A Basic Guide to International Business Law aims to give students an understanding as well as practical knowledge of legal problems arising in the area of international business, and to equip them with the skills needed to prevent and tackle these problems.


All Chapters employ the same didactic structure. Introductory case studies, examples, annotated case law, glossaries, diagrams, summaries and exercises are all designed to familiarize students quickly with relevant aspects of international (business) law. A Basic Guide to International Business Law deals with the following topics:


* Introduction to International Private Law and European Law


* Legal aspects of negotiations


* International contracts: matters of jurisdiction and the law applicable to these contracts


* International contracts of sale


* Competion law


* Free movement of goods, workers, the freedom of capital and establishment and the freedom to provide services


* International payments


* Carriage of goods by road and sea


* Incoterms


* Entry modes (agents, representatives, distributors, licensing, franchising)