PART 1.THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN THEWORLD COMMUNITY

Chapter 1.Commerce or Isolation：The Decision to Contract Across Borders

Chapter 2.The Actors：The Nations and Institutions of International Trade and Contracting

Section 2.1Who Are the Foreign Traders？

Section 2.2Nonmarket Economies and State Trading Organizations

Section 2.3Dependent，Developing and Advanced Developing Countries The New International Economic Order and a Law of Development

Section 2.4International Economic Institutions

Section 2.5The Role of Counsel in International Business

Chapter 3.Forms of International Business

Section 3.1Trading Goods Across Borders：Exports and Imports

Section 3.2Licensing Production Abroad

Section 3.3Foreign Investment

PART 2.INTERNATIONAL TRADING OF GOODS

Chapter 4.Agreements for the International Trading of Goods

Introduction 4.0 The Basic Transaction-Toys to Greece

Problem 4.1Formation of an International Transaction：Insulation to Germany

Problem 4.2Commercial Terms，Bills of Lading and Insurance—Books to Bath

Problem 4.3Wars and Other Frustrations：Oil From Araby

Problem 4.4Electronic Commerce：Outbound Organics Company and Digital Goods Ltd

Problem 4.5The Bill of Lading：Computers to Caracas

Problem 4.6Selling Through Distributorships/Agents and the Use of Countertrade：Growfast in Mexico and Russia

Chapter 5.Financing the International Sale of Goods

Introduction 5.0 Letters of Credit

Problem 5.1 The Letter of Credit and Electronic Communication：Gold Watch Pens For France

Problem 5.2 Enjoining Payment of Letters of Credit for Fraud：VCRS From China

Problem 5.3 Standby Letters of Credit：Electronics to Israel

PART 3.TRANSFERS OF TECHNOLOGY

Chapter 6.Licensing Theft and Protection of Intellectual Property

Introduction 6.0 Intellectual Property and International Transactions

Problem 6.1 Franchising and Trademark Licensing： Colonel Chicken Goes Abroad

Problem 6.2 Patent and Knowhow Licensing：Oil Drilling Bits in Germany and Mexico

PART 4.DISPUTE SETTLEMENT

Chapter 7.The Resolution of International Disputes

Introduction 7.0 The Resolution of Business Disputes

Problem 7.1 Resolution of International Disputes：Televisions Everywhere： Choice of Forum and Jurisdiction

Problem 7.2 Service of Process， Forum Non Conveniens and Choice of Law：Orchid Fertilizer to Venezuela

Problem 7.3 International Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards：Cars From Malaysia

Appendix The European Union

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