This course will cover the basic legal structure regulating international trade. Topics covered include: international sales contracts, international finance, international civil litigation and arbitration (jurisdiction, choice of law, enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitration awards), tariff and non-tariff trade barriers, export licensing, international aspects of intellectual property (patents, trademarks and copyrights), regulation of foreign investment, regional trade organization with emphasis on the EEC and North American Free Trade Area and fundamentals of taxation of international transactions.
This course will cover the basic legal structure regulating international trade. Topics covered include: international sales contracts, international finance, international civil litigation and arbitration (jurisdiction, choice of law, enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitration awards), tariff and non-tariff trade barriers, export licensing, international aspects of intellectual property (patents, trademarks and copyrights), regulation of foreign investment, regional trade organization with emphasis on the EEC and North American Free Trade Area and fundamentals of taxation of international transactions.