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Today we're going to be exploring the fascinating world of business law.

So what exactly is business law?

Let's dive right in.

Business law, which is also known as commercial law, really refers to simply a legal framework.

And that legal framework governs businesses and commercial transactions.

Now, business law, of course, encompasses a very wide range of legal principles, rules, and regulations.

And ultimately, the goal is to try to ensure fair and transparent business practices.

Now understanding business law is really important for entrepreneurs, business owners, as well as professionals in various fields.

But let's take a little bit of a closer look at some of the key areas of business law.

The first area we're going to talk about are contracts.

Now contracts are fundamental aspects of business law.

Now, contracts are important because what they do is they establish legal obligations

between parties and they outline the terms and conditions of those agreements.

Whether it's sales contracts or employment agreements, understanding contract formation and interpretation and remedies for breach,

these things are crucial to being able to run a business as in the course of running businesses, we oftentimes create a number of different contracts, whether it's through wholesale relationships,

whether it's through employment agreements.

And so understanding the ins and outs of those is extremely important, but also helps us to be able to run our businesses successfully.

The next element of business law that's important is what we call intellectual property.

Now, intellectual property rights are, of course, another critical area of business law.

And intellectual property is something you're probably familiar with, but ultimately is designed to provide protection for creative works.

And so that includes things like what we call trademarks,

includes copyrights, and other creative works.

So ultimately understanding intellectual property helps businesses safeguard some of the innovations they create

and allows them to protect unauthorized use or infringement by other parties,

which can be extremely important in order for being able to protect those things that you create.

Another key area of business law is what we call employment law.

Now, employment law ultimately governs the relationships between employers and employees.

Employment law covers such areas as contracts or employment contracts rather, which is a concept that we just discussed in the first section, but also includes things like wages,

workplace discrimination, and ultimately termination.

Now, complying with employment law ultimately ensures fair treatment and really protects the rights of both employers as well as employees.

And as someone who potentially would be running a business in some capacity, understanding employment law is extremely important

because we need to understand the rules of the game and what is considered to be fair to avoid unfair treatment,

but also to potentially avoid affecting the business in some way that can open it up for some sort of lawsuit.

The next element of business law that's extremely important is what we call corporate law.

Now corporate law ultimately deals with what we call the formation as well as governance of business entities.

Under this particular category, what's included really is the legal requirements for different sorts of business structures, which includes things like sole proprietorships,

includes partnerships, as well as corporations.

And one of the things

that we're going to discuss a little bit later in the

course is some of the different specifics with regards to setting up those types of structures.

And they could have or provide rather advantages for us in terms of taxation and liability and those sorts of things.

And so corporate law

is really what provides a lot of the rules related to what we can do with those types of structures.

Corporate law also defines the rights and responsibilities of titles such as director, shareholders, as well as stakeholders.

And so it's important for us to understand those particular formalities so that we can operate within the confines of those roles.

Another important area of business law is taxation, which of course tends to be everybody's favorite topic.

Now, taxation probably doesn't require a great deal of explanation since it's something

that just us as individual consumers and we are used to experiencing.

But ultimately, from a business standpoint, we want to be able to understand some of the basics related to income tax, sales tax, as well as payroll.

because not only are we responsible for reporting these types of things on behalf of our workforce,

but ultimately compliance and effective tax planning can have a significant role on the financial well-being of the company. And

so we need to be able to understand some of the

elements of the tax code in order to understand not only our responsibilities,

but also to do some forward range long-term planning to put our businesses into a position to where we're financially healthy.

The next important element of business law, and I'm running out of space here, so I'm going to start to fill in a little bit of the margins, is what we call dispute resolution.

Now, dispute resolution is ultimately about resolving conflicts and disagreements

that may arise as a result or in the course of business transactions.

Alternate dispute resolution methods like mediation, arbitration, offer efficient and really cost-effective ways to settle disputes outside of a courtroom,

which can be particularly costly.

