International business transactions : problems, cases, and materials / Daniel C.K. Chow, the Frank E. and Virginia H. Bazler Chair in Business Law, the Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law ; Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Harold S. Shefelman Distinguished Professor, University of Washington School of Law.
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International business transactions : problems, cases, and materials / Daniel C.K. Chow, the Frank E. and Virginia H. Bazler Chair in Business Law, the Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law ; Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Harold S. Shefelman Distinguished Professor, University of Washington School of Law.
Published
New York : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, [2015]
Call Number
KF915 .C48 2015
Edition
Third edition.
ISBN
9781454849414
145484941X
145484941X
Description
xxx, 792 pages ; 26 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)893099464
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Record Appears in
Added Author
Table of Contents
Preface to the Third Edition
xxvii
Acknowledgments
xxix
1.
Introduction
1
I.
Some Background Considerations
1
A.
Scope and Approach of This Book
1
Note on IBT and International Trade Legal Skills
3
B.
Counsel in International Business
4
1.
Issues Faced by Lawyers
4
2.
Role of Counsel for an MNE
4
3.
Challenges for the International Lawyer
7
Notes and Questions
8
Problem 1-1
8
Problem 1-2
9
C.
Cultural Concerns
9
Notes and Questions
10
Problem 1-3
11
Problem 14
12
II.
Growth of International Business Since the Second World War
12
III.
Modern Forms and Patterns of International Business and Commerce
14
A.
Trade in Goods
14
B.
Trade in Services
15
C.
Foreign Direct Investment
16
D.
Technology Transfer
17
IV.
Some Important New Developments
18
A.
Rise of China and East and South Asia
18
B.
Role of Multinational Enterprises
19
C.
Globalization
20
Notes and Questions
21
Problem 1-5
22
V.
Legal Framework for International Business Transactions
22
A.
Introductory Considerations
22
B.
International Conflicts of Law and Choice of Law
22
C.
New Lex Mercatoria ("Law Merchant")
24
D.
Sources of Law for International Business Transactions
24
E.
International Forums and Institutions
26
1.
UNCITRAL
26
2.
UNIDROIT
26
3.
International Chamber of Commerce
27
F.
Major Categories of International Business Law
28
1.
Public International Law
28
2.
Regional Supranational Law
29
3.
Uniform Codes and Other Harmonizing Measures
29
4.
Domestic Law
30
Problem 1-6
30
G.
Relationship of Sources of International Law to Domestic Law
30
Problem 1-7
32
Problem 1-8
33
VI.
International Economic Law: The Public Law Institutions and Rules That Facilitate and Regulate International Business
33
Problem 1-9
34
A.
World Trade Organization
35
B.
Preferential Trade Agreements
37
C.
North American Free Trade Agreement
38
1.
NAFTA Objectives
39
2.
NAFTA Administration and Dispute Settlement
39
D.
European Union
40
E.
Free Trade in Asia
42
1.
ASEAN
43
2.
APEC
43
F.
Free Trade in the Americas
43
G.
Developing Countries
44
H.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
45
I.
Trade Institutions and Policy in the United States
45
Notes and Questions
46
2.
International Sale of Goods
49
I.
Overview of the International Sales Transaction
49
A.
Expectations of the Parties
49
B.
International Context
50
Note on Trade Financing
52
1.
Sales Contract
53
Form 2-1 Letter of Inquiry
54
Form 2-2 Pro Forma Invoice
55
Form 2-3 Purchase Order
56
Notes and Questions
57
2.
Letter of Credit
57
Notes and Questions
58
Form 2-4 Commercial Letter of Credit
59
3.
Bill of Lading and the Contract of Affreightment
60
Form 2-5 Bill of Lading
62
Notes and Questions
63
4.
Overview of the Entire Documentary Sale Transaction
63
Notes and Questions
65
Note on International E-Trade
66
Problem 2-1
66
C.
