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Social Responsibility In Corporate Investment, Patrick M. Talbot

Patrick M Talbot

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(Social Responsibility in Corporate Investment)

In our increasingly globalized economy, many transnational and multinational enterprises have sought to take advantage of investment opportunities in foreign nations, often in less developed countries. This can be a good opportunity for both the foreign investor and the host country, if properly managed and directed. In the last several decades, however, corporate investors have fallen under intense scrutiny for social problems they have caused or been directly or indirectly involved in. These have involved reports of abuse of labor, mistreatment of local inhabitants, misappropriation of land and resources, and crimes. Corporate involvement in …

International Trade And Economic Relations In A Nutshell, 5th Edition, Ralph Folsom, Michael Gordon, John Spanogle, Michael Van Alstine

Michael P. Van Alstine

This guide on international trade and investment examines the legal rules governing international trade. Initial chapters deal with the legal and practical environment for multinational enterprises (MNEs) engaged in international trade and investment. The work then analyzes the principal international institutions involved in international trade: the World Trade Organization (WTO) and International Monetary Fund (IMF); the essential rules governing the regulation of international trade, including in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); the system for dispute resolution within the WTO under its Dispute Settlement Body (DSB); restrictions on, and other regulation of, imports, including tariff rates, customs classification …

International Business Transactions: Foreign Investment (Special Break-Out Edition), Ralph Folsom, Michael Gordon, John Spanogle, Peter Fitzgerald, Michael Van Alstine

Michael P. Van Alstine

This special break-out edition is adapted from the authors' widely used International Business Transactions: A Problem-Oriented Coursebook, now in its 11th edition (2012). The purpose of this volume is to facilitate a focused study of issues arising out of planning, operating, and terminating foreign investments. After a brief introduction to the conduct of business in the world community, the book uses hypothetical problems to present some of the most typical and important issues arising out of the initiation of a foreign investment, as well as operational, financing, and termination issues. The primary focus is on lawyers as problem solvers .

International Business Transactions: Trade And Economic Relations (Special Break-Out Edition), Ralph Folsom, Michael Gordon, John Spanogle, Peter Fitzgerald, Michael Van Alstine

Michael P. Van Alstine

This is a special break-out edition adapted from the authors' widely used International Business Transactions: A Problem-Oriented Coursebook , 11th. The purpose of this volume is to facilitate a focused study of the law of international trade and economic relations. After a brief introduction to the conduct of business in the world community, the book uses hypothetical problems to present some of the most typical and important issues regarding imports, exports, technology transfers, and dispute settlement in conjunction with related readings and materials. The primary focus is on lawyers, public and private, as problem solvers.

International Business Transactions: Contracting Across Borders (Special Break-Out Edition), Ralph Folsom, Michael Gordon, John Spanogle, Peter Fitzgerald, Michael Van Alstine

Michael P. Van Alstine

This special break-out edition is adapted from the authors' widely used International Business Transactions: A Problem-Oriented Coursebook , 11th. The purpose of this volume is to facilitate a focused study of the contractual issues arising out of international sales transactions. After a brief introduction to the conduct of business in the world community, the book uses hypothetical problems to present some of the most typical and important contract law issues arising out of international sales transactions and letters of credit in conjunction with related readings and materials. The primary focus is on lawyers, public and private, as problem solvers.

A Submission To The Joint Standing Committee On Treaties On The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement 2011 (#Acta), Matthew Rimmer

Matthew Rimmer

“If Hollywood could order intellectual property laws for Christmas, what would they look like? This is pretty close.” David Fewer“While European and American IP maximalists have pushed for TRIPS-Plus provisions in FTAs and bilateral agreements, they are now pushing for TRIPS-Plus-Plus protections in these various forums.” Susan Sell“ACTA is a threat to the future of a free and open Internet.” Alexander Furnas“Implementing the agreement could open a Pandora's box of potential human rights violations.” Amnesty International.“I will not take part in this masquerade.” Kader Arif, Rapporteur for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement 2011 in the European ParliamentExecutive SummaryAs an independent scholar …

Comment: Doha, Security And Justice – A Response To Prof. Raj Bhala, Frank Garcia

Frank J. Garcia

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Theories Of Justice And International Economic Law, Frank Garcia, Lindita Ciko

Frank J. Garcia

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States Side Story: Career Paths Of International Ll.M. Students, Or “I Like To Be In America”, Carole Silver

Carole Silver

This Article draws on an empirical study of the careers of international law graduates who earned an LL.M. in the United States, and considers the role of a U.S. LL.M. as a path for building a legal career in the United States. It identifies the institutional, political, and economic forces that present challenges to graduates who attempt to stay in the United States. While U.S. law schools prize the international diversity of their graduate students, this study reveals that the U.S. legal profession is most accessible to international students from English-speaking common law countries, whose language and background allow them …