TY - BOOK AU - Schaffer,Richard AU - Agusti,Filiberto AU - TI - International business law and its environment. T2 - South-Western legal studies in business: academic series SN - 9780324649673 AV - K1005.4.S33 U1 - 341.7/53 21 PY - 2008/// CY - Cincinnati, Ohio PB - West/Thomson Learning KW - Commercial law KW - International business enterprises KW - Law and legislation KW - Export sales contracts KW - Foreign trade regulation N1 - Maps on lining paper; Includes index; Contents: The Legal environment of international business: Introduction to international business -- International law and organizations -- The Resolution of international disputes -- International sales, credit and the commercial transaction: Sales contracts and excuses for non performance -- The Documentary sale and terms of trade -- The Carriage of goods and the liability of air and sea carriers -- Bank collections, trade finance and letter of credit -- International and U.S trade law: National lawmaking powers and the regulation of U.S trade -- GATT law and the world trade organization: basic principles -- Regulating import competition and unfair trade -- Laws governing access to foreign markets -- Imports, customs and tariff law -- North American free trade law -- The European Union and other regional trade areas -- The Regulation of exports -- Regulation of the international marketplace: International marketing law: Sales representatives, advertising and ethical issues -- Licensing agreements and the protection of intellectual property rights -- Host country regulations: corporate law, taxation and currency risk -- Nationalization, expropriation and privatization -- Labor and employment discrimination law -- Environmental law -- Regulating the competitive environment -- Appendix ER -