PART 1.THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN THEWORLD COMMUNITY 2
Chapter 1.Commerce or Isolation:The Decision to Contract Across Borders 2
Chapter 2.The Actors:The Nations and Institutions of International Trade and Contracting 13
Section 2.1Who Are the Foreign Traders? 13
Section 2.2Nonmarket Economies and State Trading Organizations 17
Section 2.3Dependent,Developing and Advanced Developing Countries The New International Economic Order and a Law of Development 18
Section 2.4International Economic Institutions 20
Section 2.5The Role of Counsel in International Business 25
Chapter 3.Forms of International Business 44
Section 3.1Trading Goods Across Borders:Exports and Imports 44
Section 3.2Licensing Production Abroad 46
Section 3.3Foreign Investment 48
PART 2.INTERNATIONAL TRADING OF GOODS 52
Chapter 4.Agreements for the International Trading of Goods 52
Introduction 4.0 The Basic Transaction-Toys to Greece 52
Problem 4.1Formation of an International Transaction:Insulation to Germany 80
Problem 4.2Commercial Terms,Bills of Lading and Insurance—Books to Bath 111
Problem 4.3Wars and Other Frustrations:Oil From Araby 146
Problem 4.4Electronic Commerce:Outbound Organics Company and Digital Goods Ltd 185
Problem 4.5The Bill of Lading:Computers to Caracas 225
Problem 4.6Selling Through Distributorships/Agents and the Use of Countertrade:Growfast in Mexico and Russia 258
Chapter 5.Financing the International Sale of Goods 290
Introduction 5.0 Letters of Credit 290
Problem 5.1 The Letter of Credit and Electronic Communication:Gold Watch Pens For France 293
Problem 5.2 Enjoining Payment of Letters of Credit for Fraud:VCRS From China 341
Problem 5.3 Standby Letters of Credit:Electronics to Israel 380
PART 3.TRANSFERS OF TECHNOLOGY 416
Chapter 6.Licensing Theft and Protection of Intellectual Property 416
Introduction 6.0 Intellectual Property and International Transactions 416
Problem 6.1 Franchising and Trademark Licensing: Colonel Chicken Goes Abroad 428
Problem 6.2 Patent and Knowhow Licensing:Oil Drilling Bits in Germany and Mexico 463
PART 4.DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 494
Chapter 7.The Resolution of International Disputes 494
Introduction 7.0 The Resolution of Business Disputes 494
Problem 7.1 Resolution of International Disputes:Televisions Everywhere: Choice of Forum and Jurisdiction 520
Problem 7.2 Service of Process, Forum Non Conveniens and Choice of Law:Orchid Fertilizer to Venezuela 557
Problem 7.3 International Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards:Cars From Malaysia 591
Appendix The European Union 622
INDEX 653