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PART I: THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS. 1. Introduction to International Business. 2. International Law and Comparative Legal Systems. 3. Dispute Resolution in the Global Marketplace. PART II: INTERNATIONAL SALES, CREDITS, AND THE COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION. 4. Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. 5. Documentary Transactions and the Risk of Loss. 6. Legal Issues in International Transportation. 7. Letters of Credit: Law and Banking Practice. PART III: INTERNATIONAL AND U.S. TRADE LAW. 8. National Lawmaking Powers and the Regulation of U.S. Trade. 9. GATT and the World Trade Organization: Fundamental Principles. 10. Laws Governing Access to Foreign Markets. 11. Exporting to the United States: Import Competition and Unfair Trade Laws. 12. Exporting to the United States: Customs and Tariff Laws. 13. Export Regulation and Enforcement. 14. Doing Business Under the North American Free Trade Agreement. 15. Regional Trade Areas in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. PART IV: REGULATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE. 16. International Marketing Law. 17. Intellectual Property Law. 18. Host Country Takings and Controls on Foreign Direct Investment. 19. Comparative Labor and Employment Law. 20. International Business and Environmental Protection. 21. Competition Law and Business Regulation. Appendix A: United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Appendix B: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Appendix C: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods (Selected Provisions). Appendix D: General Agreement on Trade in Services (Selected Provisions). Appendix E: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property. Appendix F: North American Free Trade Agreement. INDEX.
About the Author:
Lucien Dhooge is the Sue and John Staton Professor of Law at the College of Management at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he teaches international business law and ethics, and serves as director of the global executive M.B.A. program and area coordinator in law and ethics. Prior to his tenure with the Georgia Institute of Technology, Professor Dhooge practiced law for eleven years and served on the faculty of the University of the Pacific in California for twelve. He has authored more than fifty scholarly articles, co-authored five books, and is a past editor-in-chief of the American Business Law Journal and Journal of Legal Studies Education. Professor Dhooge has presented throughout the United States, as well as in Asia, Europe, and South America, and has received numerous research and teaching awards, including six Ralph C. Hoeber Awards for excellence in published research. After completing an undergraduate degree in history at the University of Colorado, Professor Dhooge earned his J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law and his LL.M. from the Georgetown University Law Center.
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