International business law : text, cases, and readings / Ray August ; with revisions by Don Mayer and Michael Bixby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

August, Ray, author.

Contributor:

Mayer, Don, writer of foreword.

Bixby, Michael B., writer of foreword.

Series:

Always learning.

Always Learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commercial law.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (733 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Pearson, [2013]

Summary:

For upper-level undergraduate and MBA students enrolled in an international business law course. August emphasises the diversity and similarity of how firms are currently regulated and governed around the world. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you will receive via email the code and instructions on how to access this product. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction to International and Comparative Law

What Is International Law?

CASE 1-1 Ignacio Sequihua v. Texaco Inc. et al.

The Making of International Law

Sources of International Law

Treaties and Conventions

Custom

General Principles and Jus Cogens

The Scope of International Law in Actual Practice

The Practice in International Tribunals

The Practice in Municipal Courts

CASE 1-2 Sei Fujii v. State of California

International Persons

States

Territorial Sovereignty

Negative Servitudes: Air and Water Pollution

CASE 1-3 The Trail Smelter Arbitration

International Organizations

READING 1-1 Overview of the UN Global Compact and the Millennium Development Goals, and the Ten Principles

READING 1-2 The End of the Euro? Fears of Financial Contagion

CASE 1-4 Commission of the European Communities v. Federal Republic of Germany

The Institutions of the European Union

The Rights of Individuals Under International Law

CASE 1-5 De Sanchez v. Banco Central De Nicaragua

Comparison of Municipal Legal Systems

The Romano-Germanic Civil Law System

The Anglo-American Common Law System

The Islamic Law System

Chapter Questions

Chapter 2 State Responsibility and Environmental Regulation

Introduction

State Responsibility

Doctrine of Imputability

Nonimputable Acts

CASE 2-1 Sandline International Inc. v. Papua New Guinea

CASE 2-2 Flatow v. The Islamic Republic of Iran

READING 2-1 State Responsibility, Corporate Responsibility, and Terrorism

Fault and Causation

Standard of Care

The National Standard of Care

The International Standard of Care

Expropriation

In Brief: CASE 2-3 Acsyngo v. Compagnie De Saint-Gobain (France) S.A.

Denial of Justice

CASE 2-4 Chattin v. United Mexican States

Objections.

Lack of Standing

Lack of Nationality

Lack of a Genuine Link

Failure to Exhaust Remedies

CASE 2-5 The M/V Saiga Case (Merits)

Other Objections

Relief

Insurance

CASE 2-6 Re Letelier and Moffitt

Private Insurers

National Investment Guaranty Programs

Multilateral Investment Guaranty Programs

Environmental Protection

Regulation of Pollution

CASE 2-7 Southern Bluefin Tuna Cases: Provisional Measures

READING 2-2 The U.S. View and the "Basic" View on the Kyoto Protocol and its Renewal

Protection of Natural Resources

Liability for Environmental Damage

Chapter 3 Dispute Settlement

Settlement of Disputes Through Diplomacy

Negotiation

Mediation

Inquiry

Settlement of Disputes in International Tribunals

International Court of Justice

READING 3-1 Iran and the United States at the ICJ: Oil Platforms Case (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America)

International Criminal Court

World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Procedures

CASE 3-1 Japan-Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages

International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes

CASE 3-2 In the Matter of the Loewen Group Inc. and Raymond L. Loewen, Claimants/Investors v. United States of America Respondent/Party

Other Arbitration Tribunals

Settlement of Disputes in Municipal Courts

Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases

Jurisdiction in Civil Cases

Jurisdiction over Persons

CASE 3-3 Bumper Development Corp. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and Others (Union of India and Others, Claimants)

CASE 3-4 Shell v. R. W. Sturge, Ltd.

Immunities of States from the Jurisdiction of Municipal Courts

Sovereign or State Immunity

READING 3-2 China and Sovereign Immunity

CASE 3-5 Abbott v. Republic of South Africa

Act of State Doctrine.

CASE 3-6 W.S. Kirkpatrick Co., Inc. v. Environmental Tectonics Co.

Choosing the Governing Law

Agreement of the Parties

Statutory Choice of Law Provisions

Most Significant Relationship

CASE 3-7 Bank of India v. Gobindram Naraindas Sadhwani and Others

Governmental Interest

Refusal To Exercise Jurisdiction

Opposition to the Exercise of Jurisdiction

CASE 3-8 Jorge Luis Machuca Gonzalez et al. v. Chrysler Corporation et al.

