International Business Law and the Legal Environment (3^rd Ed.)
A Transactional Approach

International Business Law and the Legal Environment provides business students with a strong understanding of the legal principles that govern doing business internationally. Not merely about compliance, this book emphasizes how to use the law to create value and competitive advantage.

DiMatteo?s transactional approach walks students through key business transactions?from import and export, contracts, and finance to countertrade, dispute resolution, licensing, and more?giving them both context and demonstrating real world application. This new edition also includes:

• New material on comparative contract and sales law & European private law; joint ventures and collaborative alliances.
• A new part on foreign direct investment that includes a chapter on emerging markets.
• New chapters on privacy law, and on environmental concerns.
• Greater coverage of the World Trade Organization.
• "Case highlights" and court opinions that feature edited court transcripts which expose students to actual legal reasoning and an understanding of the underlying legal principles. These decisions are drawn from a broad range of countries, offering a truly international look at the subject.

Students of business law and international business courses will find DiMatteo?s clear writing style easy to follow. A companion web site includes an instructor?s manual, PowerPoints, and other tools to provide additional support for students and instructors.

Preface  Table of Cases and Laws  Part I: Legal Environment of International Business  1. Introduction to International Business Transactions  2. Ethical Aspects of International Business  3. Strategies for Doing Business Internationally  4. International Commercial Dispute Resolution  Part II: Trade Regulation  5. International Trade Regulation  6. National Export and Import Regulations  7. Free Trade Agreements  Part III: Doing Business in the European Union and China  8. Doing Business in The European Union  9. Doing Business in The People’s Republic of China  Part IV: Comparative Legal Systems, Contract, and Sales Law  10. Comparative Legal Systems  11. International and Comparative Contract Law  12. International Sales Law  Part V: Exporting, Importing, and Trade Finance  13. Transport of Goods  14. The Documentary Transaction  15. International Trade Finance  16. Employment and Sales of Services  17. Agency and Distribution  Part VI: Licensing and Intellectual Property Rights  18. Law of Intellectual Property Rights  19. Licensing of Intellectual Property  Part VII: Direct Foreign Investment and E-Commerce  20. Foreign Direct Investment  21. International E-Commerce  Appendix A: United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)  Appendix B: Excerpts from Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to  Bills of Lading ("Hague Rules")