International Business Law and Its Environment

Name: International Business Law and Its Environment
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ISBN: 9780314066336

ISBN-10: 0314066330

ISBN-13: 9780314066336

Edition: 3rd 1996

Authors: Richard Schaffer, Beverley Earle, Filiberto Agusti

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This comprehensive international business law book takes a managerial approach. Examines ethical, cultural, economic and political issues throughout, with edited cases. The new edition reflects the latest political and economic realities with up-to-date cases and timely topics such as NAFTA, GATT, and various environmental issues. Now has a full chapter on environmental law (Ch. 20). The text's global focus is integrated throughout, including increased coverage of developing countries (Ch. 1). Selected end-of-chapter managerial implications have been revised and increased.

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List price: $64.25
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: West Publishing Company, College & School Division
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 650
Language: English

Table of Cases	p. xxi
Table of Statutes	p. xxv
List of Frequently Used Acronyms	p. xxvii
Table of Web site URLs	p. xxix
Preface	p. xxxiii
The Legal Environment of International Business	p. 2
Introduction to International Business	p. 4
Economic Interdependence	p. 4
Forms of International Business	p. 6
Conducting Business in Developing Countries	p. 18
The Business Environment in Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Newly Independent Republics of the Former Soviet Union	p. 26
Managing the Risks of International Business	p. 27
Chapter Summary	p. 43
International Law and Organizations	p. 46
Public International Law	p. 46
The Role of the United Nations in the Public International Law	p. 55
Private International Law	p. 58
International Organizations	p. 63
Human Rights, Ethics, and Business' Response	p. 71
Chapter Summary	p. 72
The Resolution of International Disputes	p. 74
Methods of Resolution	p. 74
Litigation	p. 75
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments	p. 87
Arbitration	p. 94
Mediation	p. 98
Commercial Disputes with Nations	p. 99
Chapter Summary	p. 99
International Sales, Credits, and the Commercial Transaction	p. 102
Sales Contracts and Excuses for Nonperformance	p. 104
The Development of International Law	p. 104
The Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods	p. 111
Validity and Formation of International Sales Contracts	p. 113
Warranty Provisions	p. 126
Remedies for Breach of Contract	p. 130
Events Beyond the Control of the Parties: Excuses for Nonperformance	p. 136
Cultural Influences on Contract Negotiations	p. 141
Chapter Summary	p. 145
The Documentary Sale and Terms of Trade	p. 149
Payment and Delivery Risk	p. 149
The Documentary Sale	p. 150
Shipping Terms and the Risk of Loss	p. 164
Chapter Summary	p. 174
The Carriage of Goods and the Liability of Air and Sea Carriers	p. 177
Bailments and Common Carriers	p. 177
The Liability of International Air Carriers: The Warsaw Convention	p. 178
The Montreal Convention of 1999	p. 182
Liability for the Carriage of Goods by Sea	p. 183
Prospects for Major Revisions to COGSA in the United States	p. 195
The Liability of Ocean Transportation Intermediaries	p. 196
Marine Cargo Insurance	p. 197
Carrier's Liability for Misdelivery	p. 203
Chapter Summary	p. 207
Bank Collections, Trade Finance, and Letters of Credit	p. 209
The Bill of Exchange	p. 209
Trade Finance	p. 211
The Documentary Letter of Credit	p. 215
Countertrade	p. 235
Chapter Summary	p. 236
International and U.S. Trade Law	p. 240
National Lawmaking Powers and the Regulation of U.S. Trade	p. 242
U.S. Trade Law and American Foreign Policy	p. 242
The Separation of Powers	p. 243
The Treaty Power	p. 246
The Equal-Dignity Rule	p. 249
Executive Agreements	p. 249
Trade Agreements	p. 251
The President's Emergency Powers	p. 255
Federal-State Relations	p. 263
Federal Agencies Affecting Trade	p. 269
Chapter Summary	p. 271
GATT Law and the World Trade Organization: Basic Principles	p. 274
Import Barriers to Trade	p. 274
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade	p. 281
The World Trade Organization	p. 284
GATT/WTO Dispute-Settlement Procedures	p. 285
GATT 1994: Major Principles of Trade Law	p. 289
Nondiscrimination, Most Favored Nation Trade, and National Treatment	p. 291
