Chapter 1 Introduction to International Business Law Ⅰ. What is International Business Law? Ⅱ. History of International Business Law Ⅲ. Sources of International Business Law Ⅳ. International Organizations Ⅴ. Comparison of Municipal Legal Systems Ⅵ. International Business Law and China Chapter 2 Forms of International Business Ⅰ. Some International Trade Theories Ⅱ. Exporting Ⅲ. Government Controls over Trade Ⅳ. International Licensing Agreement Chapter 3 Legal System of International Business Ⅰ. United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale ofGoods (CISG) Ⅱ. UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (PICC) Ⅲ. International Rules for the Interpretation of Trade Terms (Incoterms2010) Chapter 4 Contract Law for the International Sale of Goods Ⅰ. Definition and Form of Contract Ⅱ. Validity and Formation of International Sale of Contracts Ⅲ. Remedies for Breach of Contract Ⅳ. Anticipatory Breach of Contract and Exceptio non Adimpleti Contractusin Civil Law Ⅴ. Liquidated Damages Ⅵ. Obligations of the Seller and the Buyer Ⅶ. Passing of Risk Ⅷ. Passing of Property IX. Excuses for Non?performance Chapter 5 International Regulation of Electronic Commerce Ⅰ. Definition of Electronic Commerce Ⅱ. The Effects of ECommerce on Commercial Relationships Ⅲ. The Challenges of Ecommerce to the Traditional Legal Systems Ⅳ. International Measures to Harmonize the Legal Issues Relating to ECommerce Chapter 6 Carriage of Goods by Sea and Marine Cargo Insurance Ⅰ. Charterparties Ⅱ. Bills of Lading Ⅲ. Marine Cargo Insurance Chapter 7 Finance of International Trade Ⅰ. The Bill of Exchange Ⅱ. Collection of Documentary Bills through Banks Ⅲ. Letters of Credit (L/C) Ⅳ. UCP 600 Ⅴ. Uniform Rules for Forfaiting Ⅵ. International Factoring Chapter 8 China Partnership Enterprise Law Ⅰ. Definition and Creation of a Partnership Ⅱ. Property of a Partnership Enterprise Ⅲ. Partners』 Rights and Duties Ⅳ. Profits and Loss Ⅴ. Admission to and Withdrawal from a Partnership Enterprise Ⅵ. Limited Partnership Enterprises Ⅶ. Dissolution and Liquidation
Ⅷ. Legal Liabilities Chapter 9 China Company Law Ⅰ. History and Nature of Corporations Ⅱ. Purposes of China Company Law Ⅲ. Basic Categories of Company Organs Ⅳ. Abuse of Shareholder Rights and Piercing the Corporate Veil Ⅴ. Special Provisions on Single Shareholder Limited Liability Company Ⅵ. Limitations on Third Party Loans and Guarantees Ⅶ. Corporate Combination and Division; Increase and Reduction of Registered Capital Ⅷ. Company Dissolutions and Liquidations Chapter 10 Foreign Investment Law of China Ⅰ. Sources of Foreign Investment Law of China Ⅱ. Major Forms of Foreign Investment Ⅲ. Chinese Preferences Drawing Foreign Investment Ⅳ. Chinese Domestic Laws Protecting Foreign Investors Ⅴ. Dispute Settlement for Foreign Investors Ⅵ. Defects of the Chinese Legal System of Foreign Investment Ⅶ. The Foreign Investment Law of the People?s Republic of China Chapter 11 Intellectual Property Right Law Ⅰ. The Creation of Intellectual Property Rights Ⅱ. International Provisions Ⅲ. International Licensing Agreement Chapter 12 GATT and WTO Law Ⅰ. The Founding of GATT Ⅱ. Major Principles of GATT 1994 Ⅲ. The World Trade Organization (WTO) Ⅳ. WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures Chapter 13 The Law of Agency Ⅰ. Creation of Agency Ⅱ. Duties of Agent and Principal Ⅲ. Termination of an Agency Ⅳ. Third Party Relations of the Principal and the Agent Chapter 14 International Commercial Dispute Settlement Ⅰ. Settlement of Disputes through Municipal Courts Ⅱ. International Tribunals Ⅲ. Alternative Dispute Resolution Ⅳ. Commercial Arbitration Bibliography