Includes glossary and index.

Contents: 1. Elements of law and the judicial process: Introducing the modern environment of business, law and ethics -- The court systems -- Trials and resolving disputes -- The constitution: focus on application to business -- Criminal law and business -- 2. Elements of traditional business law: Elements of torts -- Business torts and product liability -- Real and personal property -- Intellectual property -- Contracts -- Domestic and international sales -- Negotiable instruments, credit, bankruptcy -- Business organizations -- Agency and the employment relationship -- 3. The regulatory environment of business: The regulatory process -- Employment and labor regulations -- Employment discrimination -- Environmental law -- Consumer protection – Antitrust law -- Securities regulation -- The international legal environment of business --