International Law and Business : : Comparative Methods and Global Case Studies / / Bart Wernaart.
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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Superior document: | International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2024 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands : : Brill,, [2024] ©2024 |
Year of Publication: | 2024 |
Edition: | First edition. |
Language: | English |
Series: | International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2024.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (434 pages) :; illustrations (some colour) |
Notes: | Includes index. |
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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.