Commercial Terms Under the ICC Incoterms
67
Problem 2-2
70
INCOTERMS 2010 ICC Rules for Use of Domestic and International Trade Terms
70
FOB
70
Problem 2-3
73
CIF
74
D.
Interpretation of Commercial Terms
78
Problem 2-4
78
Biddell Brothers v. E. Clemens Horst Company
78
E. Clemens Horst Company v. Biddell Brothers
81
Notes and Questions
82
E.
Documents of Title
82
Problem 2-5
83
Comptoir d'Achat et de Vente Du Boerenbond Belge S/A v. Luis de Ridder Limitada (The Julia)
83
Notes and Questions
87
Problem 2-6
89
F.
Contracts of Affreightment, Bills of Lading, and Insurance
89
1.
Contract of Affreightment and the Bill of Lading
89
Hague-Visby Rules
92
2.
COGSA: A Thumbnail Sketch
95
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Kirby
97
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp. (The "K" Line Case)
102
Notes and Questions
108
Problem 2-7
110
Anvil Knitwear v. Crowley American Transport, Inc.
111
Problem 2-8
113
Steel Coils, Inc. v. M/V Lake Marion
114
Notes and Questions
120
3.
Marine Insurance
121
American National Fire Insurance Co. v. Mirasco, Inc.
121
Notes and Questions
127
Problem 2-9
128
II.
International Sales Contract and International Trade Law Considerations
128
A.
Export Trade Matters
129
Problem 2-10
129
Problem 2-11
129
Problem 2-12
129
U.S. Regulation of Exports: The Export Administration Act, The Office of Foreign Assets Control, Antiboycott Laws, The Economic Espionage Act, and The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
130
Notes and Questions
134
B.
Import Trade Matters
134
Problem 2-13
135
Problem 2-14
136
Problem 2-15
136
Problem 2-16
137
U.S. Regulation of Imported Goods: Classification, Valuation, Rules of Origin, Marking, Free Trades Areas and Customs Unions, and Other Import Restrictions
137
Notes and Questions
147
1.
Classification Issues
148
North American Processing Co. v. United States
149
JVC Co. of America v. United States
150
Better Home Plastics Corp. v. United States
152
Notes and Questions
154
Problem 2-17
154
2.
Valuation Issues
154
Century Importers, Inc. v. United States
155
Notes and Questions
157
Problem 2-18
157
3.
Rules of Origin
158
Zuniga v. United States
158
Notes and Questions
159
Problem 2-19
160
4.
Marking
160
Bestfoods v. United States
160
Notes and Questions
162
Problem 2-20
163
Note on International Trade Law and the Import/Export Sales Transaction
163
3.
Saks Contract
165
I.
Choice of Law
165
Kristinus v. H. Stern Com. e Ind. S.A.
165
Notes and Questions
167
II.
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
168
A.
Basic Features of the CISG
170
B.
Historical Origins
170
C.
Cases on the CISG
170
Note on the UNIDROIT Principles
171
D.
Sphere of Application of the CISG: Articles 1-6
171
1.
Article 1(1) (a) and the Test of Internationality
172
Problem 3-1
172
2.
Article 1(1) (b)
173
Prime Start Ltd. v. Maher Forest Products Ltd.
173
Notes and Questions
175
Problem 3-2
176
3.
Other Issues Relating to Scope
176
Problem 3-3
176
Problem 3-4
177
Amco Ukrservice & Prompriladamco v. American Meter Co.
177
UNCITRAL CLOUT Case 131
181
UNCITRAL CLOUT Case 122
181
Notes and Questions
182
4.
Interpreting the CISG: Articles 7-13
183
Notes and Questions
184
Problem 3-5
185
GPL Treatment, Ltd. v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
186
Notes and Questions
186
Forestal Guarani S.A. v. Daros International Inc.
187
5.
Part II of the CISG: Formation of the Contract
189
a.
Offer
190
b.
