What is "Business Law"
According to Britannica Encyclopedia, "Business Law" is defined as "the body of rules, whether by convention, agreement, or national or international legislation, governing the dealings between persons in commercial matters".
Laws and Regulations which fall in Business Law categories are: Advertising Law, Employment & Labor Law, Environmental Regulations, Finance Law, Licenses & Permits, Patents, Trademarks, Copyright, E-Commerce, Privacy Laws, Taxs, Uniform Commercial Code, Workplace Safety & Health.
- A brief introduction on business topicsThis is a publisher's site. By clicking on "the topics", a brief introduction of each business legal topic will be displayed.
- The Law DictionaryThe Law Dictionary features Black's Law Dictionary, the trusted legal dictionary of law definitions and terms for over 100 years. The 2nd edition has over 15K legal terms for your business and research use.
- How to Shepardize CasesThe Law Library of University of Utah has a good tutorial leaflet on how to shepardize cases.
- Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (LII 2007 ed.)Citation formats generally follow The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (17th ed., Harvard L. Rev. Ass'n 2000). For a practical discussion based on that guide, see this online edition on the Legal Information Institute website. The Legal Information Institute (LII) is a research and electronic publishing activity of the Cornell Law School.
Government Sites
- Business.gov (an official site of the U.S. Government)Business.gov helps small businesses understand their legal requirements, and locate government services supporting the nation’s small business community.
- Federal Government Resources on the Web from University of Michigan Documents CenterThe Documents Center is a central reference and referral point for information at all levels of government as well as statistical data.
- Federal LawThis is from Cornell University's Legal Information Institute.
- GPO AccessA collection of major sources, full text, including the budget; Code of Federal Regulations and Federal Register; Commerce Business Daily; congressional bills, calendars, directories, hearings, prints, reports, the Congressional Record, and other materials; Economic Indicators and President's Economic Report; General Accounting Office reports; selected administrative agency decisions; Supreme Court opinions; and U.S. Code and session laws.
- Securities Information from the SEC EDGAR®Search for corporate filings with EIN such as IPO, M&A
- Source Book of Criminal Justice StatisticsThis Web site is funded through a grant from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
- Thomas from Library of CongressA collection of legislative resources, including bills, bill status, committee reports and websites, the Congressional Record, Presidential nominations, treaties, and other material.
- United States Code Popular Name ToolThe Popular Name Tool enables you to search or browse the United States Code Table of Acts Cited by Popular Name
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