International Business Law (3rd Edition) - Hardcover

August, Ray

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130143774 ISBN 13: 9780130143778

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2000

Synopsis

This book emphasizes the practical application and theory of international business law with supplementary cases and readings. Multinational and multicultural in perspective, this book includes cases and opinions from more than 25 different countries and examines international organizations and treaties that have an impact on business. Responsibilities of States for the Treatment of Aliens and Foreign Businesses. Dispute Settlement. The Multinational Enterprise. Foreign Investment. Money and Banking. Trade in Goods. Services and Labor. Intellectual Property. Sales. Transportation. Financing. Taxation. For anyone who is interested in Congress and state legislatures.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Emphasizes practical application and theory of international business law with supplementary cases and readings.

From the Back Cover:

Examining the law of international business from a worldwide perspective, this book is meant for introductory .and advanced business and law students. With extensive footnotes, excerpted cases, and supplementary online materials (at IntBusLaw.com), International Business Law is also a valuable reference for practitioners.

This book covers topics essential to understanding international business, from an examination of the role of international and comparative law, to the laws governing multinational enterprises; foreign investment; money and banking; and sales of goods, services, labor, intellectual property, transportation, financing, taxation, and dispute settlement. It describes the most important international organizations, from the Bank of International Settlements to the World Trade Organization, and it examines the important ethical issues of our times with readings and materials on topics such as:

• the cultural clash of civilizations,
• the debate over world climate change and the Kyoto Protocol,
• the regulation of genetically modified foods,
• the illegal movement of money,
• the human rights of workers,
• Third World challenges to intellectual property,
• the tax advantages of offshore reincorporation, and
• the pros and cons of globalization.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0130143774
• ISBN 13: 9780130143778
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 800