Business law - Definition and Overview

Commercial law or business law is the body of law which governs business and commerce and is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals both with issues of private law and public law. Commercial law regulates corporate contracts, hiring practices, and the manufacture and sales of consumer goods. The Uniform Commercial Code has been adopted by most US jurisdictions in the United States. Various regulatory schemes control how commerce is conducted, privacy laws, safety laws (i.e. OSHA in the United States) food and drug laws are some examples.

See also

• List of business law topics
• Contracts,
• Corporate law,
• Employment law,
• Intellectual property,
• Labor law,
• Land use,
• Property law,
• Tax law
• Blue law,
• Non-disclosure agreement,
• Notary public,
• Trade secret,
• Civil law notary,
• Arbitration,
• Dispute resolution

External links

• Commercial Law governs broad areas of business,commerce and consumer transaction. See detailed information of specific law from this website.http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/commercial.html

• If you want to look up the article of commercial law, you can see this website.http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/topics/commercial.cfm