LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND BUSINESS
Course Syllabus
What is law?
• The common law tradition
• Sources of American law
• Civil vs Criminal Law
• How to find primary sources of Law
• How to read and understand case law
• Jurisdiction
• Venue
• Standing
• State court systems
• The federal court system
• Jurisdiction of the federal courts
• Jurisdiction of the federal courts
• How cases reach the Supreme Court
• Judicial review
• Alternative dispute resolution
• Procedural rules
• Consulting with an attorney
• Pretrial procedures
• At the trial
• Posttrial motions
• The appeal
• The constitutional powers of government
• Business and the Bill of Rights
• Other constitutional protections
• The basis of tort law dutieGM�8�.
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