International Business Law and Its Environment

PART I: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 1. Introduction to International Business 2. International Law and Organizations 3. The European Union and the Development of Trade Areas4. The Resolution of International Disputes. PART II: INTERNATIONAL SALES, CREDITS, AND THE COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION5. Sales Contracts and Excuses for Nonperformance 6. The Documentary Sale and Terms of Trade 7. The Carriage of Goods and the Liability of Air and Sea Carriers 8. Bank Collections, Trade Finance and Letters of Credit. PART III: INTERNATIONAL AND U.S. TRADE LAW 9. National Lawmaking Powers and the Regulation of U.S. Trade 10. GATT Law and the World Trade Organizations: Basic Principles 11. The Regulation if Import Competition and Unfair Trade 12. Laws Governing Access to Foreign Markets 13. Imports, Customs and Tariff Law 14. North American Free Trade Law 15. The Regulation of Exports. PART IV: REGULATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE 16. International Marketing Law: Sales Representatives, Advertising and Ethical Issues 17. Licensing Agreements and the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 18. Host-Country Regulation: Corporate Law and Taxation 19. Political Risk: Nationalization, Expropriation, and Other Takings of Investments 20. Privatization 21. Labor and Employment Discrimination Law 22. Environmental Law 23. Regulating the Competitive Environment