International Business Law (3rd Edition) [Hardcover]

Ray August (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0130143774 | ISBN-13: 978-0130143778 | Edition: 3rd

For senior undergraduate business, and law school courses in International Business Law. This text emphasizes practical application and theory of international business law, with supplementary cases and readings.*New - 20 new cases. Excerpted in the original language of the courts. Includes among others, the recent WTO (World Trade Organization) decision recognizing the right of states to exclude imports harmful to the environment and the UK decision denying diplomatic immunity to Chilean General Pinochet.*New - Material on international insurance. *New - Updated material on U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Includes changes added in Amendments adopted by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by the President in November, 1998. - Provides students with the latest international rules on international bribery. *New - New material on international trading of securities. *New - Case materials from World Trade Organization dispute panels. *New - Expanded coverage of case material relating to the U.N. Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Includes cases that actually interpret the CISG. *New - Expanded coverage of the European Union. *New - Simplified discussion of bills and notes. *New - Updated tax tables. *New - Footnotes and references. Updated throughout. *International organizations and treaties. Examines organizations and treaties that have an impact on business. *International business transactions and firms. Compares and contrasts approaches to international business. *Legal cases. Linked to the material discussed in the text. *Selected readings. Examines particular topics in depth. *Multinational and multicultural perspective. Includes legal cases from the International Court of Justice, the EUs European Court of Justice, GATT Dispute Settlement Panels, and opinions from the courts of Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, British Guyana, the Cayman Islands, China, the Eastern Caribbean States, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Israel, Japan, Malawi, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, the United States, and more. *100+ maps, plus charts, forms, and tables. Included throughout. *Margin notes. Defines key terms and ideas. *Extensive footnotes throughout.

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Emphasizes practical application and theory of international business law with supplementary cases and readings. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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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.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 800 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3rd edition (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130143774
• ISBN-13: 978-0130143778
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,504,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best help for international business law practitioners, August 7, 2001

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Juan L. Fuentes (Guatemala, Guatemala) - See all my reviews

This review is from: International Business Law (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

This is the best book I've ever read about international business law. It is a very good guide to all issues concerning international law since the choice of a applicable law for a contract passing through contract contents, labor and taxes international legislation, ethics and finishing with the very new cyber law. This is a book to be read for specialists in both international law and international business, but also for practitioners of international trade. We have adodpted this book in our course of International Business Law at Universidad del Istmo in Guatemala. The best book I have consulted in the field.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Globalization and need to know International Law, August 24, 2001

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"doctoreconomist" (East Rockaway, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: International Business Law (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

This book is essentially important for every business person dealing in international arena and every student seeking careers in multinational businesses. The author covers almost all aspects of governing laws related to international trade. My personal statement would be that this book is not to just read but to use it in everyday's practices as a desk reference.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars High School Text Book-Style Garbage, December 2, 2009

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Johnny Guitar Watson (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: International Business Law (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

I'm a law student at a top 14 school. This is one of the worst books I've encountered in my law school career, riddled with error and ambiguity. At its best it merely summarizes statutory law. At its worst it's wordy, unclear, and treats thorny issues with a swipe of the hand.

Luckily, though, the book does provide pictures and shaded maps, for those law students who don't know where Europe is located. (See pg. 400). That's about the level at which this book is pitched.

In sum, this book is excruciating to have to work with.