International Law and Business

<p>This book introduces law in the context of international business. The basics of law are explored using a clear comparative methodology. International and regional economic institutions are discussed, next to the fundaments of private law. These include contract law, liability law, labour law, company law, privacy law, intellectual property law and international private law. The book goes beyond the usual focus on Western legal systems and uses examples from all over the world to provide students with comprehensive knowledge of business law. It is set up rather broadly, so that it can be used by teachers throughout their entire curriculum. Each chapter ends with a clear summary, and practice questions. Due to its colourful cases, this book is accessible and fun to read.</p> <p>Foreword </p><p>PART 1</p><p>Introduction and methods </p><p>1 What is law and where can we find it? </p><p>1.1 The organization of just behaviour </p><p>1.2 The meaning of just behaviour </p><p>1.3 The origin of law </p><p>1.4 Legal sources </p><p>Summary </p><p>Practice questions </p><p>2 Comparative law and legal systems </p><p>2.1 The purpose of comparative law </p><p>2.2 Macro comparison: legal families </p><p>2.3 Micro comparison: a functional method </p><p>Summary </p><p>Practice questions </p><p>PART 2</p><p>International public law </p><p>3 Constitutional law </p><p>3.1 Trias politica and the struggle for power </p><p>3.2 The language of constitutional law </p><p>Summary </p><p>Practice questions </p><p>4 International cooperation: the United Nations </p><p>4.1 The United Nations and Bretton Woods </p><p>4.2 The institutions of the UN </p><p>Summary </p><p>Practice questions </p><p>5 International Cooperation: The Bretton Woods Institutions </p><p>5.1 The International Monetary Fund </p><p>5.2 The World Bank </p><p>5.3 The World Trade Organization </p><p>5.4 Alternatives </p><p>Summary </p><p>Practice questions </p><p>6 Regional economic integration </p><p>6.1 Regional economic integration </p><p>6.2 The free trade zone: NAFTA </p><p>6.3 The customs union: the SACU</p><p>6.4 The common market: MERCOSUR </p><p>Summary </p><p>Practice questions </p><p>7 The European Union </p><p>7.1 Economic integration in Europe </p><p>7.2 Free trade under the EU </p><p>7.3 The organizational structure of the EU </p><p>7.4 Dispute settlement </p><p>Summary </p><p>Practice questions </p><p>PART 3</p><p>Business law </p><p>8 Contract law </p><p>8.1 The forming of a contract </p><p>8.2 The content and interpretation of a contract </p><p>8.3 The form of a contract </p><p>8.4 Factors affecting the validity of a contract </p><p>8.5 Performance of the contract </p><p>8.6 International contract law </p><p>Summary </p><p>Practice questions </p><p>9 Liability law </p><p>9.1 Contractual liability </p><p>9.2 Non-contractual liability </p><p>Summary </p><p>Practice questions </p><p>10 Labour law </p><p>10.1 The industrial revolution and the emergence of labour law </p><p>10.2 International labour law </p><p>10.3 Proper labour conditions </p><p>Summary </p><p>Practice questions </p><p>11 Company law </p><p>11.1 The legal form of a company </p><p>11.2 Regulatory competition </p><p>11.3 Foreign companies </p><p>Summary </p><p>Practice questions </p><p>12 The right to privacy and data processing </p><p>12.1 Privacy: a clash of rights </p><p>12.2 Privacy laws around the world </p><p>12.3 Jurisdiction challenges </p><p>Summary </p><p>Practice questions </p><p>13 Intellectual property </p><p>13.1 The forms of intellectual property </p><p>13.2 Jurisdiction challenges </p><p>Summary </p><p>Practice questions </p><p>14 Private international law </p><p>14.1 International legal disputes </p><p>14.2 The free choice principle </p><p>14.3 Substantive private international rules </p><p>14.4 Objective private international rules </p><p>Summary </p><p>Practice questions </p><p>Index </p>