International, Transnational, and Comparative Business Transactions, First Edition

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on Casebook Connect, including lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes an outline tool and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. International, Transnational, and Comparative Business Transactions captures many of the contexts in which legal practitioners today may encounter domestic, foreign, international, and transnational laws, rules, regulations, and customs that govern cross-border transactions. Employing a unique experiential approach to examining international business issues and using real-life teaching problems, along with comprehensive and well-balanced coverage, this casebook provides a captivating context in which students can define and understand contemporary international business law. Professors and students will benefit from: Information and readings about the laws in many countries around the world with a wide range of economies and political environments. A robust selection of U.S. Supreme Court and lower court cases on U.S. laws that govern business transactions with other countries. Excerpts from treaties and agreements around the world. A standard chapter structure used throughout the book: Introduction: Establishes a context for the Issues and Examples, Global Developments, Questions, Comments, and Resources that follow. Summaries: Provides a brief overview of the readings in that chapter. Issues and Examples: Includes readings such as U.S. statutes, treaties, multi- and bi-lateral trade agreements, and more. Global Developments: Focuses on real-life developments reported in the U.S. Library of Congress, Global Legal Monitor, and trade news and other media sources directed toward businesses or the general public. Questions, Comments, and Resources: Follows up on the chapter's readings and offers students opportunities to engage in research outside the bounds of the casebook and to actively engage with laws around the world.