The Legal Environment of International Business in Europe

Part one – The Legal Environment of International Business Chapter 1 - The disparity of the legal systems * The first system is that of “civil law”(the Roman-Germanic group). * The second one is that of “common law”.

Chapter 2 - Territoriality Concerning judgments rendered in a EU country, the conditions to recognize and enforce a foreign judgment have been simplified by the Brussels convention (27 September 1968).

Chapter 3 - The rarity of real international law Part two – The particular aspects of international contracts Section 1 – The choice of the applicable law

§ 1 – The conflict of laws rules a – Conventional conflict of laws rules Several conventions deal with sales contracts Analysis of the Rome Convention (19 June 1980) on the law applicable to contractual obligations b - The national conflict of laws rules § 2 – Public policy rules

Section 2 - The resolution of international disputes § 1 – The choice of the competent jurisdiction a- The freedom of choice b- How to choose the best forum ?

§ 2– The absence of choice a- The consequences of the absence of choice b- The resolution of dispute forum

§ 3 - The resolution of international dispute by arbitration a- Definition b- The nature of arbitration c- the choice of arbitration