Unit 1 Legal Environment of International Trade 1
Text Ⅰ General Principles of International Trade 1
Exercises 6
Text Ⅱ U.S.Government Regulation of International Trade 14
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 20
Unit 2 Legal Framework of the WTO 22
Text Ⅰ Principles of the Trading System 22
Exercises 27
Text Ⅱ The Agreements 33
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 38
Unit 3 The Contract 41
Text Ⅰ Introduction and Origins 41
Exercises 45
Text Ⅱ Interpretation of Contracts 61
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 65
Unit 4 Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 69
Text Ⅰ An Introduction to the Convention 69
Exercises 73
Text Ⅱ Formation of the Contract 84
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 88
Unit 5 International Trade Custom 91
Text Ⅰ Incoterms 2000 91
Exercises 96
Text Ⅱ FOB 102
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 108
Unit 6 International Carriage of Goods 111
Text Ⅰ International Carriage of Goods by Sea 111
Exercises 116
Text Ⅱ The Carrier's Liabilities under a Bill of Lading 123
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 128
Unit 7 Cargo Insurance 131
Text Ⅰ Policies,Coverage and Exclusions 131
Exercises 134
Text Ⅱ Fundamental Principles of Cargo Insurance 143
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 148
Unit 8 Payments in International Sales 151
Text Ⅰ Documentary Credits 151
Exercises 155
Text Ⅱ The Doctrine of Strict Compliance 163
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 167
Unit 9 International Transfer of Technology 169
Text Ⅰ Transfer of Technology and Some Contractual Issues 169
Exercises 174
Text Ⅱ Transfer of Technology to Developing Countries 184
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 190
Unit 10 Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights 192
Text Ⅰ Intellectual Property Protection 192
Exercises 197
Text Ⅱ Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works 206
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 212
Unit 11 TRIPS 214
Text Ⅰ The TRIPS Agreement 214
Exercises 218
Text Ⅱ TRIPS:Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights 226
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 234
Unit 12 Trade in Services(GATS) 237
Text Ⅰ GATS and the Services Liberalization 237
Exercises 241
Text Ⅱ Specific Commitments Under GATS 249
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 255
Unit 13 International Investment 258
Text Ⅰ International Investments 258
Exercises 264
Text Ⅱ International Rules on Investment 274
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 280
Unit 14 International Finance Law 283
Text Ⅰ Law of International Finance—Choice of Law 283
Exercises 288
Text Ⅱ Selected Clauses of Agreement of International Monetary Fund 296
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 301
Unit 15 International Taxation Law 304
Text Ⅰ Taxation in a Global Environment 304
Exercises 308
Text Ⅱ Tax Havens and Struggle against Tax Avoidance 315
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 319
Unit 16 Settlement of International Disputes 322
Text Ⅰ Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems 322
Exercises 326
Text Ⅱ The WTO's Procedure of Settling Disputes 333
Supplementary Legal Vocabulary 338
References 340