| Course ID: | LEGL 4900/6900. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | International Legal Transactions for Business |
Course
Description: | Study of laws, agreements, and institutions that affect
international business transactions with particular emphasis on
legal risk in global transactions, including sales contracts,
major trade agreements, regulation of imports and exports,
anti-trust law, intellectual property rights, labor and
employment law, environmental law, as well as cultural,
political, and ethical problems related to international legal
transactions. |
| Oasis Title: | Intl Legal Transact for Busi |
| Prerequisite: | LEGL 2700 or LEGL 2700E or LEGL 2800H |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | To familiarize students with the legal and ethical considerations that affect
international business transactions, to enable them to form an initial understanding
of the international marketplace necessary to become informed leaders in the
business community. To introduce students to legal issues in an international context,
which is essential to engaging in effective risk management for multi-national
corporations. To alert students to new issues in international law, especially those
related to emerging technologies. |
| Topical Outline: | Introduction to the International Law and Legal Transactions
Chapter 1 - Introduction to International Business
Chapter 2 - International Law and Organizations
Chapter 4 - Sales Contracts and Excuses for Nonperformance
Chapter 5 - The Documentary Sale & Terms of Trade
Contracts Continued & Negotiation of Contracts
Chapter 7 - Bank Collections, Trade Finance, and Letters of Credit
Chapter 3 - Resolution of International Disputes
Finish Negotiations & Discussion Continued / Exam Review
Chapter 8 - National Lawmaking Powers and the Regulation of U.S. Trade
Chapter 9 - GATT and the WTO: Basic Principles
Chapter 10 - Regulating Import Competition and Unfair Trade
Chapter 11 - Laws Governing Access to Foreign Markets
Chapter 12- Imports, Customs and Tariff Law
Chapter 13 - NAFTA
Chapter 14 - The EU and Other Regional Areas of Trade
Chapter 15 - Regulation of Exports
Chapter 16 - International Marketing Law
Chapter 17 - Licencing Agreements and the Protection of Intellectual Property
Chapter 18 - Host Country Regulation
Chapter 19 - Political Risk: Nationalization, Expropriation & Other Takings
Chapter 20 - Labor and Employment Discrimination Law
Chapter 21 - Environmental Law
Chapter 22 - Regulating the Competitive Environment |