Part Ⅰ The Legal Environment of International Business
Chapter 1 International Business and the Risks 2
1.1 What Is International Business 2
1.2 The Environment of International Business 3
1.3 History of International Business 5
1.4 Risks of International Business 7
Chapter 2 International Business Law and International Organizations 11
2.1 International Law 11
2.2 International Business Law 12
2.3 International Organizations 17
Chapter 3 National Laws and Legal Systems 25
3.1 Major World Legal Systems 25
3.2 National Laws Governing International Business Transactions 27
Part Ⅱ International Sale of Goods
Chapter 4 Overview of International Sale of Goods 33
4.1 Fundamentals of International Sale of Goods 33
4.2 Procedure of International Sale of Goods 35
4.3 Risks in International Sale of Goods 36
Chapter 5 Introduction to International Sales Contracts 40
5.1 Fundamentals of Contracts 40
5.2 Laws and Practices on International Sales Contracts 45
Chapter 6 Legal Issues on International Sales Contracts 61
6.1 Formation of International Sales Contracts 61
6.2 Seller’s Obligations 66
6.3 Buyer’s Obligations 70
6.4 Risk of Loss 73
6.5 Excused Performance 74
6.6 Remedies for Breach of Contract 75
Chapter 7 International Transportation of Goods 88
7.1 Transportation of Goods by Sea 88
7.2 Transportation of Goods by Air 98
7.3 Transportation of Goods by Rail and Road 101
7.4 Multimodal Transportation of Goods 103
7.5 Marine Cargo Insurance 103
Chapter 8 Payment in International Sale of Goods 110
8.1 Modes of International Payment 110
8.2 Fundamentals of Negotiable Instruments 113
8.3 The Bill of Exchange 115
8.4 Letters of Credit 117
Part Ⅲ International Transfer of Intellectual Property Rights
Chapter 9 Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing 131
9.1 Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Rights 131
9.2 International Intellectual Property Organizations and Treaties 137
9.3 Regulations on International Licensing 140
9.4 Regulations of International Franchising 144
Part Ⅳ Settlement of International Commercial Disputes
Chapter 10 International Commercial Arbitration 153
10.1 Methods of International Commercial Dispute Settlement 153
10.2 Settlement of International Commercial Disputes through Arbitration 155
