LPP 459 / SCM 459: Law for Global Business
Prof. Pat Cihon
Spring 2013
Monday & Wednesday, 12:45 – 2:05 p.m., Room 304 WSOM
Class News: The final draft of the course project is due Monday, April 29th. The final exam is Thursday, May 2nd at 12:45 – 2:45 in room 304 WSOM.
Next Class: Final exam, May 2nd, 12:45 – 2:45, Room 304 Whitman.
Last Class: Monday, April 29th: we will do a review for the final exam; the final version of the project is due.
Links to International Organizations
American Society of International Law – Resources for International Commercial Arbitration (John Link No Longer Works)
Websites for Research (includes Lexis-Nexis)
U.S. Library of Congress Guide to On-Line Law
Links to World Wide News Outlets
CLASS NOTES
Introduction
Chapter 1 Intro to International Business
Chapter 2 International Law & Organizations
Chapter 3 Resolution of International Disputes
UN Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (NY 1958)
CIETAC
Trade Basics (General Information on Trade Risks, Contracts, etc., from Royal Bank)
Chapter 5 Documentary Sale and Terms of Trade
Documentary Sales
Chapter 6 Carriage of Goods and Liability of Carriers
Rotterdam Rules – 2009 (John Link Not Found)
Chapter 7 Bank Collections Trade Finance & Letters of Credit (2)
Letters of Credit – Power Point Presentation by John Vilardo
Article: Controlling the Letter of Credit (John Link Not found)
Info on L/C, Documentary Collections and Standby L/C (from Royal Bank) (John Link Not found)
Sample Letter of Credit
Sample Standby Letter of Credit
Chapter 8 US Trade Law
US Trade Representative Office
FCPA – excerpts
Justice Dept. Guide to the FCPA
Transparency International Corruption Index
US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (excerpts)
UN Convention on Corruption
Chapter 9 GATT and the WTO
WTO Website
What is the WTO?
WTO Dispute Resolution
WTO Videos
Chapter 10 Law Governing Access to Foreign Markets
The World Trade Organization
US Office of Textiles and Apparel
International Standards Organization
Codex Alimentarius Commission
Conformite Europeene information
Section 301 information
Chapter 11 Regulating Import Competition and Unfair Trade
Office of the US Trade Representative
Japan: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
US International Trade Commission
US International Trade Administration
WTO Safeguard Measures
WTO Antidumping Provisions
WTO Subsidies Provisions
Chapter 12 Customs and Tariff Law
US Customs
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
US International Trade Commission
US Federal Trade Commission
List of US Trade Preferences and Free Trade Agreements
Chapter 13 Restrictions on Exports
US Export Administration Regulations
US Office of Foreign Assets Control
US Bureau of Industry and Security
NAFTA – Provisions (Link Not Found)
NAFTA Presentation – Robert Stein
NAFTA: Text of the Agreement (Link Not Found)
NAFTA Secretariat
Commission on Labor Cooperation
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
NAFTA: US Customs (Link Not Found)
NAFTA: Canada (Link Not Found)
NAFTA: Mexico
US Trade Agreements (Link Not Found)
Chapter 15 The EU and Regional Trade Areas
The European Union
The EU Commission
The EU Parliament
The European Court of Justice (Link Not Found)