TY - BOOK AU - Head,John W. TI - Global business law: principles and practice of international commerce and investment SN - 9781611631517 (pbk.) : AV - K1030.4 .H324 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Durham PB - Carolina Academic KW - Export sales contracts KW - Commercial law. KW - International business enterprises KW - Law and legislation. KW - Investments, Foreign N1 - INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL BUSINESS LAW; Ch.1. The forms and challenges of global business {u2013} Ch.2. Finding your way in a foreign legal and cultural landscape {u2013} INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE: EXPORT TRANSACTIONS; Ch.3. Commercial codes: the development and application of international contract rules and standards {u2013} Ch.4. Drafting the International Sales Contract: standard commercial terms and other key contract provisions {u2013} Ch.5. Documentary sales and letters of credit: techniques to facilitate exports {u2013} Ch.6. Other selected legal aspects of International Sales Transactions {u2013} TRANSNATIONAL LICENSING, FRANCHISING, AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; Ch.7. Balancing risk and return: overseas production with permitted use of Intellectual Property Rights {u2013} Ch.8. International franchising arrangements {u2013} FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; Ch.9. The decision to invest abroad: definitions, incentives, and methods of Foreign Direct Investment {u2013} Ch.10. FDI restrictions and risks: host country regulation, international regulation, and the universe of risks facing investors -- Ch.11. Protection of FDI interests: facing host government regulation and insuring against risk {u2013} CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES IN GLOBAL BUSINESS LAW; Ch.12. Cross-cutting transactional matters: dispute resolution, wire transfers and countertrade {u2013} Ch.13. Cross-cutting regulatory matters: managing a world of bad behavior ER -