{"id":320,"date":"2015-03-12T16:44:32","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T16:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/?page_id=320"},"modified":"2015-03-12T16:44:38","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T16:44:38","slug":"imba-law-and-public-policy-759-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/?page_id=320","title":{"rendered":"iMBA Law and Public Policy 759 Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer 2012\u00a0 Residency<\/span><\/b>
\niMBA Law and Public Policy 759:\u00a0 The Law of International Business<\/span><\/b>
\nProf. Pat Cihon<\/span><\/b>
\n513 Whitman School of Management<\/span><\/b>
\n(315)443-1040 \/ 3647 office<\/span><\/b>
\nEMAIL: PCIHON@SYR.EDU<\/span><\/b>
\nWEBPAGE: http:\/\/myweb.whitman.syr.edu\/pjcihon<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

REQUIRED TEXTS<\/span>: International Business Law and Its Environment, 8th ed., by Schaffer, Agusti, Dhooge and Earle,\u00a0 published by South-Western\/Cengage Learning<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

COURSE DESCRIPTION:<\/span>\u00a0 This course will examine the laws, regulations, principles and organizations that influence the transaction of international business.\u00a0 Topics covered will include the general international legal environment, U.S. trade law and international trade law, the regulation of the international marketplace, and the legal instruments regulating international sales and commercial transactions.
\nCOURSE REQUIREMENTS<\/span>: CLASS PARTICIPATION and a WRITTEN GROUP PROJECT.<\/span><\/p>\n

CLASS PARTICIPATION:<\/span>\u00a0 Participation includes participation during class discussion during the residency and participation through the BlackBoard discussion board.\u00a0 Participation in class discussions is expected and required. Students are expected to have read the assigned material thoroughly before class\u00a0\u00a0 in order to facilitate class discussion; students are strongly encouraged to brief the cases contained in the assigned material prior to each class. Participation also includes the discussion board — the frequency and quality of student contribution to discussions of posted questions will be considered.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

CLASS PROJECT:<\/span> Detailed information and description of the project will be distributed in class<\/span><\/p>\n

USE OF STUDENT WRITTEN WORK:<\/span>\u00a0 Copies of student written work may be used for teaching evaluation and assessment; any student work so used will be rendered anonymous through removal of identification of the originator of the work. Any students objecting to such use of their work should notify the instructor.<\/span><\/p>\n

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT<\/span>:\u00a0 The faculty of the School of Management has adopted an Academic Integrity Policy emphasizing that honesty, integrity, and respect for others are fundamental expectations in our School. The Policy requires all students who take SOM courses to certify in writing that they have read, understand, and agree to comply with the Academic Integrity Policy. SoM undergraduate students should have completed a certification statement. All non-SOM undergraduate students enrolled in this course are also required to complete a certification statement available in the Graduate Office (Suite 315). Completed statements will be kept on file in the Graduate Office.<\/span><\/p>\n

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:<\/span><\/span><\/b>
\n1.\u00a0 To develop critical thinking and reasoning skills to analyze the business implications of legal decisions and the legal implications of business decisions, and the ethical implications of both.<\/span>
\n2.\u00a0 To demonstrate understanding of\u00a0 principles and critical thinking and reasoning abilities through oral and written communications.<\/span>
\n3.\u00a0 To understand key legal principles affecting international business, including contracts, sales, trade law, and international dispute resolution procedures.<\/span>
\n4.\u00a0 To appreciate the relationship of U.S. state and federal law and regulation, the laws of other nations, and regional and international law and regulation affecting international business.<\/span>
\n5.\u00a0 To develop an awareness of the various international and regional entities and organizations that affect international business and trade.<\/span><\/p>\n

COURSE OUTLINE<\/span>:<\/span>
\nI. INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS<\/span>
\n\u00a0A.\u00a0 Introduction to International Business (Chap. 1)<\/span>
\n\u00a0B.\u00a0 International Law and Organizations (Chap. 2)<\/span>
\n\u00a0C.\u00a0 The Resolution of International Disputes (Chap. 3)<\/span>
\nII.\u00a0 INTERNATIONAL SALES, CONTRACTS AND COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
\nA.\u00a0 Sales Contracts and Excuses for Nonperformance (Chap. 4)
\nB.\u00a0 The Documentary Sale and Terms of Trade (Chap. 5)
\nC.\u00a0 Bank Collections, Trade Finance and Letters of Credit\u00a0 (Chap.7)
\nD.\u00a0 The Carriage of Goods and the Liability of Air & Sea Carriers (Chap. 6)
\nIII. INTERNATIONAL AND U.S. TRADE LAW<\/span>
\n\u00a0A.\u00a0 National Lawmaking Powers and the Regulation of U.S. Trade\u00a0 (Chap.8;\u00a0 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act material, Ch. 16, pps. 513-525)<\/span><\/p>\n

B.\u00a0 Regulations of Exports:\u00a0 US Export Restrictions:\u00a0 Ch. 13
\n\u00a0C.\u00a0 GATT Law and the WTO:\u00a0 Basic Principles\u00a0 (Chap. 9)<\/span>
\n\u00a0D.\u00a0 Laws Governing Access to Foreign Markets\u00a0 (Chap. 10)<\/span>
\n\u00a0E.\u00a0 Regulating Import Competition and Unfair Trade (Chap. 11)<\/span>
\n\u00a0F.\u00a0 Imports, Customs and Tariff Law (Chap. 12)<\/span>
\n\u00a0G.\u00a0 North American Free Trade Law (Chap. 14)<\/span>
\n\u00a0H.\u00a0 The E.U. and Other Regional Trade Areas (Chap. 15)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Summer 2012\u00a0 Residency iMBA Law and Public Policy 759:\u00a0 The Law of International Business Prof. Pat Cihon 513 Whitman School of Management (315)443-1040 \/ 3647 office EMAIL: PCIHON@SYR.EDU WEBPAGE: http:\/\/myweb.whitman.syr.edu\/pjcihon REQUIRED TEXTS: International Business Law and Its Environment, 8th ed., by Schaffer, Agusti, Dhooge and Earle,\u00a0 published by South-Western\/Cengage Learning COURSE DESCRIPTION:\u00a0 This course will … Continue reading iMBA Law and Public Policy 759 Syllabus<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/320"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=320"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323,"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/320\/revisions\/323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}