International Business Law: A Transactional Approach / Edition 2

by Larry DiMatteo

Overview

DiMatteo (business, University of Florida) and Dhooge (University of the Pacific) identify the risks involved in international business transactions, and explore how such risks are minimized in the areas of exporting, direct foreign investment, and intellectual property transfer. Originally published in 2002 as Law of international business transactions; the second edition updates the case law and web site addresses. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900324204918
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	02/24/2005
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Larry A. DiMatteo is a professor at the Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida. He previously taught at the University of Miami Graduate School of Business. His primary teaching responsibilities have been teaching graduate courses in international business law, commercial law, and the legal environment of business. Professor DiMatteo graduated from with a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Political Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo where he was Phi Beta Kappa. He received his J.D., magna cum laude, from The Cornell Law School and a LL.M. from the Harvard Law School. Professor DiMatteo is the author of 3 books and more than a dozen law review articles with a primary focus on contract and international business law. Professor DiMatteo is a past president of the International Law Section of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business.


Lucien Dhooge is the Sue and John Staton Professor of Law at the College of Management at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he teaches international business law and ethics, and serves as director of the global executive M.B.A. program and area coordinator in law and ethics. Prior to his tenure with the Georgia Institute of Technology, Professor Dhooge practiced law for eleven years and served on the faculty of the University of the Pacific in California for twelve. He has authored more than fifty scholarly articles, co-authored five books, and is a past editor-in-chief of the American Business Law Journal and Journal of Legal Studies Education. Professor Dhooge has presented throughout the United States, as well as in Asia, Europe, and South America, and has received numerous research and teaching awards, including six Ralph C. Hoeber Awards for excellence in published research. After completing an undergraduate degree in history at the University of Colorado, Professor Dhooge earned his J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law and his LL.M. from the Georgetown University Law Center.

Table of Contents

PART 1. LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS. 1. Introduction to International Business Transactions. 2. The Ethics of International Business. 3. Strategies for International Business. 4. International Commercial Dispute Resolution. PART 2. TRADE REGULATION. 5. International Trade Regulation. 6. National Import and Export Regulation. PART 3. INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTING. 7. International Contract Law. 8. International Sales Law. PART 4. EXPORTING AND IMPORTING: THE DOCUMENTARY TRANSACTION AND TRADE FINANCE. 9. The Documentary Transaction. 10. Transport of Goods. 11. International Trade Finance. PART 5. SALES OF SERVICES, LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS. 12. Sale of Services. 13. Law of Intellectual Property Rights. 14. Intellectual Property Licensing. 15. Electronic Business Transactions. APPENDICES. A. United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. B. Uniform Commercial Code (Selected Provisions). C. Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (Selected Provisions). D. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (Selected Provisions). E. Excerpts from International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bill of Lading ("Hague Rules").

Editorial Reviews

The linking of the international legal material to basic business curriculum concepts especially those related to marketing and finance is a definite plus. For example, the notion that market analysis can be used to assess risk when contemplating an international transaction helps to integrate what would otherwise be discrete areas of learning for students.


I chose this text because it focuses primarily on private international business law. The size of the text and the content it covers are more than adequate for a one semester undergraduate course. The selection of material allows for an adequate amount of flexibility in designing a course. The text is currently quite up to date.

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