESLWITHLDEFINITIONS
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L weavingL inL newsLstoriesLprovidedLbyLtheLMcGrawLHill.
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LPuttingL StrongerLRestrictionsLonLWhereLYouLCanLSmoke‖
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hatLledL toL bothLcriminalLandLcivilLlawsuits,Le.g.,LtheLO.J.LSimpsonLtrial
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LofLtheLlaw. rnmentsL asL statedLinLtheirLwrittenLconstitutions.
2. StatutesLorLlegislativeLactions
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StareLdecisisLmeansLcourtsLareLrelyingLonLprecedent.
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AL treatyL isL aLLbindingL agreementL betweenL twoL statesL orL in
ternationalLorganizations.
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• LegalLRealism—judgesLconsiderLsocialLandLeconomicLconditions.
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leL hasLledtoL theLcreationLofLtradeLagreementsLthatLserveLasLde
LfactoLrulesLgoverningLtheL globalLbusinessLenvironment.
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AppendixLonLCriti CriticalLuntries.
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calL ThinkingLandL assessL theL qualityLorLtheLreasoningLbeingLofferedLtoLsupportLtheLconcl
Business usion.LCriticalLthinkersL willLfollowLthisLpatternLofLcarefulLthinkingLwhenLt
heyLreadLLanLargument:
1. FindLtheLfacts.
2. LookLforLtheLissue.
3. IdentifyLtheLjudge‘sLreasonsLandLconclusion.
4. LocateLinLtheLdecisionLtheLrulesLofLlawLthatLgovernLtheLjudge‘sLreason
ing.
5. ApplyLcriticalLthinkingLtoLtheLreasoning.LEvaluateLtheLreasoning.
• LookLforLpotentialLambiguity.
• ConsiderLtheLstrengthLofLanalogies.