Table of Contents:



Part One. The legal environment of international business

1. Introduction to international business

2. International Law and organizations

3. Resolving International Commercial Disputes



Part Two. International sales, credits, and the commercial transactions

4. Sales Contracts and excuses for nonperformance

5. The documentary sale and terms of trade

6. The Carriage of goods and the liability of air and sea carriers

7. Bank collections, trade finance, and letters of credit



Part Three. International and U.S. Trade Law

8.National lawmaking powers and the regulation of U.S. Trade

9. GATT law and the world trade organization : Baic principles

10. Laws governing access to foreign markets

11. Regulating import competition and unfair trade

12. Imports, customs, and tariff Law

13. North American Free Trade Law

14. The European Union and Other Regional Trade areas

15. The regulation of exports



Part Four. Regulation of the intenational marketplace

16. International marketing law : sales representatives, advertising, and ethical issues

17. Licensing agreements and the protection of intellectual property rights

18. Hosts-country regulation : Corporate law, taxation, and currency risk

19. Nationalization, expropriation,a nd privatization

20. Labor and employment discrimination law

21. Environmental law

22. Regulating the competitive environment



Appendices

A. United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International sale of goods

B. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

C. Multilateral agreements on trade in services (selected provisions0

D. General Agreement on Trade in services (Selected Provisions)

E. Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

F. North American Free Trade Agreement

Index