Acceptance, Withdrawal, and Revocation of an Offer
190
Problem 3-6
191
Problem 3-7
192
c.
Acceptance
192
Problem 3-8
194
Filanto, S.p.A. v. Chilewich International Corp.
195
Notes and Questions
198
Problem 3-9
199
Notes and Questions
200
d.
Formation of the Complex Sales Contract Under the CISG
201
Problem 3-10
201
United Technologies International Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engine Business v. Maley Hungarian Airlines
202
Notes and Questions
205
6.
Performance of the Contract
206
a.
Delivery by Seller
206
Problem 3-11
206
Notes and Questions
206
b.
Conforming Goods
207
Problem 3-12
208
Problem 3-13
208
Medical Marketing International, Inc. v. Internazionale Medico Scientifica, S.r.l.
208
BP Oil International, Ltd. v. Empresa Estatal Petroleos de Ecuador
210
Notes and Questions
212
c.
Payment by Buyer
212
Problem 3-14
213
Problem 3-15
213
Unilex, D. 1995-1
213
Problem 3-16
213
d.
Excused Performance
214
1.
Article 79
214
Problem 3-17
215
Tsakiroglou & Co. Ltd. v. Noblee Thorl G. m.b.H.
215
2.
Performance Delegated to a Third Party
217
Problem 3-18
218
Unilex, D. 1993-3.4
218
Notes and Questions
219
7.
Remedies
219
a.
Remedies of the Seller
220
Dingxi Longhai Dairy, Ltd. v. Becwood Technology Group, LLC
220
Problem 3-19
221
Notes and Questions
221
Problem 3-20
222
Problem 3-21
222
b.
Remedies of the Buyer
222
Problem 3-22
223
Problem 3-23
223
Problem 3-24
223
Problem 3-25
224
c.
Anticipatory Breach and Installment Contracts
224
Problem 3-26
224
Problem 3-27
224
Notes and Questions
224
4.
Letters of Credit
225
I.
Sources of Letter of Credit Law
225
II.
Letter of Credit Basics
226
Problem 4-1
230
Problem 4-2
230
Problem 4-3
231
Problem 4-4
231
Problem 4-5
231
Problem 4-6
232
III.
Basic Principles of Letter of Credit Law
232
A.
Independence Principle
232
Problem 4-7
232
Urquhart Lindsay and Company, Ltd. v. Eastern Bank, Ltd.
233
Notes and Questions
236
Maurice O'Meara Co. v. National Park Bank of New York
236
Notes and Questions
240
B.
Strict Compliance
241
Problem 4-8
241
J.H. Rayner and Company, Ltd. v. Hambro's Bank, Ltd.
242
Hanil Bank v. PT Bank Negara Indonesia
246
Notes and Questions
249
Problem 4-9
251
Problem 4-10
251
Note on Electronic Communications
251
Problem 4-11
253
C.
Fraud Exception to the Independence Principle and Enjoining the Letter of Credit
253
1.
Problem of Fraud
253
2.
Sources of Law
255
3.
Different Types of Innocent Parties
256
4.
Fraud Cases Not Involving Innocent Third Parties
257
Problem 4-12
258
Mid-America Tire, Inc. v. PTZ Trading Ltd.
258
Notes and Questions
265
5.
Enjoining the Standby Letter of Credit
265
a.
Standby Letter of Credit
265
b.
Sources of Law for the Standby Letter of Credit
267
Notes and Questions
268
Problem 4-13
269
American Bell International, Inc. v. Islamic Republic of Iran
269
Harris Corporation v. National Iranian Radio & Television
275
Notes and Questions
280
Problem 4-14
280
5.
Non-Establishment Forms of International Business: Agency and Distributorships, Technology Transfer, Contract Manufacturing, and Franchising
283
Beyond the Sales Transaction
283
Non-Establishment Forms of Business Abroad
284
I.
Agency and Distributorships
285
A.
