International
Business Law
Ray
August , Washington State University
For
senior undergraduate business, and law school courses in International Business Law.
This text
emphasizes practical application and theory of international business law, with
supplementary cases and readings.
NEW 20
new cases Excerpted in the original language of the courts. Includes among others, the
recent WTO (World Trade Organization) decision recognizing the right of states to exclude
imports harmful to the environment and the UK decision denying diplomatic immunity to
Chilean General Pinochet.
ntroduces
students to the most recent court cases, providing them with current examples of
international law in action.
NEW Material
on international insurance.
Gives
students a succinct description of insurance products available to international
businesses.
NEW Updated
material on U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act-Includes changes added in Amendments
adopted by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by the President in November, 1998.
Provides
students with the latest international rules on international bribery.
NEW New
material on international trading of securities.
Shows
students how securities are traded today on exchanges that are now operating
internationally.
NEW Case
materials from World Trade Organization dispute panels.
Shows
students the WTO's vigorous efforts to enforce international trade.
NEW-Expanded
coverage of case material relating to the U.N. Convention on the International Sale of
Goods (CISG) Includes cases that actually interpret the CISG.
Expands
students understanding of the international sale of goods.
NEW-Expanded
coverage of the European Union.
Gives
students an appreciation of the world's largest common market.
NEWSimplified
discussion of bills and notes.
Allows
students to more easily understand material.
NEW Updated
tax tables.
Provides
students with a current reference of tax tables.
NEW Footnotes
and references Updated throughout.
Provides
students with the latest scholarship in the field.
International
organizations and treaties Examines organizations and treaties that have an impact on
business.
- Allows
students to understand the economic and social impact treaties and organizations
throughout the world.
International
business transactions and firmsCompares and contrasts approaches to international
business.
Allows
students to understand and appreciate the way other countries do business and how this
impacts international business law.
Legal
cases Linked to the material discussed in the text.
Shows
students business law in action, allowing them to see how the law is applied to real world
business situations.
Selected
readings Examines particular topics in depth.
Expands
students' understanding of topics, such as the origins of the U.N. Convention on the
international sale of goods.
Multinational
and multicultural perspective Includes legal cases from the International Court of
Justice, the EU's European Court of Justice, GATT Dispute Settlement Panels, and opinions
from the courts of Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, British Guyana, the Cayman Islands,
China, the Eastern Caribbean States, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Italy,
Israel, Japan, Malawi, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru,
the Philippines, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, the United States,
and more.
Gives
students an unbiased look at a wide range of international legal opinions.
100+
maps, plus charts, forms, and tables Included throughout.
Provides
students with illustrations to enhance and reinforce their understanding of material.
Margin
notes Defines key terms and ideas.
Allows
students to quickly look up unfamiliar terms without interrupting the flow of their
reading. Also provides a source of quick review.
Extensive
footnotes throughout.
Provides
students with sources of additional reading for more information on chapter topics. Also
provides instructors with supplemental readings to use in class.
1. Introduction to International and Comparative Law.
2. Responsibilities of States for the Treatment of Aliens and Foreign Businesses.
3. Dispute Settlement.
4. The Multinational Enterprise.
5. Foreign Investment.
6. Money and Banking.
7. Trade in Goods.
8. Services and Labor.
9. Intellectual Property.
10. Sales.
11. Transportation.
12. Financing.
13. Taxation.
Credits.
Index.
760 pages