International Law and Business : Comparative Methods and Global Case Studies /

International Law and Business : Comparative Methods and Global Case Studies /

This book introduces law in the context of international business. The basics of law are explored using a clear comparative methodology. International and regional economic institutions are discussed, next to the fundaments of private law. These include contract law, liability law, labour law, compa...

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Main Author: Wernaart, Bart (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Wageningen Academic, 2024.

Series: International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2024.

Subjects:

International business enterprises > Law and legislation.
International cooperation.
International economic integration.

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Call Number: K1322

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface to the second edition
  • List of figures and tables
  • Part 1: Introduction and methods
  • Introduction to part 1
  • 1 What is law and where can we find it?
  • 1.1 The organisation of just behaviour
  • 1.2 The meaning of just behaviour
  • 1.3 The origin of law
  • 1.4 Legal sources
  • Summary
  • 2 Comparative law and legal systems
  • 2.1 The purpose of comparative law
  • 2.2 Macro comparison: legal families
  • 2.3 Micro comparison: a functional method
  • Summary
  • 3 Constitutional law
  • 3.1 Trias politica and the struggle for power
  • 3.2 The language of constitutional law
  • Summary
  • 4 International cooperation: the United Nations
  • 4.1 The United Nations and Bretton Woods
  • 4.2 The institutions of the UN
  • Summary
  • 5 International Cooperation: the Bretton Woods Institutions
  • 5.1 The International Monetary Fund
  • 5.2 The World Bank
  • 5.3 The World Trade Organization
  • 5.4 Alternatives
  • Summary
  • 6 Regional economic integration
  • 6.1 Regional economic integration
  • 6.2 The free trade zone: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
  • 6.3 The customs union: SACU
  • 6.4 The common market: MERCOSUR
  • Summary
  • 7 The European Union
  • 7.1 Economic integration in Europe
  • 7.2 Free trade under the EU
  • 7.3 The organisational structure of the EU
  • 7.4 Dispute settlement
  • Summary
  • Part 2: Business law
  • Introduction to part 2
  • 8 Contract law
  • 8.1 Drawing up a contract
  • 8.2 The content and interpretation of a contract
  • 8.3 The form of a contract
  • 8.4 Factors affecting the validity of a contract
  • 8.5 Performance of the contract
  • 8.6 International contract law
  • Summary
  • 9 Liability law
  • 9.1 Preventive law
  • 9.2 Contractual liability
  • 9.3 Non-contractual liability
  • Summary
  • 10 Labour law
  • 10.1 The industrial revolution and the emergence of labour law
  • 10.2 International labour law
  • 10.3 Proper labour conditions
  • Summary
  • 11 Company law
  • 11.1 The legal form of a company
  • 11.2 Regulatory competition
  • 11.3 Foreign companies
  • Summary
  • 12 The right to privacy and data processing
  • 12.1 Privacy: a clash of rights
  • 12.2 Privacy laws around the world
  • 12.3 Jurisdiction challenges
  • Summary
  • 13 Intellectual property
  • 13.1 The forms of intellectual property
  • 13.2 Jurisdiction challenges
  • Summary
  • 14 Private international law
  • 14.1 International legal disputes
  • 14.2 The free choice principle
  • 14.3 Substantive private international rules
  • 14.4 Objective private international rules
  • Summary
  • Index.