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COURSE SYLLABUS: Legal Environment of International Business

Course Title:
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Instructor: 		LS310 - Legal Environment of International Business
Legal Studies
George Guay, J.D. E-Mail - Vita


Course Description:

In this course, students will examine those factors (economical, political, social) that shape doing international business. By looking at the world’s three major legal systems, students will engage in a systematic analysis of political systems and the world, the political and governmental structures of other nations, and some of the cultural pitfalls the American who does business abroad may encounter. Lastly, attention will be paid to the settlement of transnational legal disputes by legal action.

Required Text: Online Bookstore

International Business Law and its Environment, 5th ed., South-Western College Publishing, 2001
ISBN #: 032406098X


Testing and Grading:

Grades of will be assigned as follows:

Students need to take a twenty-question, multiple choice, open-book quiz after every chapter. These will constitute 70% of a student’s grade.

Students will have an open-book test on the materials on chapters 1-11 and an open-book test on chapters 12-22. These will constitute 30% of a student’s grade.



Course Schedule and Assignments:

Week 1
1. Introduction to International Business; Quiz
2. International Law and Organizations; Quiz
3. The Resolution of International Disputes; Quiz
Week 2
4. Sales Contracts and Excuses for Nonperformance; Quiz
5. The Documentary Sales and Terms of Trade; Quiz
Week 3
6. The Carriage of Goods and the Liability of Air and Sea Carriers; Quiz
7. Bank Collections, Trade Finance, and Letters of Credit; Quiz
Week 4
8. National Lawmaking Powers and the Regulation of U.S. Trade; Quiz
9. GATT Law and the World Trade Organization; Quiz
Week 5
10. Regulating Import Competition and Unfair Trade; Quiz
11. Laws Governing Access to Foreign Markets; Quiz
TEST 1
12. Imports, Customs, and Tariff Law; Quiz
Week 6
13. North American Free Trade Law; Quiz
14. The European Union and the Development of Trade Areas; Quiz
15. The Regulation of Exports; Quiz
Week 7
16. International Marketing Law; Quiz
17. Licensing Agreements and the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights; Quiz
18. Host-Country Regulation: Corporate Law, Taxation, and Currency Risk; Quiz
Week 8
19. Political Risk: Nationalization, Expropriation, and Privatization; Quiz
20. Labor and Employment Discrimination Law; Quiz
21. Environmental Law; Quiz
22. Regulating the Competitive Environment; Quiz
TEST 2

Canyon College is committed to non-discrimination of handicapped person as specified in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Students who qualify as handicapped under this act should notify the instructor at the beginning of the term so that reasonable accommodations can be made when warranted.

Academic Dishonest:
Any form of academic dishonesty is regarded as a very serious violation of college regulations. Any student suspected of engaging in such activity will be subject to the full set of procedures set forth by the college.