International Business Law

Catalog description

This course will provide students with a broad overview of how international rules shape global commerce. Basic market-entry strategies and risks of business when expanding into international markets, and the laws that affect the decision will be explored. This will include an examination of the sources of international business law, the relationship between such law and the U.S. legal system, the choice of law in international business disputes, the special issues that arise when doing business with foreign governments, the law governing international sales and the shipment of goods, and international intellectual property protection. In addition, the relationship between law and culture involved in international business transactions will be examined.