International Business Law (4th Edition) [Hardcover]

Ray A. August (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131014102 | ISBN-13: 978-0131014107 | Publication Date: February 14, 2003 | Edition: 4

For senior undergraduate business, and law school courses in International Business Law. Emphasizing practical application and theory of international business law, this text shows how firms doing business between the more than 200 countries of the world are governed and regulated. No single legal system is emphasized; rather, cases and materials from many countries are collected to show both the diversity and the similarity of businesses and of the law. This is a book of text, cases, and readings.

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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: 832 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (February 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131014102
• ISBN-13: 978-0131014107
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,246,100 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.