Outline of commercial law
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to commercial law:
Commercial law – body of law that governs business and commercial transactions. It is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals with issues of both private law and public law. It is also called business law.
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Contents
- 1 What type of thing is commercial law?
- 2 Branches of commercial law
- 3 Closely related areas of law
- 4 Commercial law occupations
- 5 History of commercial law
- 6 Business entities
- 7 Contracts
- 8 Intellectual property
- 9 Dispute resolution
- 10 General commercial law concepts
- 11 Commercial law organizations
- 12 Commercial law publications
- 13 See also
- 14 References
- 15 External links
What type of thing is commercial law?
Commercial law can be described as all of the following:
- Branch of law – law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible.[1]
Branches of commercial law
- Companies law
- Competition law (antitrust)
- Consumer protection
- Contract law
- Environmental law
- Intellectual property law
- International trade law
- Labour law
By region
- Legal aspects of computing
- Ecommerce Law
- privacy and security
- Property law
- Tax law
Commercial law occupations
History of commercial law
Business entities
Contracts
- Contract
- Consideration
- Duress
- Warranty
- Breach of contract
- Types of contracts
Intellectual property
Dispute resolution
General commercial law concepts
- Employment
- Bankruptcy
- Blue law
- Civil law notary
- Class action
- Cyber law
- estoppel
- Financial regulation
- Fraud deterrence
- International trade law
- Law and economics
- Land use
- Letter of credit
- Malpractice
- Notary public
- Negotiable instruments
- Property law
- Product liability
- Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
- Release
- Torts
- Uniform Commercial Code
- Lex mercatoria
Commercial law organizations
- International Technology Law Association
- Student Intellectual Property Law Association
- American Law and Economics Association
Commercial law publications
- Columbia Business Law Review
- Currents
- European Business Law Review
- Florida State University Business Law Review
- Law and Business Review of the Americas
See also
- Outline of law
- Outline of business management
- Outline of marketing
- Outline of economics
- Outline of finance
- Outline of production
- List of international trade topics
- List of accounting topics
- List of business theorists
- List of economists
- Sales tax
- Legal lexicography
References
- ↑ Robertson, Crimes against humanity, 90; see "analytical jurisprudence" for extensive debate on what law is; in The Concept of Law Hart argued law is a "system of rules" (Campbell, The Contribution of Legal Studies, 184); Austin said law was "the command of a sovereign, backed by the threat of a sanction" (Bix, John Austin); Dworkin describes law as an "interpretive concept" to achieve justice (Dworkin, Law's Empire, 410); and Raz argues law is an "authority" to mediate people's interests (Raz, The Authority of Law, 3–36).
