International business law and the legal environment : a transactional approach / Larry A. DiMatteo.
2017
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Author
Title
International business law and the legal environment : a transactional approach / Larry A. DiMatteo.
Uniform Title
International business law
Published
New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
Call Number
KF915 .D56 2017
Edition
Third edition.
ISBN
9781138850972 (hbk)
1138850977 (hbk)
9781138850989 (pbk)
1138850985 (pbk)
9781315724447 (ebk)
1138850977 (hbk)
9781138850989 (pbk)
1138850985 (pbk)
9781315724447 (ebk)
Description
xxviii, 654 pages : illustrations, form ; 27 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)933386087
Summary
"[This book] provides business students with an...understanding of the legal principles that govern doing business internationally. Not merely about compliance, this book emphasizes how to use the law to create value and competitive advantage. [The author's] transactional approach walks students through key business transactions--from import and export, contracts, and finance to countertrade, dispute resolution, licensing, and more--giving them both context and demonstrating real world application. This new edition also includes: new material on comparative contract and sales law & European private law; joint ventures and collaborative alliances; a new part on foreign direct investment that includes a chapter on emerging markets; new chapters on privacy law, and on environmental concerns; greater coverage of the World Trade Organization; 'case highlights' and court opinions that feature edited court transcripts which expose students to actual legal reasoning and an understanding of the underlying legal principles. These decisions are drawn from a broad range of countries."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
List of Figures
xii
List of Tables
xvi
List of Images
xvii
Preface to the Third Edition
xviii
Acknowledgments
xxv
Acronyms
xxvi
pt. I
Legal Environment of International Business
1
1.
Introduction to International Business Transactions
3
Global and Regional Marketplace
3
Law of International Business Transactions
6
Scope of International Business Transactions
9
Evaluating Risks Through Market Research
12
Risks of International Business Transactions
14
Risk Management
30
2.
Ethics of International Business
40
Business Ethics
40
Organizational Ethics
46
Environmental Ethics
46
Host--Home Country Standards
49
Corruption and Bribery
50
Anti-Corruption Clause
59
United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations
59
Human Rights Violations
62
International Standards
65
Ethics of Advertising
67
3.
Strategies for International Business
79
Strategies for Doing Business
79
Strategies for Entering a Foreign Market
80
Establishing a Business in a Foreign Country
86
Joint Ventures and Franchising
89
4.
International Commercial Dispute Resolution
107
International Litigation
107
Choice of Law
115
International Commercial Arbitration
117
pt. II
Trade Regulation
139
5.
International Trade Regulation
141
WTO and the World Trading System
141
WTO Agreements
147
WTO Dispute Settlement System
156
WTO Authorized Unilateral Actions
164
Criticism of the WTO: Protecting the Environment
166
6.
National Import and Export Regulation
171
Import Requirements and Duties
171
Export Regulations
190
7.
Free Trade Agreements
199
Benefits of Free Trade Agreements
200
U.S. Free Trade Agreements
202
Future Free Trade Agreements
215
Bilateral Investment Treaties
218
Cooperation Agreements
220
Free Trade Zones
222
pt. III
Doing Business in the European Union and China
227
8.
European Union
229
Evolution of the European Union
231
EU Institutions
234
EU Lawmaking Process
239
Four Freedoms
242
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
248
Importing Goods into the EU
249
Eurozone
250
EU Competition Law
250
9.
Emerging Economies: China
255
BRIC Countries
255
People's Republic of China
256
Chinese Substantive Law
263
Communist Party
272
Back to Business: Chinas Competitiveness
274
Doing Business in Hong Kong, SAR
278
pt. IV
Comparative Legal Systems, Contract, and Sales Law
285
10.
Comparative Legal Systems
287
Legal Traditions and Legal Systems
288
Comparative Contract Law
291
Major Legal Traditions
293
Transnational Law
307
Lex Mercatoria and Arbitration
307
11.
Comparative and International Contract Law
313
Negotiating an International Contract
313
Principles of International Contract Law
317
National Contract Laws
323
Precontractual Liability
334
Consumer Contracts
343
12.
International Sales Law
350
International Sales Law
350
C1SG and Uniform Commercial Code
356
pt. V
Exporting, Importing, and Trade Finance
383
13.
Transport of Goods
385
Air Waybill and the Warsaw Convention
385
International Ocean Carriage Conventions
386
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA)
391
Marine Insurance
410
14.
Documentary Transactions
422
Methods of Payment
425
International Sales Contract
426
Documentary Collections Transaction
429
Documents in the Documentary Transaction
431
Trade Terms
438
Standards, Certifications, and Markings
445
15.
International Trade Finance
453
Documentary Letter of Credit
453
Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (UCP 600)
461
Payment Systems
467
Standby Letters of Credit
468
Sources of Trade Finance
470
16.
Employment and Sale of Services
480
Exporting of Services
480
International Sale of Services
482
Hiring Foreign Personnel
487
Logistical Services
492
Advertising Services and Law
493
Cross-Border Security Offerings
495
Internationalization of Accounting and Taxation Services
496
17.
Hiring Agents and Distributors
501
Choosing the Form of Relationship
501
Exporter-Distributor Relationship
502
pt. VI
Licensing and Intellectual Property Rights
519
18.
Law of Intellectual Property Rights
521
Intellectual Property Rights in the United States
521
International Property Rights Protection
535
Foreign Intellectual Property Laws
540
IPR Infringement in Transitional and Emerging Economies
546
Developing an Intellectual Property Protection Strategy
547
19.
Intellectual Property Licensing
551
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
552
Intellectual Property Licensing Agreement
557
Law of Licensing
569
Foreign Transfer Restrictions
571
pt. VII
Foreign Direct Investment and E-Commerce
579
20.
Foreign Direct Investment
581
Types of Foreign Investment
583
FDI Strategy and Methods
584
Emerging Economies and the Russian Crisis
586
Managing the Risks of FDI
589
21.
International E-Commerce
603
Personal Jurisdiction
604
Trademark Infringement and Dilution
609
Internet Privacy and Database Protection
612
E-Commerce and E-Contracting
614
international E-Commerce Developments
616
Internet and Small Businesses
619
Electronic Documentation
622
Internet Securities Offerings
624
E-Commerce Ethics
624
Appendix
630
Index
647