PART Ⅰ The Environment of International Business 1.The Economic Environment of International Business 1.1 Brief History of International Business 1.2 Economic Theories Underlying International Business 2.The Political Environment of International Business 3.The Legal Environment of International Business 3.1 Comparison of World Legal Systems 3.2 International Law and International Organizations 4.The Cultural Environment of International Business Chapter Summary Exercises PART Ⅱ Fundamentals of International Business Law 1.Definition of International Business Law 2.History of International Business Law 3.Sources of International Business Law 3.1 International Treaties and Conventions 3.2 International Trade Customs and Usages 3.3 National Laws 3.4 Other Sources Chapter Summary Exercises PART Ⅲ Law of International Sale of Goods Chapter 1 Law of the Contract for International Sale of Goods 1.Fundamentals of Contracts and International Sales Contracts 2.Rules Governing the Contract for International Sale of Goods 2.1 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 2.2 National Sales Law 2.3 Principles of International Commercial Contracts 2.4 International Customs and Usages: Incoterms 3.The Applicability of the CISG 4.Formation of the Contract for International Sale of Goods 4.1 The Offer 4.2 The Acceptance 4.3 Battle of the Forms 5.Performance of the Contract for International Sale of Goods 5.1 Seller’s Obligations 5.2 Buyer’s Obligations 5.3 Excused Performance 6.Remedies for Breach of the Contract for International Sale of Goods 6.1 Suspension of Performance 6.2 Avoidance of the Contract 6.3 Damages 6.4 Specific Performance 6.5 Other Remedies Available under the CISG Chapter Summary Exercises Chapter 2 Law of International Transport of Goods 1.Transportation of Goods by Sea 1.1 Bills of Lading 1.2 Charterparties 2.Transport of Goods by Air 2.1 The Warsaw Convention 2.2 The Montreal Convention 3.Transport of Goods by Rail and Road 3.1 Transport of Goods by Rail 3.2 Transport of Goods by Road 4.Multimodal Transport of Goods 5.Marine Cargo Insurance 5.1 Types of Losses 5.2 Types of Marine Insurance Policies 5.3 Types of Coverage Chapter Summary Exercises Chapter 3 Law and Banking Practice of International Payment 1.Modes of International Payment 2.The Bill of Exchange 2.1 Negotiable Instruments 2.2 Laws Governing the Bill of Exchange 2.3 Formal Requirements of the Bill of Exchange 2.4 Negotiation of the Bill of Exchange 3.Documentary Letters of Credit 3.1 Use of the Docementary Letter of Credit 3.2 The Governing Rules: UCP 3.3 Basic Legal Principles 4.Standby Letters of Credit Chapter Summary Exercises PART Ⅳ Law of International Trade in Services 1.Introduction to International Trade in Services 2.International Protection of Intellectual Property 2.1 Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Rights 2.2 International Intellectual Property Organizations and Treaties 3.International Transfer of Intellectual Property 3.1 Typical Terms in International Licensing Agreements 3.2 Restrictive Business Practices in International Licensing 3.3 Rules Regulating the Anti-competitive Aspects of International Licensing 3.4 Compulsory Licenses 4.Regulation of International Franchising Chapter Summary Exercises PART Ⅴ Law of International Commercial Disputes Resolution 1.Methods of International Commercial Dispute Settlement 2.Settlement of In