Outline of commercial law Business

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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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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.

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Branches of commercial law

• Companies law
  • Corporate law
  • Corporate governance
• Competition law (antitrust)
• Consumer protection
• Contract law
• Environmental law
• Intellectual property law
  • Copyright law
  • Patent law
  • Trademark law
• International trade law
• Labour law

By region

• European company law
  • French company law
  • German company law
  • United Kingdom company law
    • Unfair prejudice in United Kingdom company law
• Corporate law in Vietnam
• United States corporate law

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Closely related areas of law

• Legal aspects of computing
• Ecommerce Law
  • privacy and security
• Property law
• Tax law

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Commercial law occupations

• Corporate lawyer

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History of commercial law

• History of companies
• History of company law in the United Kingdom
  • Lex mercatoria

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Business entities

• Types of business entity
• Juristic person
  • Company (law)
  • Corporate law
    • Corporation
    • Incorporation (business)
      • Delaware corporation (U.S.)
  • Limited liability company
  • Fiduciary
    • Partnership
    • Agency
      • Escrow
    • Trustee of a trust or executor of an estate; see also trusts and estates
      • Charitable trust
  • Foundation
  • Association
  • Cooperative

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Contracts

• Contract
  • Consideration
  • Duress
  • Warranty
  • Breach of contract
    • Remedy
      • Lien
  • Types of contracts
    • Adhesion contract

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Intellectual property

• Intellectual property
  • Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)
  • Public domain
  • Trade secret
  • Patent
  • Trademark
    • Genericized trademark
    • People's Republic of China's trademark law
  • copyright
    • fair dealing
    • Copyright infringement of software
    • List of copyright case law
• Industrial design rights

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Dispute resolution

• Dispute resolution
  • Alternative dispute resolution
    • Mediation
    • Conciliation
    • Negotiation
  • Arbitration
    • Binding arbitration

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General commercial law concepts

• Employment
  • Sexual harassment
  • Non-disclosure agreement
• Bankruptcy
• Blue law
• Civil law notary
• Class action
• Cyber law
  • Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act
• estoppel
• Financial regulation
• Fraud deterrence
• International trade law
• Law and economics
• Land use
• Letter of credit
• Malpractice
• Notary public
• Negotiable instruments
• Property law
  • Real property
  • Security interest
    • Mechanics lien
• Product liability
  • Negligence
  • Proximate cause
  • Mandatory labelling
• Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
• Release
• Torts
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Lex mercatoria

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Commercial law organizations

• International Technology Law Association
• Student Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Law and Economics Association

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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

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