the following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to commercial law: commercial law &ndash; body of law that governs business and commercial transactions. it is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals with issues of both private law and public law. it is also called business law.  == what type of thing is commercial law? == commercial law can be described as all of the following: * branch of law &ndash; law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible.robertson, crimes against humanity, 90; see "analytical jurisprudence" for extensive debate on what law is; in the concept of law hart argued law is a "system of rules" (campbell, the contribution of legal studies, 184); austin said law was "the command of a sovereign, backed by the threat of a sanction" (bix, john austin); dworkin describes law as an "interpretive concept" to achieve justice (dworkin, law's empire, 410); and raz argues law is an "authority" to mediate people's interests (raz, the authority of law, 3â36). == branches of commercial law == * companies law ** corporate law ** corporate governance * competition law (antitrust) * consumer protection * contract law * environmental law * intellectual property law ** copyright law ** patent law ** trademark law * international trade law * labour law === by region === * european company law ** french company law ** german company law ** united kingdom company law *** unfair prejudice in united kingdom company law * corporate law in vietnam * corporate law in the united states == closely related areas of law == * legal aspects of computing * ecommerce law ** privacy and security * property law * tax law == commercial law occupations == * corporate lawyer == history of commercial law == * history of companies * history of company law in the united kingdom == business entities == *types of business entity *juristic person **company (law) **corporate law ***corporation ***incorporation (business) ****delaware corporation (u.s.) **limited liability company **fiduciary ***partnership ***agency ****escrow ***trustee of a trust or executor of an estate; see also trusts and estates ****charitable trust **foundation **association **cooperative == contracts == *contract **consideration **duress **warranty **breach of contract ***[[legal remedy|re
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