LEGAL SYSTEMS THEOCRATIC LAW CIVIL (CODE) LAW COMMON LAW
THEOCRATIC LAW TRADITIONS & RELIGION ALL-ENCOMPASING MORALS & VALUES NO INTEREST
CIVIL (CODE) LAW NOT BASED ON TRADITION LESS ADVERSARIAL USED IN MOST OF LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE, MUCH OF ASIA, AFRICA
COMMON LAW TRADITION: History PRECEDENT: Past cases USAGE: Specific situations MANY INTERPRETATIONS LONG CONTRACTS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PIRATED SOFTWARE (2000): US = 24%, CHINA = 94% PATENT: Product, process TRADEMARK: Coca-Cola, Nike COPYRIGHT: Music, software… MCDONALDS, MICROSOFT, SAFEWAY – Jordan “business.com” = $7.5 Mil HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
RESOLTION MEDIATION (CONCILIATION) ARBITRATION LITIGATION JURISDICTION “GOOD LUCK!”
ISSUES PRODUCT LIABILITY ADVERTISING TAXATION ANTITRUST ACT OF GOD FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ETHICS