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| Preface | |
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| Introduction to International and Comparative Law | |
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| What is International Law? | |
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| The Making of International Law | |
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| Sources of International Law | |
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| The Scope of International Law in Actual Practice | |
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| International Persons | |
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| The Rights of Individuals under International Law | |
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| Comparison of Municipal Legal Systems | |
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| Chapter Questions | |
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| Review Problem | |
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| State Responsibility and Environmental Regulation | |
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| State Responsibility | |
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| Standard of Care | |
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| Objections | |
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| Relief | |
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| Insurance | |
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| Environmental Regulation | |
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| Chapter Questions | |
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| Review Problem | |
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| Dispute Settlement | |
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| Settlement of Disputes through Diplomacy | |
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| Settlement of Disputes in International Tribunals | |
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| Settlement of Disputes in Municipal Courts | |
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| Immunities of States from the Jurisdiction of Municipal Courts | |
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| Choosing the Governing Law | |
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| Refusal to Exercise Jurisdiction | |
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| Proving Foreign Law | |
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| Recognition of Foreign Judgments | |
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| Chapter Questions | |
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| Review Problem | |
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| The Multinational Enterprise | |
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| The Business Form | |
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| The Multinational Organization | |
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| International Regulation of Multinational Enterprises | |
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| Home State Regulation of Multinational Enterprises | |
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| Host State Regulation of Multinational Enterprises | |
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| Chapter Questions | |
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| Review Problem | |
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| Foreign Investment | |
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| Foreign Investment Laws and Codes | |
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| Supervision of Foreign Investment | |
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| Securities Regulations | |
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| Enforcement of Securities Regulations Internationally | |
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| Chapter Questions | |
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| Review Problem | |
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| Money and Banking | |
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| Money | |
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| The International Monetary Fund | |
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| Currency Exchange | |
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| Currency Support | |
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| Development Banks | |
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| The Bank for International Settlements | |
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| Regional Monetary Systems | |
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| National Monetary Systems | |
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| Chapter Questions | |
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| Review Problem | |
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| Trade in Goods | |
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| History of Contemporary International Trade Law | |
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| The World Trade Organization | |
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| The 1994 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade | |
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| Multilateral Trade Agreements | |
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| Chapter Questions | |
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| Review Problem | |
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| Services and Labor | |
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| General Agreement on Trade in Services | |
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| Regional Intergovernmental Regulations on Trade in Services | |
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| The International Labor Organization | |
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| Regional Intergovernmental Regulations on Labor | |
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| Movement of Workers | |
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| Chapter Questions | |
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| Review Problems | |
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| Intellectual Property | |
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| The Creation of Intellectual Property Rights | |
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| International Intellectual Property Organizations | |
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| Intellectual Property Treaties | |
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| The International Transfer of Intellectual Property | |
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| Licensing Regulations | |
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| Compulsory Licenses | |
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| Chapter Questions | |
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| Review Problem | |
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| Sales | |
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| United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods | |
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| Transactions Covered in CISG | |
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| Contractual Issues Excluded from the Coverage of CISG | |
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| Interpreting CISG | |
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| Interpreting Sales Contracts | |
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| Formation of the Contract | |
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| General Standards of Performance | |
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| Seller's Obligations | |
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| Buyer's Obligations | |
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| The Passing of Risk | |
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| Remedies | |
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| Excuses for Nonperformance | |
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| Chapter Questions | |
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| Review Problem | |
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| Transportation | |
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| Trade Terms | |
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| Transportation | |
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| Inland Carriage | |
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| Carriage of Goods by Sea | |
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| Charterparties | |
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| Maritime Liens | |
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| Maritime Insurance | |
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| Carriage of Goods by Air | |
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| Chapter Questions | |
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| Review Problem | |
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| Financing | |
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| Financing Foreign Trade | |
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| Bills of Lading | |
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| Bills of Exchange | |
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| Promissory Notes | |
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| Negotiability of Bills and Notes | |
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| The Negotiation and Transfer of Bills and Notes | |
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| Letters of Credit | |
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| Financing Foreign Operations | |
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| Chapter Questions | |
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| Review Problem | |
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| Taxation | |
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| Purposes of Taxation | |
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| Income Taxes | |
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| Taxpayers | |
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| Bases of Income Taxation | |
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| Income | |
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| Double Taxation | |
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| Tax Treaties | |
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| Tax Incentives | |
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| Tax Avoidance and Evasion | |
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| Other Forms of Taxation | |
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| Chapter Questions | |
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| Review Problem | |
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| Case Index | |
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| Statutory Index | |
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| Topical Index | |