title: Business Law: Principles and Cases in the Legal Environment
author: Daniel Davidson
description: Daniel V. Davidson received both his B.S. in Business Administration and his J.D. from Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington. He is an inactive member of the Connecticut Bar Association. He has taught at Central Connecticut State College in New Britain; St. Cloud State University in Minnesota; the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; and California State University, Fresno. He recently finished serving as the Associate Dean of the College of Business and Economics at Radford University in Virginia and is Professor of Business Law.<br /> <br /> Published numerous articles on business law, the teaching of business law, and business ethics. He was named the Outstanding Teacher of the Year at Central Connecticut State College. In 1979 he received the Outstanding Faculty Award from Beta Alpha Psi, and in 1980 he was named the Razorback Award winner as the Outstanding Business Professor, both at the University of Arkansas. In 1984, Professor Davidson was awarded the Meritorious Performance Award at California State University, Fresno.<br /> <br /> Member of Alpha Kappa Psi, Beta Gamma Sigma, Sigma Iota Epsilon, and Beta Alpha Psi. He is also a member of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business and its Southern Regional. He has held all of the offices in the Southern Regional, including President, and is currently serving as the Senior Advisory Editor for the Southern Law Journal and the Proceedings of the regions annual meeting.
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  Diploma 
  in 
  Business Administration 
   
  Study Manual 
  PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS LAW 
  The Association of Business Executives 
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  ABE Diploma in Business Administration 
  Study Manual 
  PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS LAW 
  Contents 
  Study 
  Unit 
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  1 
  Nature and Sources of Law 
  1
   
  Nature of Law 
  3
   
  Historical Origins 
  6
   
  Sources of Law 
  9
   
  The European Community and UK Law: