Business Law: Even Santa has a Clause

Explore Business Law

Created by: Gilad James, PhD
Researcher of hidden knowledge

What Will I Learn?

• Distinguish different philosophies of law—schools of legal thought—and explain their relevance.
• Identify the various aims that a functioning legal system can serve.
• Explain how politics and law are related.
• Identify the sources of law and which laws have priority over other laws.
• Understand some basic differences between the US legal system and other legal systems.
• Define ethics and explain the importance of good ethics for business people and business organizations.
• Understand the principal philosophies of ethics, including utilitarianism, duty-based ethics, and virtue ethics.
• Distinguish between the ethical merits of various choices by using an ethical decision model.
• Explain the difference between shareholder and stakeholder models of ethical corporate governance.
• Explain why it is difficult to establish and maintain an ethical corporate culture in a business organization.
• Describe the two different court systems in the United States, and explain why some cases can be filed in either court system.
• Explain the importance of subject matter jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction and know the difference between the two.

Requirements

• Come with an open mind.

Target audience

• Anyone interested in business.
• Anyone interested in law.
• Anyone interested in business law.