International Trade

Catalog description

Designed to familiarize students with the panoply of trade regulation impacting virtually every US and foreign business engaging in cross-border transactions, this course will provide critical skills for business law students in a globalized, 21st century economy. Students will learn to identify the key issues arising from import and export controls, international sanctions (such as against Iran and Cuba), bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, anti-boycott legislation (relating to Israel and other countries), select EU and WTO regulations, anti-money laundering, foreign corrupt practices and other critical trade related laws. The class will also explore accepted structures to ensure trade compliance. Grading is based upon a take-home examination that will analyze specific export and import scenarios impacting many of the class topics.