Publisher's Synopsis
<p> The authors of <b>International Business Transactions: Problems, Cases, and Materials</b> have compiled multi-lateral agreements, model codes, and U.S. statutory law in a <b>Documents Supplement</b> that supports and enriches the study of this dynamic field of law. </p> <p> <b>Part One features multilateral agreements on international business transactions such as</b>: </p> <ul> <li> United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980) (CISG) </li> <li> Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 600) (Selected Provisions) (International Chamber of Commerce 2007 </li> <li> World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) (1995) </li> <li> Consolidated Version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (Selected Provisions) (2008) </li> </ul> <p> <b>Part Two features multilateral agreements on arbitration and adjudication, such as</b>: </p> <ul> <li> United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (Selected Provisions) (1958) </li> <li> United Nations Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (World Bank, 1965) </li> <li> International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Rules of Arbitration (1998) </li> </ul> <p> <b>Part Three features U.S. code statutes, such as</b>: </p> <ul> <li> Alien Tort Claims Act (Alien Tort Statute) (ACTA, ATS) (2006) </li> <li> Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA), 46 U.S.C.A. § 30701 hist. n. (2006) </li> <li> Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA): Anti-Bribery and Books & Records Provisions (2006) (Selected Provisions) </li> </ul> <p> <b>Part Four features U.S. model codes and treaties, such as: </b> </p> <ul> <li> Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) (Selected Provisions) As Presently Enacted in State Law (2009) </li> <li> Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) (Selected Provisions) As Presently Enacted in State Law (2009) </li> <li> Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act (2005) </li> <li> 2004 Model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) (Selected Provisions) </li> </ul> <p> <b>PART FIVE features guidelines for multinational business enterprises, including: </b> </p> <ul> <li> World Bank Guidelines on the Treatment of Foreign Direct Investment (1992) </li> <li> Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (2000 </li> </ul> <p> </p>