LEGAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Jack Friery SDSU Extension--ACM Jack Friery 1

Topics Jack Friery 2  International law & organizations  International disputes  International Sales Law

International Law Jack Friery 3  Public international law  Treaties  Executive agreements  Charters of international organizations  Rulings of ICJ  Customary  National (municipal) law

International Law (con’t) Jack Friery 4  Private international law  Contracts  Treaties  Municipal conflicts of law rules

International Organizations Jack Friery 5  UN  IMF  WHO  WIPO  UNCITRAL (CISG & arbitration rules)  ITO  GATT  ICC

Resolving International Disputes Jack Friery 6  Litigation  Arbitration  Other modes

Litigation Jack Friery 7  Strengths & weaknesses  Jurisdiction  Enforcement of judgments

Arbitration Jack Friery 8  Who?  Where?  How?

Sales Contracts Jack Friery 9  UCC  CISG  Choice of law in contracts  Conflicts of law rules

UCC Jack Friery 10  Applicability  Sales of Goods  Merchants & non-merchants  Philosophy  Uniformity  Codify commercial practice

CISG Jack Friery 11  Applicability: transactions  Sale of goods  Opt out?  Applicability: parties  Different countries  Signatory countries?

Documentary Sale Jack Friery 12  Bill of lading  Clean?  Straight?  Purposes  Negotiability  Holder in due course

Shipping Terms Jack Friery 13  Risk of loss  UCC & CISG  Incoterms

Marketing & Ethics Jack Friery 14  Local representatives  Agent or independent?  Foreign Corrupt Practices Act  Convention on Combating Bribery & EU rule

U.S. Trade Law Jack Friery 15  Constitution  Treaty law  Executive Agreements  Federal Agencies

Constitution Jack Friery 16  Congressional powers  Presidential powers

Treaty Power Jack Friery 17  Treaty defined  Effect of treaty  Implementation  Executive agreements

Federal Agencies Jack Friery 18  Department of Commerce  Customs Service (now DHS)  U.S. Trade Representative  International Trade Commission  Court of International Trade

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World Trade Organization Jack Friery 20  Trade barriers  Causes  Forms  GATT history

Principles of WTO Jack Friery 21  Multilateral negotiations  Predictability/stability  Nondiscrimination (MFN)  National treatment  Quotas eliminated

Customs & Tariffs Jack Friery 22  U.S. Customs Service  Formal entry & documentation  Duties/liens/bonds  Importer informed compliance

Duties Jack Friery 23  Dutiable status  HTSUS  Classification & description  Rules of interpretation  Valuation  Country of origin  GSP

Duties (con’t) Jack Friery 24  Drawbacks  FTZs

Exports Jack Friery 25  Government agencies  COCOM  EAA  Anti-boycott rules

Export Licensing Jack Friery 26  Agencies  Commerce Dept.—EAR  Deemed exports  Diversion  Toshiba/Kongsberg incident

Intellectual Property Jack Friery 27  Types of IP  Licensing  International agreements  Paris Convention  Berne Convention  GATT—TRIPS  Franchising

Types of IP Jack Friery 28  What’s protected?  What’s prohibited?  Time frames

Licensing Jack Friery 29  Defined  Grants & restrictions  Business factors  Unique international aspects

International IP Agreements Jack Friery 30  Paris Convention  Trademarks & patents  National treatment  Filing priority  Berne Convention  Copyrights  TRIPS  Domain Names-ICAAN

Questions? Jack Friery 31