International Business Transactions

Course Number:Law 279
Hours:3
Course Type:Upper-Level
Writing Requirement:None
Skills Requirement?:No
Final Exam?:Yes
Description:

Coyle section:
This course focuses on international business transactions from the perspective of the private actor. It emphasizes issues that are peculiar to, or especially prevalent in, the formation and enforcement of international contracts.It also considers the advantages and disadvantages of various forms of doing business internationally - through agencies and distributorships, licensing agreements, franchising, joint ventures, and the establishment of branches or subsidiaries - and the impact of government regulation of private transactions both on the national and international level.

Omarova section:
This course will provide an overview of the selected legal issues arising in cross-border business transactions between private actors. It will explore a number of areas of international business, including international sales of goods and services, foreign direct investment, international trade regulation, and extraterritorial application of U.S. laws and regulations (with the focus on anti-corruption laws, corporate compliance issues, and economic sanctions and export controls).

Related Courses:

Related courses include International Law, International Trade, International Intellectual Property, Comparative Law, Law and Development, International Arbitration.

Prerequisites:

Mandatory: None.

Recommended: Business Associations

Instructor(s):J. Coyle
Semester(s):Spring


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