Proving Foreign Law

Recognition of Foreign Judgments

Chapter 4 The Multinational Enterprise

Strategies for Doing Business Globally

Exporting and Importing

Branches and Subsidiaries

READING 4-1 China Merchants Bank

Licensing Intellectual Property and Franchising

The Business Form

The Importance of the Separate Legal Identity of Juridical Entities

The Multinational Organization

The Parent Company

CASE 4-1 Case Concerning Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Co. (Second Phase)

The Subordinate Structure

International Regulation of Multinational Enterprises

READING 4-2 The ISO 26,000 Standard for Global Business Conduct

Bribery and Corruption Rules

Home State Regulation of Multinational Enterprises

Unfair Competition Laws

CASE 4-2 Metro Industries v. Sammi Corp.

In Brief: CASE 4-3 Airbus Industrie G.I.E. v. Patel

READING 4-3 F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd. v. Empagran

Tort and Products Liability Laws

CASE 4-4 Dow Jones &amp

Co. Inc. v. Gutnick

In Brief: CASE 4-5 World-Wide Volkswagen v. Woodson

CASE 4-6 Asahi Metal Industry Co., Ltd. v. Superior Court of California, Solano County United States Supreme Court

Sharp Practices

CASE 4-7 United States v. Blondek, Tull, Castle, and Lowry

READING 4-4 Current Events in International Law: The New Global Reach of Anti-Corruption Laws.

Host State Regulation of Multinational Enterprises

Consent to the Jurisdiction of the Host State

Common Enterprise Liability

CASE 4-8 Touche Ross &amp

Co. v. Bank Intercontinental, Limited

Piercing the Company Veil

Chapter 5 Foreign Investment

Foreign Investment Laws and Codes

READING 5-1 Pacific Rim Mining v. El Salvador: An ICSID Arbitration under the U.S.-Dominican Republic Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)

National Foreign Investment Policies

Regional Investment Policies

Screening Foreign Investment Applications

Formal and Informal Application Processes

Approval of Foreign Investment Applications

In Brief: CASE 5-1 Arab Republic of Egypt v. Southern Pacific Properties, Ltd., et al.

Business Forms

Limitations on Foreign Equity

Sectoral Limitations

READING 5-2 Foreign Direct Investment in India

Geographic Limitations

CASE 5-2 Brady v. Brown

Free Zones

CASE 5-3 Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., U.S.A. v. United States

Foreign Investment Guarantees

Supervision of Foreign Investment

Start-Up Standards

Operational Reviews

Modification of Foreign Investment Agreements

CASE 5-4 Arbitration Between Wintershall AG et al. and the Government of Qatar

Protection of Subsidiaries

CASE 5-5 The Bhopal Case

Penalties for Noncompliance

Securities Regulations

Securities

Trading in Securities

Securities Exchanges

Issuance of Securities

Clearance and Settlement Procedures

Insider Trading Regulations

CASE 5-6 Batchelder v. Kawamoto

Takeover Regulations

Enforcement of Securities Regulations Internationally

International Enforcement Cooperation

The Convention on Insider Trading

Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Securities Laws

Chapter 6 Money and Banking

Money

The Value of Money.

The Choice of Money

Maintaining Monetary Value

CASE 6-1 Republic of Argentina et al. v. Weltover, Inc. et al.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Origin of the IMF

READING 6-1 The U.S. Dollar as International Currency Reserve?

IMF Quotas

Organization of the IMF

READING 6-2 IMF Quota Reform is Inadequate

Reaction to IMFC Communiqué

READING 6-3 Calls for Debt Audit as IMF Austerity Fails

IMF Operations

Currency Exchange

Currency Exchange Obligations of IMF Member States

Enforcement of Exchange Control Regulations of IMF Member States

CASE 6-2 Wilson, Smithett &amp

Cope, Ltd v. Terruzzi

Enforcement of Exchange Control Laws in the Absence of IMF Membership

CASE 6-3 Menendez v. Saks and Company

Enforcement of Other IMF Member State Currency Exchange Obligations

Exemptions for New Members from IMF Member State Currency Exchange Obligations

Currency Support

IMF Facilities

IMF Conditionality

Development Banks

Controversies at the World Bank

READING 6-4 The IMF and the World Bank: How Do They Differ?

The Bank for International Settlements

The Central Banks' Bank

Promoter of International Monetary Cooperation

Agent for International Settlements

BIS and Basel III

Regional Monetary Systems

National Monetary Systems

National Monetary Organizations

Bank Deposits

READING 6-5 Islamic Banking

Eurocurrency Deposits

The Interbank Deposit Market

The Foreign Exchange Market

Foreign Exchange Contracts

In Brief: CASE 6-4 Hunt et al. v. Alliance North American Government Income Trust, Inc. et al.

Arbitrage

The Transfer of Money

Branch Banking

CASE 6-5 In Re Sealed Case

Conflicts Between Host and Home State Regulations

CASE 6-6 Vishipco Line et al. v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.

CASE 6-7 Libyan Arab Foreign Bank v. Bankers Trust Company.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-273-77558-8

OCLC:

1154005598