TNTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS IN A NUTSHELLPDF电子书下载
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出版社
THOMSON
出版时间
2004
ISBN
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346 页
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363 页
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Introduction.From Brockton and Bur-bank to Bangkok and Beijing 1
Chapter One.International Sales of Goods 20
The U.N.Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods （CISG） 20
The Sphere of Application of CISG 24
Choice of Law Clauses 28
Other Scope Issues 29
General Provisions of CISG 32
Contract Formation 37
Seller's Obligations 45
Remedies for Seller's Breach 55
Buyer's Obligations 62
Risk of Loss 64
Remedies for Buyer's Breach 66
The UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts 70
Commercial Terms 76
International Electronic Commerce 93
The “Payment Against Documents” Transac-tion 98
Bills of Lading 105
Misdelivery 107
Misdescription 112
The Forged Bill of Lading 115
Electronic Bills of Lading 117
Chapter Two.Financing the Interna-tional Sale of Goods 123
The International Documentary Sale and Doc-umentary Letter of Credit 123
The Problem 123
The Documentary Sale Transaction 124
The Governing Rules 134
Electronic Letters of Credit 144
Standby Letters of Credit 151
New International Rules for Standby Letters of Credit 155
The Fraud Defense 157
Other Letters of Credit: Back to Back and Revolving Credits 164
Chapter Three.Technology Transfers 169
The TRIPS Agreement 171
Patent Protection 172
International Recognition of Patents 176
Knowhow 178
Trademark Protection 180
International Recognition of Trademarks 184
Copyright Protection 186
International Recognition of Copyrights 188
Franchising in the United States 190
International Franchising 192
International Patent and Knowhow Licensing 195
Protection From Piracy 199
Gray Market Goods 203
Transborder Data Flows 206
Special 301 Procedures 207
Chapter Four.Foreign Investment Transactions 211
Defining the Foreign Investment 211
Beyond Ownership and Control 212
Reasons for Establishing a Foreign Investment 213
Where to Establish the Foreign Investment 215
Who Governs Foreign Investment? 216
Restrictions on Foreign Investment at Various Stages 217
Restrictions on Foreign Investment-Develop-ing Nations 218
Restrictions on Foreign Investment-Non-market and Transition Economy Nations 224
Privatization: The Focus of the 1990s 228
Policy Versus Law: Dealing With the Opera-tional Code or the Way Things Work 232
Restrictions on Foreign Investment in Devel-oped, Market Economy Nations 233
Financing the Foreign Investment 239
The Affect of a Different Currency on the Foreign Investment 239
Transfer Pricing 240
The Role of Bilateral Investment Treaties 241
Foreign Investment Under the North Ameri-can Free Trade Agreement 245
Foreign Investment Under the GATT/World Trade Organization 247
The OECD and the Multilateral Agreement on Investment 249
The Settlement of Investment Disputes: Gen-eral 250
The Settlement of Investment Disputes: NAF-TA 251
The Settlement of Investment Disputes: ICSID 252
Conclusion 253
Chapter Five.Property Takings and Remedies 256
Defining the Taking 256
The “Izations” of the Past Century 258
International Law 261
United States Laws Affecting the Nationaliza-tion Process 268
Insuring Against the Risks of Foreign Invest-ment Losses 271
Insurance for Foreign Investors-OPIC 272
Insurance for Foreign Investors-MIGA 275
Chapter Six.EU Business Competition Rules—Extraterritorial Antitrust Laws 278
Enforcement 279
Article 81 Exemptions 283
Commission Regulation of Mergers 285
The Extraterritorial Reach of Articles 81 and 82 289
The Effects Test in United States and Europe-an Law 291
Extraterritorial Antitrust Laws, Blocking Stat-utes and International Solutions 293
Chapter Seven.Resolution of Interna-tional Disputes: Litigation and Ar-bitration 299
Dispute Settlement in National Courts 300
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judg-ments 305
Contract Provisions About Dispute Forum and Governing Law 309
The Forum Selection Clause 309
The Choice of Law Clause 315
International Commercial Arbitration 317
Why Arbitrate? 320
Types of International Commercial Arbitra-tions 322
Model Arbitration Clauses 323
International Arbitral Rules: UNCITRAL and ICSID 324
Enforcement of Arbitral Awards: The New York Convention 329
Mandatory Rules and Law 331
Arbitration Agreements, Arbitrators and Awards Under U.S.Law 334
INDEX 339