National Treatment	p. 298
GATT and the Elimination of Quotas	p. 298
Chapter Summary	p. 302
Regulating Import Competition and Unfair Trade	p. 305
The Double-Edged Sword of Import Regulation	p. 305
Safeguards Against Injury	p. 306
Unfair Import Laws: Dumping and Antidumping Duties	p. 313
Unfair Import Laws: Subsidies and Countervailing Duties	p. 322
Judicial Review in International Trade Cases	p. 329
Stopping Trade in Goods Made by Convict or Forced Labor	p. 329
Chapter Summary	p. 330
Laws Governing Access to Foreign Markets	p. 333
Technical Barriers to Trade	p. 333
Import Licensing Procedures	p. 341
Government Procurement	p. 341
Trade in Services	p. 343
Trade in Agriculture	p. 347
Trade in Textiles and Clothing	p. 349
Other WTO Trade Agreements	p. 352
Trade Sanctions and U.S. Section 301: The Threat of Retaliation	p. 353
Chapter Summary	p. 359
Imports, Customs, and Tariff Law	p. 363
The Administration of Customs and Tariff Laws	p. 363
Dutiable Status of Goods	p. 376
U.S. Trade Preferences for Developing Countries	p. 399
Other Customs Laws Affecting U.S. Imports	p. 403
Chapter Summary	p. 406
North American Free Trade Law	p. 409
The North American Free Trade Area	p. 410
Rules of Origin	p. 414
Trade in Goods: Sectoral Issues	p. 421
Trade in Services	p. 423
Cross-Border Investment	p. 426
Other NAFTA Provisions	p. 429
Administration and Dispute Settlement	p. 432
Assembly Plants and the Mexican Maquiladora	p. 435
Chapter Summary	p. 438
The European Union and Other Regional Trade Areas	p. 442
The Philosophy of Economic Integration	p. 442
European Union	p. 444
Other Regional Trade Areas	p. 457
Chapter Summary	p. 463
The Regulation of Exports	p. 466
History of Export Controls	p. 467
Mechanics of the Law	p. 476
Diversion	p. 480
Enforcement	p. 481
Chapter Summary	p. 486
Regulation of the International Marketplace	p. 488
International Marketing Law: Sales Representatives, Advertising, and Ethical Issues	p. 490
Regulation of Relationships with Representatives	p. 490
Regulation of Advertising Abroad	p. 494
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	p. 501
Chapter Summary	p. 509
Licensing Agreements and the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights	p. 511
Reasons for Intellectual Property Transfer Arrangements	p. 511
Intellectual Property Rights: Transfer Agreements	p. 512
International Protection for Patents, Trademarks, and Other Intellectual Property	p. 513
Government Policies in Emerging Nations	p. 523
Attitudes in Developed Nations	p. 525
Nonenforcement of IPR Laws	p. 528
The Mechanics of IPR Transfer Regulations	p. 531
The Gray Market	p. 533
Franchising: Licensing Outside the Technological Context	p. 535
Chapter Summary	p. 537
Host-Country Regulation: Corporate Law, Taxation, and Currency Risk	p. 541
Host-Country Corporate Law Affecting Foreign Investment	p. 541
Minority Ownership Investments	p. 542
Majority Ownership Interests	p. 546
Controlling Currency Risk	p. 554
Chapter Summary	p. 557
Nationalization, Expropriation, and Privatization	p. 559
Theories Relating to Takings of Foreign Property	p. 559
Guarding Against Political Risk	p. 564
Historical Development of Privatization	p. 575
Preparation for Privatization	p. 576
Models of Privatization	p. 579
Regulation of the Privatized Entity	p. 588
Chapter Summary	p. 591
Labor and Employment Discrimination Law	p. 594
General Directions of Labor Law Abroad	p. 594
Employment Discrimination Outside the United States	p. 597
Foreign Laws Permitting Difficult Work Conditions	p. 606
Chapter Summary	p. 613
Environmental Law	p. 615
Ethical and Practical Considerations of Varying Environmental Requirements	p. 615
Traditional International Remedies	p. 617
Emerging Problems and Solutions	p. 626
Chapter Summary	p. 635
Regulating the Competitive Environment	p. 637
Historical Development of International Competition Law	p. 637
Basic Regulatory Framework	p. 638
Distinctions of Non-U.S. Competition Law	p. 642
Extraterritorial Effect of Competition Laws	p. 645
Chapter Summary	p. 655
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods	p. 657
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade	p. 673
Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods (Selected Provisions)	p. 681
General Agreement on Trade in Services (Selected Provisions)	p. 687
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights	p. 689
North American Free Trade Agreement	p. 695
Index	p. 703
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