Control
286
B.
Competition Law Issues
287
C.
Termination Issues
287
D.
Intellectual Property Issues
289
E.
Other Considerations
289
Problem 5-1
290
Problem 5-2
291
Problem 5-3
291
1.
Local and Regional Legal Requirements
296
a.
German Law
296
Problem 5-4
297
German Statutes Relating to Agency Agreements
297
b.
European Union
300
Problem 5-5
302
Problem 5-6
302
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
303
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 330/2010 on the Application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty to Categories of Vertical Agreements and Concerted Practices
304
Notes and Questions
306
II.
Technology Transfer and Licensing
307
Beyond the Agency/Distributorship to Technology Transfer
308
A.
What Is Technology Transfer and Why Is It Important?
308
1.
Technology Transfer in International Business
309
2.
Intellectual Property and World Economic Development
310
3.
Intellectual Property and Related Topics
311
Notes and Questions
311
B.
International Intellectual Property Legal System
312
1.
Patents
313
International Patent Treaties
314
2.
Trademarks
316
International Trademark Treaties
317
3.
Copyright
318
International Copyright Treaties
319
4.
Know-How and Trade Secrets
320
International Treaties
321
Notes and Questions
321
III.
Selected Issues in Licensing: The Patent License Agreement
322
Problem 5-7
322
Problem 5-8
322
Problem 5-9
323
Problem 5-10
323
Patent License Agreement
324
Commission Regulation (EU) No. 316/2014 of
21
March 2014 on the Application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty to Categories of Technology Transfer Agreements
330
Notes and Questions
333
IV.
Business Format Franchising
334
Notes and Questions
336
Problem 5-11
336
Franchise Agreement
337
Problem 5-12
343
Pronuptia de Paris GmbH v. Pronuptia de Paris
343
Notes and Questions
346
6.
Foreign Direct Investment
349
I.
Introduction
349
A.
Decision to Invest: Medtech Reaches a Crossroads
349
1.
Market Penetration
351
2.
Management and Control
351
3.
Intellectual Property
351
4.
Research and Development Abroad
352
5.
Global Competition
353
B.
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
353
II.
Global Trends in Foreign Direct Investment
355
A.
Recent Growth
355
B.
Role of FDI in Economic Development
356
Notes and Questions
356
Problem 6-1
357
III.
International Investment Law
357
A.
Traditional Framework for Protecting FDI: The International Court of Justice
358
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. Case (U.S. v. Iran)
358
Case Concerning Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company (The Barcelona Traction Case) (Belgium v. Spain), Second Phase
359
Case Concerning Elettronica Sicula S.p.A. (The ELSI Case) (U.S. v. Italy)
360
Notes and Questions
360
B.
Multilateral and Bilateral Treaties
362
Modern International Investment Law: Bilateral Investment Treaties, Free Trade Agreements and Customs Unions, and the Convention on the Settlement of Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID Convention)
362
Notes and Questions
366
Problem 6-2
367
Lanco International, Inc. v. Argentine Republic
368
Notes and Questions
374
Wena Hotels, Ltd. v. Arab Republic ofEgrypt
374
Notes and Questions
379
LG&E Energy Corp., et al. v. Argentine Republic
380
Notes and Questions
385
Note on Enforcement of ICSID Awards
386
C.
Example of a Regional Trade Agreement: NAFTA
387
Marvin Feldman v. Mexico
389
Notes and Questions
395
Problem 6-3
396
D.
Investment and the World Trade Organization
397
Notes and Questions
399
IV.
Limits in Corporate Conduct in International Investment: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
399
Problem 6-4
400
Problem 6-5
401
Problem 6-6
401
A.
Overview of the FCPA
401
1.
Persons Subject to the FCPA
402
2.
Nexus with Intestate Commerce
402
3.
Corrupt Intent
403
4.
Proscribed Payments
403
5.
