International business law and its environment / 4th ed.

Table Of Contents:
Part One The Legal Environment of International Business 2(132)

1 Introduction to International Business 4(43)

2 International Law and Organizations 47(32)

3 The European Union and the Development of Trade Areas 79(26)

4 The Resolution of International Disputes 105(29)
Part Two International Sales, Credits, and the Commercial Transaction 134(148)

5 Sales Contracts and Excuses for Nonperformance 136(48)

6 The Documentary Sale and Terms of Trade 184(32)

7 The Carriage of Goods and the Liability of Air and Sea Carriers 216(31)

8 Bank Collections, Trade Finance, and Letters of Credit 247(35)
Part Three International and U.S. Trade Law 282(242)

9 National Lawmaking Powers and the Regulation of U.S. Trade 284(31)

10 GATT Law and the World Trade Organization: Basic Principles 315(33)

11 Regulating Import Competition and Unfair Trade 348(31)

12 Laws Governing Access to Foreign Markets 379(32)

13 Imports, Customs, and Tariff Law 411(41)

14 North American Free Trade Law 452(41)

15 The Regulation of Exports 493(31)
Part Four Regulation of the International Marketplace 524(201)

16 International Marketing Law: Sales Representatives, Advertising, and Ethical Issues 526(20)

17 Licensing Agreements and the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 546(29)

18 Host-Country Regulation: Corporate Law, Taxation, and Currency Risk 575(23)

19 Political Risk: Nationalization, Expropriation, and Other Takings of Investment 598(26)

20 Privatization: Regulation of the International Marketplace 624(23)

21 Labor and Employment Discrimination Law 647(23)

22 Environmental Law 670(26)

23 Regulating the Competitive Environment 696(29)
Appendix A Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community 725(16)
Appendix B Maastricht Treaty on European Union 741(4)
Appendix C United Nations Convention on Contracts For the International Sale of Goods 745(14)
Appendix D Uniform Commercial Code: Selected Provisions on Risk of Loss 759(5)
Appendix E Incoterms (1990) 764(3)
Appendix F The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 767(7)
Appendix G Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization 774(2)
Appendix H Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods (Selected Provisions) 776(5)
Appendix I General Agreement on Trade in Services (Selected Provisions) 781(2)
Appendix J Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights 783(6)
Appendix K North American Free Trade Agreement 789(7)
Index 796