Jack Friery LEGAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Jack

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

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

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

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

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

Resolving International Disputes 6 Litigation Arbitration Other modes Jack Friery

Litigation 7 Strengths & weaknesses Jurisdiction Enforcement of judgments Jack Friery

Arbitration 8 Who? Where? How? Jack Friery

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Constitution 16 Congressional powers Presidential powers Jack Friery

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

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

19 AECA ITT to Pay $100 Million Export Fine: Restricted Night-Vision Data Given to Overseas Suppliers Jack Friery

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

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

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

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

Duties (con’t) 24 Drawbacks FTZs Jack Friery

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

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

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

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

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

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

Questions? 31 Jack Friery