And so business law incorporates dispute resolution

which is an important way for us to be able to remedy certain disagreements in a very efficient and cost-effective manner.

Now, the last category of business law is what we call international business law.

International business law ultimately governs what we call cross-border transactions.

This also incorporates things like trade agreements and ultimately just the legal consideration when doing business globally.

And this can become extremely challenging considering

that the laws in one country may differ from the laws of another country as well.

But understanding some of those laws and regulations is essential for being able to operate businesses in a global economy,

which is what we're increasingly finding as a result of globalization over the last 30 to 40 years.

So to wrap up, business law really provides a legal framework for businesses to operate.

It helps them protect their rights and helps ensure fair and transparent practices.

And ultimately, understanding and complying with business law is really important for entrepreneurs,

business owners, and professionals in all industries as it safeguards our interests, helps prevent legal disputes, and promotes a healthy business environment.

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このC1レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「What is business law?」を教材にしています。繰り返し出てくる語は次のとおりです：ultimately, employment, contract, legal, businesses。この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が72文、単語が1085語あります。音声の長さは6:34です。話す速さは1分あたり約165語で、日常会話に近い自然なペースです。単語の84%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれます。残りは練習の前に確認しておきましょう。

この動画の重要語彙

動画の中で特に難しい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語	発音	意味
govern 動詞	/ˈɡʌv.ən/	支配する, 統治する
taxation 名詞	/tækˈseɪ.ʃən/	課税
remedy 名詞	/ˈɹɛmədi/	療法
entrepreneur 名詞	/ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/	企業家, 起業家
transparent 形容詞	/tɹænsˈpæɹənt/	透明
comply 動詞	/kəmˈplaɪ/	従う, 応じる
confine 動詞	/ˈkɑnfaɪn/	限る
fascinate 動詞	/ˈfæsɪneɪt/	魅惑する
stakeholder 名詞	/ˈsteɪkˌhəʊl.də/	競合権利者
courtroom 名詞		裁判廷, 公判廷
shareholder 名詞	/ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/	株主
standpoint 名詞	/ˈstændpɔɪnt/	観点
arbitration 名詞	/ˌɑɹ.bɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/	仲裁, 仲介
termination 名詞	/tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/	打ち切り, 中止
trademark 名詞	/ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/	商標

この動画の文法

話し手がよく使っている文型を、動画の実際の表現とともに紹介します。

文型	動画での表現
受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てる	is also known · is designed · is considered
関係詞節 who / which + 節 — 人や物について情報を加える	law, which is · rather, which is · someone who potentially

注意したい発音

話し手はwe're, I'm, doesn'tなど、短縮形や弱形を9回使っています。聞こえたとおりの短い形で発音しましょう。

「sh」と「zh」の音: taxation /tækˈseɪ.ʃən/, globalization /ˌɡloʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, mediation /ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/, shareholder /ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/, arbitration /ˌɑɹ.bɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/
長い単語（アクセントの位置に注意）: disagreement /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/, incorporate /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.eɪt/, entrepreneur /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/, formality /fɔːrˈmælɪti/, globalization /ˌɡloʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

日本語話者が苦手な音：

/r/ と /l/ の区別 — /l/ は舌先を歯茎につけ、/r/ はどこにもつけない: formality /fɔːrˈmælɪti/, shareholder /ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/, payroll /ˈpeɪˌɹəʊl/
/v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: govern /ˈɡʌv.ən/, governance /ˈɡʌvəɹnəns/
/f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: safeguard /ˈseɪfɡɑːd/, confine /ˈkɑnfaɪn/, fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/, formality /fɔːrˈmælɪti/, oftentimes /ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/

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まず声を出さずに動画を最後まで聞き、知らない単語をメモします。
まず0.75倍速で一文ずつシャドーイングし、慣れてきたら通常の速度に戻します。
自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。govern, taxation, remedyなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

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シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由