BLAW 2100 - International Business Law

Credit Hours: 3.00

Objectives:

1. Identify what is international law.
2. Define international law.
3. Identify sources of international law, including custom, treaties, and international conventions.
4. Identify different legal systems (such as common law, civil law, and Islamic law system).
5. Compare different legal systems.
6. Identity various ways to resolve disputes arising from international business transactions.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply commercial transactions to international sales.

Objectives:

1. Identify Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods (CISG).
2. Define CISG.
3. Identify various documents of title or other negotiable transport documents in facilitating exchange of goods and money across international borders.
4. Identify trade terms in sales contracts.
5. Identify legal issues in international transportation (such as aviation and maritime law).
6. Identify negotiable instruments used in international trade (such as letter of credit).
7. Apply CISG to a case scenario.
8. Explain international sales and commercial transactions.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explain trade law practices.

Objectives:

1. Identify branches of U.S. government and role each plays in regulating foreign commerce and trade.
2. Identify the role of the World Trade Organization.
3. Identify regulations for importing and exporting.
4. Identify the United States - Mexico - Canada Agreement (USMCA).
5. Identify the European Union.
6. Summarize international law.
7. Summarize U.S. trade law.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explain the regulation of the international marketplace.

Objectives:

1. Identify laws relating to marketing and advertising.
2. Define U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
3. Identify labor laws.
4. Identify environmental laws.
5. Compare international marketplace regulations.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

• Aspects of international law and how they impact business
• Resolving international business disputes

International sales

• Aspects of commercial transactions and international sales
• Negotiable instruments and documents of titles

International trade

• Aspects of treaties and regulation of businesses with foreign countries

International regulations

• Regulations on marketing laws, labor laws, environmental laws