Persons to Whom Payments Are Made
403
6.
Purpose of the Payment
403
Notes on the OECD Bribery Convention and Other International Treaties
403
Notes and Questions
404
B.
Basic Issues Under the FCPA
405
Problem 6-7
405
United States v. Kay
405
Stichting Ter behartiging Van de Belangen Van Oudaandeelhouders in Het Kapitaal Van Saybolt International B.V. v. Schreiber
413
Problem 6-8
419
United States v. Kozeny
419
Notes and Questions
422
Note on the U.S. Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
422
V.
Transactional Aspects of FDI: Establishment in the European Union, China, and Brazil
423
A.
Introduction
423
Conceptual Outline and Checklist of Foreign Direct Investment Issues
425
B.
Foreign Investment in the European Union
427
1.
Access to the Internal Market of the EU: The Four Freedoms
427
Problem 6-9
428
Rewe-Zentral AG v. Bundesmonopolverzvaltungfiir Branntwein
428
Notes and Questions
430
Problem 6-10
430
Centros Ltd. v. Erhvervs-og Selskabsstyrelsen
431
Notes and Questions
432
Note on Protection of Intellectual Property in the EU
433
2.
Establishment in the EU
433
Problem 6-11
433
Overview of Company Establishment in Three European Legal Systems: The United Kingdom, France, and Germany
434
Note on Employee Co-determination in Management Issues in France and Germany
437
Notes and Questions
438
3.
EU Competition Law Affecting Foreign Direct Investment
439
a.
Abuse of a Dominant Position
440
Problem 6-12
441
United Brands Company v. Commission of the European Communities
442
Microsoft Corp. v. Commission of the European Communities
445
Notes and Questions
450
b.
EC Merger Regulation
451
Tetra Laval BV v. Commission of the European Communities
452
Notes and Questions
455
Note on the Extraterritorial Application of EU Competition Law
456
C.
Foreign Direct Investment in China
457
1.
China's Economic System
457
Daniel C.K. Chow, The Legal System of the People's Republic of China in a Nutshell
457
Notes and Questions
463
2.
China's FDI Legal Regime and Foreign Investment Business Vehicles
464
a.
Joint Venture
464
b.
Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise
465
Notes and Questions
465
Note on a Gamble by an MNE That Paid Off
465
3.
Establishing the Joint Venture
466
a.
Approval Process
466
Problem 6-13
467
b.
Capital Investment
468
c.
Management Structure
468
Problem 6-14
469
Problem 6-15
469
Problem 6-16
470
Problem 6-17
470
Problem 6-18
471
PRC Equity Joint Venture Law (2001)
471
Equity Joint Venture Law Implementing Regulations
472
Joint Venture Contract Between Beijing Seagull Detergent Group Corp. and Acme (China), Ltd.
474
Notes and Questions
490
D.
Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil
492
1.
Brazil's Approach to FDI
493
a.
Policy Objectives
494
b.
Some Background Economic History and Considerations
494
c.
Enactment of the Profits Remittance Law
496
2.
Business Climate in Brazil
497
Problem 6-19
497
Brazil's Environment for Doing Business and for Foreign Direct Investment
497
3.
Brazilian Laws Relating to Foreign Direct Investment and Business Organizations
509
a.
Brazilian Business Organizations
509
Problem 6-20
509
Overview of Business Entities Available for Use in Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil
510
b.
Brazilian Laws Applicable to Foreign Direct Investment
513
Problem 6-21
513
Problem 6-22
514
Profits Remittance Law
514
Notes and Questions
520
Note on Sovereign Debt Collection
521
7.
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
525
I.
Overview of Commercial Piracy
526
A.
Rise in Commercial Piracy
526
Problem 7-1
528
B.
Categories of Commercial Piracy
529
1.
Copyright Piracy
529
Notes and Questions
531
2.
Trademark Counterfeiting
532
Notes and Questions
534
3.
