Agricultural and Agribusiness Law: An Introduction for Non-Lawyers

ISBN-13: 9781138606104 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 320 str.

Theodore A. Feitshans

Opis

This introductory textbook provides an overview of the concepts necessary for an understanding of agricultural and agribusiness law.

Spis treści

1 Understanding the U.S. legal system   2 Finding legal materials  3 Torts  4 Nuisance and trespass  5 Contracts  6 Real property  7 Landlord-tenant law  8 Personal property  9 Contracts for the sale of goods  10 Secured transactions in real and personal property  11 Estate planning and farm transition  12 Family law, health, and end-of-life care  13 Water law  14 Business entities  15 Animal law  16 Organic, sustainable, fair trade, local, and urban agriculture  17 Genetically modified organisms and intellectual property law  18 Food safety  19 Criminal law  20 Pesticide law  21 Conservation and environmental law  22 Labor  23 Taxation  24 International trade  25 Federal farm program law

O autorze

Theodore A. Feitshans is Professor of Agribusiness in the Agribusiness Program at the University of Mount Olive and Extension Professor Emeritus in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA. He is a past president of the American Agricultural Law Association.