Understanding the Law - Hardcover

Carper, Donald L.; McKinsey, John A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0538473592 ISBN 13: 9780538473590

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2011

Synopsis

Learn the basics of business law and what it means to you with UNDERSTANDING THE LAW, Sixth Edition. This popular text discusses how various aspects of the law affect the individual, highlighting the personal law issues that confront people in their everyday lives. UNDERSTANDING THE LAW uses engaging hypothetical and real examples to illustrate important points of the law and to inspire lively discussion with your peers. This sixth edition incorporates new coverage of ethical issues and the law. These ethical and moral issues are covered in boxed readings as well as throughout each chapter. This sixth edition continues to incorporates coverage of international and comparative law throughout to give you essential knowledge for today's global marketplace.

About this title

About the Author

Professor Donald Carper began his career as an analyst for the State of California Coordinating Council for higher education researching critical issues in higher education for the California legislature. He served six years as Dean of Students and Lecturer in law at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of law. For the last twenty-five years he has taught in Colleges of Business at the University of the Pacific and California State University and the School of Agricultural Economics at the University of California, Davis. He practiced law and was the managing attorney for a medium size business and health law firm. While at McGeorge he helped establish the Institute for Administrative Justice which established a national reputation for training administrative hearing officers. His interest in administrative hearings as alternatives to judicial resolution led to an early interest in alternative dispute resolution. He acts as an arbitrator and mediator working to resolve public and private disputes. He is an Associate with the California Center for Public Dispute Resolution and serves on the Northern California Advisory Committee for the American Arbitration Association. He has been active in International programs. In recent years Professor Carper worked to establish two mediation centers in the Kaluga, Oblast in Russia. In addition he has worked on ADR programs and training of judges and lawyers in West Africa. His work in both Africa and Russia continues. In addition he has created and participated in training programs for lawyers and judges from Russia, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Korea, and China at the California State University, Sacramento campus. Professor Carper received his undergraduate degree from California State University, Chico in Personnel and Industrial Relations, his Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California and his Juris Doctor from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific.

Dr. John A. McKinsey is a practicing attorney in Sacramento where he also teaches Business Law at California State University in Sacramento. His law practice focuses on project development, environmental law and business transactions associated with energy and regulation. His research focuses on Administrative Law and the Regulation of Business.

Review

UNIT I: THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LAW. 1. Introduction to Law. 2. Our Constitution. 3. The Court System. 4. Attorney-Client Relationship and Dispute Resolution. 5. Administrative Law. 6. Crimes: Public Wrongs. 7. Torts: Private Wrongs. 8. Contracts: Enforceable Agreements. UNIT II: APPLICATION OF LAW TO THE INDIVIDUAL. 9, Family Law. 10. Motor Vehicles and Personal Property. 11. Renters and Landlord. 12. Home Ownership. 13. Employee and Employer Rights and Duties. 14. Wills, Trusts, and Probate. Appendix A, Case Brief. Appendix B, Performing Legal Research. Appendix C, Declaration of Independence. Appendix D, Constitution of the United States of America. Endnotes. Glossary. Index.

Edition details

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0538473592
• ISBN 13: 9780538473590
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 816