Patent Infringements
534
Notes and Questions
535
C.
Counterfeiting and Commercial Piracy in China
537
Statement of Professor Daniel Chow Before the Senate Government Oversight and Management Subcommittee
537
Notes and Questions
538
Problem 7-2
540
Problem 7-3
542
Problem 7-4
542
Daniel C.K. Chow, Organized Crime, Local Protectionism, and the Trade in Counterfeit Goods in China
543
Notes and Questions
551
Note on Responses by MNEs and Foreign Governments
552
Problem 7-5
552
II.
TRIPs and the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
553
A.
Intellectual Property, TRIPs, and the WTO
553
Notes and Questions
555
B.
Enforcement Obligations Under TRIPs Against Commercial Piracy
555
1.
General Enforcement Obligations
555
Notes and Questions
556
2.
Provisional Measures
557
Problem 7-6
558
C.
TRIPs and the Access to Medicines Debate
558
Notes and Questions
563
Problem 7-7
564
D.
TRIPs and the Biopiracy Debate
564
Problem 7-8
566
Problem 7-9
566
III.
Gray-Market Goods and Parallel Imports
566
A.
What Are Gray-Market Goods and Parallel Imports?
567
Notes and Questions
568
B.
Gray-Market Goods Under U.S. Law
568
Problem 7-10
571
K-Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc.
571
Lever Brothers Co. v. United States
574
Notes and Questions
576
Problem 7-11
577
Quality King Distributors, Inc. v. L'anza Research International, Inc.
577
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
580
Notes and Questions
584
8.
Dispute Resolution
587
I.
Introduction
587
Overview of International Business Dispute Resolution Issues
587
Preliminary Issues
588
Choice of Forum
588
Choice of Law
589
Jurisdiction
589
Sovereign Immunity and the Act of State Doctrine
590
Resolving Preliminary Issues by Agreement
591
Dispute Resolution Other Than by Litigation
591
Other Issues
593
II.
Arbitration
593
A.
Choosing Arbitration
593
Susan Karamanian, The Road to the Tribunal and Beyond: International Commercial Arbitration and the United States Courts
594
Note on Expanding Grounds to Vacate Arbitration Awards
597
Negotiating and Structuring International Arbitration Transactions, Using Model Arbitration Clauses, and Practical Matters in Arbitration
597
Notes and Questions
600
B.
Enforcing the Agreement to Arbitrate
601
Problem 8-1
601
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.
602
Notes and Questions
607
C.
Judicial Review and Enforcement of the Award
607
Problem 8-2
607
Problem 8-3
608
Polytek Engineering Co., Ltd. v. Jacobson Companies
608
Stolt-Nielsen SA v. AnimalFeeds Int'l Corp.
612
Stolt-Nielsen SA v. AnimalFeeds International Corporation
617
Notes and Questions
619
III.
Litigation
619
A.
Choice of Forum
621
Problem 8-4
621
M/S Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.
622
Gita Sports Ltd. v. SG Sensortechnik GmbH & Co. KG
626
Notes and Questions
630
Problem 8-5
631
Problem 8-6
631
Problem 8-7
632
Note on the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
632
B.
Choice of Law
633
1.
Choice of Law Approaches
634
Amco Ukrservice v. American Meter Co.
634
Notes and Questions
638
2.
Choice of Law Clauses
639
Problem 8-8
639
Problem 8-9
639
Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws (1971)
640
Notes and Questions
640
C.
Jurisdiction
641
1.
International Law
641
Kathleen Hixson, Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Under the Third Restatement of Foreign Relations Law of the United States
641
Notes and Questions
643
2.
Adjudicative Jurisdiction: Subject Matter and Territorial Jurisdiction
644
Problem 8-10
645
Asahi Metal Indus. Co., Ltd. v. Superior Court
646
Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown
651
Glencore Grain Rotterdam B.V. v. Shivnath Rai Harnarain Co.
