International Law and Business

Bart Wernaart is law and ethics lecturer for International Business and Management Studies at Fontys University of Applied Sciences. Next to his academic career, Bart is a professional musician. Bart lives together with his wife Sylvia and their son Vik in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands.

• Foreword PART 1Introduction and methods 1 What is law and where can we find it? 1.1 The organization of just behaviour 1.2 The meaning of just behaviour 1.3 The origin of law 1.4 Legal sources Summary Practice questions 2 Comparative law and legal systems 2.1 The purpose of comparative law 2.2 Macro comparison: legal families 2.3 Micro comparison: a functional method Summary Practice questions PART 2International public law 3 Constitutional law 3.1 Trias politica and the struggle for power 3.2 The language of constitutional law Summary Practice questions 4 International cooperation: the United Nations 4.1 The United Nations and Bretton Woods 4.2 The institutions of the UN Summary Practice questions 5 International Cooperation: The Bretton Woods Institutions 5.1 The International Monetary Fund 5.2 The World Bank 5.3 The World Trade Organization 5.4 Alternatives Summary Practice questions 6 Regional economic integration 6.1 Regional economic integration 6.2 The free trade zone: NAFTA 6.3 The customs union: the SACU6.4 The common market: MERCOSUR Summary Practice questions 7 The European Union 7.1 Economic integration in Europe 7.2 Free trade under the EU 7.3 The organizational structure of the EU 7.4 Dispute settlement Summary Practice questions PART 3Business law 8 Contract law 8.1 The forming of a contract 8.2 The content and interpretation of a contract 8.3 The form of a contract 8.4 Factors affecting the validity of a contract 8.5 Performance of the contract 8.6 International contract law Summary Practice questions 9 Liability law 9.1 Contractual liability 9.2 Non-contractual liability Summary Practice questions 10 Labour law 10.1 The industrial revolution and the emergence of labour law 10.2 International labour law 10.3 Proper labour conditions Summary Practice questions 11 Company law 11.1 The legal form of a company 11.2 Regulatory competition 11.3 Foreign companies Summary Practice questions 12 The right to privacy and data processing 12.1 Privacy: a clash of rights 12.2 Privacy laws around the world 12.3 Jurisdiction challenges Summary Practice questions 13 Intellectual property 13.1 The forms of intellectual property 13.2 Jurisdiction challenges Summary Practice questions 14 Private international law 14.1 International legal disputes 14.2 The free choice principle 14.3 Substantive private international rules 14.4 Objective private international rules Summary Practice questions Index

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