International Law and Business

Bart Wernaart is law and ethics lecturer for International Business and Management Studies at Fontys University of Applied Sciences. Next to his academic career, Bart is a professional musician. Bart lives together with his wife Sylvia and their son Vik in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands.

Foreword

PART 1

Introduction and methods

1 What is law and where can we find it?

1.1 The organization of just behaviour

1.2 The meaning of just behaviour

1.3 The origin of law

1.4 Legal sources

Summary

Practice questions

2 Comparative law and legal systems

2.1 The purpose of comparative law

2.2 Macro comparison: legal families

2.3 Micro comparison: a functional method

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Practice questions

PART 2

International public law

3 Constitutional law

3.1 Trias politica and the struggle for power

3.2 The language of constitutional law

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4 International cooperation: the United Nations

4.1 The United Nations and Bretton Woods

4.2 The institutions of the UN

Summary

Practice questions

5 International Cooperation: The Bretton Woods Institutions

5.1 The International Monetary Fund

5.2 The World Bank

5.3 The World Trade Organization

5.4 Alternatives

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Practice questions

6 Regional economic integration

6.1 Regional economic integration

6.2 The free trade zone: NAFTA

6.3 The customs union: the SACU

6.4 The common market: MERCOSUR

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Practice questions

7 The European Union

7.1 Economic integration in Europe

7.2 Free trade under the EU

7.3 The organizational structure of the EU

7.4 Dispute settlement

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Practice questions

PART 3

Business law

8 Contract law

8.1 The forming of a contract

8.2 The content and interpretation of a contract

8.3 The form of a contract

8.4 Factors affecting the validity of a contract

8.5 Performance of the contract

8.6 International contract law

Summary

Practice questions

9 Liability law

9.1 Contractual liability

9.2 Non-contractual liability

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Practice questions

10 Labour law

10.1 The industrial revolution and the emergence of labour law

10.2 International labour law

10.3 Proper labour conditions

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11 Company law

11.1 The legal form of a company

11.2 Regulatory competition

11.3 Foreign companies

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12 The right to privacy and data processing

12.1 Privacy: a clash of rights

12.2 Privacy laws around the world

12.3 Jurisdiction challenges

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13 Intellectual property

13.1 The forms of intellectual property

13.2 Jurisdiction challenges

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14 Private international law

14.1 International legal disputes

14.2 The free choice principle

14.3 Substantive private international rules

14.4 Objective private international rules

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Index