653
Notes and Questions
656
3.
Sovereign Immunity
657
Problem 8-11
658
In re Arbitration Between: Trans Chem. Ltd. & China Nat'l Mach. Import & Export Corp.
658
Note on Restrictive Immunity
660
4.
Act of State Doctrine
661
Problem 8-12
661
Optopics Lab. Corp. v. Savannah Bank of Nigeria, Ltd.
661
FOGADE v. ENB Revocable Trust
665
Notes and Questions
667
Problem 8-13
668
5.
International Comity and Forum Non Conveniens
668
DeYoung v. Beddome
668
Notes and Questions
672
6.
Service of Process
673
Conax Florida Corp. v. Astrium Ltd.
673
Notes and Questions
676
7.
Jurisdiction over Parent and Affiliated Companies
677
Problem 8-14
677
Itel Containers Int'l Corp. v. Atlanttrafik Express Serv. Ltd.
678
Notes and Questions
682
Problem 8-15
682
8.
Conflicts of Jurisdiction: Multiple Proceedings in Different Forums
683
Goss International Corp. v. Man Roland Druckmachinen AG
683
Notes and Questions
686
Finanz AG Zurich v. Banco Economico S.A.
686
Ibeto Petrochemical Indus. Ltd. v. M/T Beffen
690
Notes and Questions
693
D.
Evidence and Discovery
694
1.
Obtaining Evidence Abroad
694
Problem 8-16
694
Tulip Computers Int'l B.V. v. Dell Computer Corp.
695
Notes and Questions
698
2.
Obtaining Evidence in the United States for Use in Foreign Courts
699
In re Clerici
699
Notes and Questions
702
E.
Recognition and Foreign Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
703
Problem 8-17
703
Somportex Ltd. v. Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corp.
704
Society of Lloyd's v. Siemon-Netto
708
Notes and Questions
711
9.
Corporate Social Responsibility
713
I.
Introduction
713
Problem 9-1
713
Problem 9-2
714
Jonathan I. Charney, Transnational Corporations and Developing Public International Law
714
Jordan J. Paust, Human Rights Responsibilities of Private Corporations
715
Doe I v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
719
Notes and Questions
722
Problem 9-3
723
II.
Codes and Standards of Conduct
724
Problem 9-4
724
Problem 9-5
724
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, 2011
725
Note on Implementation of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
729
Note on the "Polluter Pays Principle" as the Basis of Encouraging Multinational Companies to Engage in Sustainable Development
730
Problem 9-6
732
Instituting a Corporate Environmental and Safety Management System
732
Environmental Liability Disclosure Obligations of Public Companies
735
Notes and Questions
736
Guide for the Perplexed: Creating a CSR Program for Your Company
737
III.
Exporting Hazard: Legal and Ethical Considerations
737
Problem 9-7
737
H. Jeffrey Leonard, Confronting Industrial Pollution in Rapidly Industrializing Countries: Myths, Pitfalls, and Opportunities
738
Maureen A. Bent, Exporting Hazardous Industries: Should American Standards Apply?
739
Treaties Restricting Trade in Hazardous Materials
740
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: Council Recommendation on the Application of the Polluter-Pays Principle to Accidental Pollution
741
Note on U.S. Controls on Exports of Hazardous Wastes
742
Notes and Questions
743
IV.
Liability for Industrial Accidents
743
Problem 9-8
743
Stephen C. McCaffrey, Accidents Do Happen: Hazardous Technology and International Tort Litigation
744
Problem 9-9
745
In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster at Bhopal, India in December 1984
745
Shyam Divan and Armin Rosencranz, The Bhopal Settlement
748
Note on the Bhopal Settlement and Its Tortuous Aftermath
752
Notes and Questions
753
V.
U.S. Alien Tort Statute
754
Abdullahi v. Pfizer, Inc.
756
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Company
763
Notes and Questions
765
Table of Cases
767
Index
773