Global Business Law : Principles and Practice

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Supplemental Materials

Table of Cases

Preface to the First Edition

xix

Acknowledgments

xxiii

PART I EXPORTING

Formation of the Export Contract

(56)

Introduction

(7)

The CISG and Its Background

(1)

Uniform Interpretation of the 1980 Uniform Sales Law

(1)

Franco Ferrari

International Commercial Custom (The New Lex Mercatoria)

(1)

The New Lex Mercatoria and the Harmonization of the Laws of International Commercial Transactions

(2)

Bercado M. Cremades

Steven L. Plehn

The UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts

(1)

Contract Formation Under the UNIDROIT Principles of International Contracts, UCC, Restatement, and CISG

(1)

David A. Levy

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Incoterms

(1)

Incoterms 1980, in the Transnational Law of International Commercial Transactions

(1)

Jan Ramberg

Does the CISG Apply to My Contract?

(26)

GPL Treatment, Ltd. v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

(5)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Taxts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 104

(1)

Oberlandesgericht, Frankfurt Am Main, September 17, 1991

(3)

Helen Kaminski PTY. Ltd. v. Marketing Australian Products, Inc.

(1)

The CISG and the Distributor Agreement

(2)

``Handcuffs'' Clauses in International Contracts: Basic Reflections on the Autonomy of the Parties to Choose the Proper Law for Their Contracts

(2)

Otto Sandrock

Beijing Metals & Minerals Import/Export Corp. v. American Bus. Ctr., Inc.

(7)

MCC-Marble Ceramic Center, Inc. v. Ceramica Nuova D'Agostino, S.P.A.

(6)

Contract Formation

(23)

Overview

(1)

The Convention for the International Sale of Goods: A Handbook of Basic Materials

(1)

The Offer

(1)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 106

(1)

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Hungary

(7)

The Acceptance

(1)

Court of Appeals (Oberlandesgericht) of Cologne, Germany February 22, 1994, Index No. 22 U 202/93

(4)

Filanto, S.P.A. v. Chilewich International Corp.

(5)

Contract Formation Under the UNIDROIT Principles of Internatinal Contracts

(3)

David A. Levy

Performance of the Export Contract

(128)

Conformity of the Goods and Third Party Claims

(27)

Warranties

(1)

The Revision of UCC Article 2, Sales in Light of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

(1)

Richard E. Speidel

T.J. Stevenson & Co. v. 81, 1193 Bags of Flour

(3)

Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof), Civil Panel VIII

(7)

Warranty Disclaimers

(1)

The Revision of UCC Article 2, Sales in Light of the United Nations International Sale of Goods

(1)

Richard E. Speidel

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 168

(1)

Third Party Claims

(1)

Jeanneret v. Vichey

(5)

Notice

(1)

Court of Appeals (Oberlandesgericht) of Dusseldorf

(3)

Final Judgment Rendered by the District Court (Landgericht) of Munchen, Germany

(2)

Privity

(1)

Randy Knitwear, Inc. v. American Cyanamid Co.

(3)

Exemptions

(46)

A Note on the Commentary of the 1980 Vienna Convention

(1)

Peter Winship

Text of Secretariat Commentary on Article 65 of the 1978 Draft

(4)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 168

(1)

Nuova Fucinati S.P.A. v. Fondmetall International A.B., Tribunale di Monza

(3)

Award of August 26, 1989, Case No. 6281, ICC Yearbook Commercial Arbitration XV 96 (1990)

(5)

Force Majeure and Hardship Under the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts

102

(2)

Joseph M. Perillo

Societe Franco Tunisienne D'Armement v. Sidermar

104

(8)

Tsakiroglou & Co., Ltd. v. Noblee & Thorl G.M.B.H.

112

(16)

Ocean Tramp Tankers Corporation v. V/O Sovfracht

128

(6)

Delivery Obligations of the Seller

134

(18)

Incoterms and UCC Article 2---Conflicts and Confusions

135

(5)

John A. Spanogle

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 207

140

(1)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 47

140

(1)

Phillips Puerto Rico Core, Inc. v. Tradax Petroleum Ltd.

141

(6)

CEP Interagra SA v. Select Trading GMBH, Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court 1990)

147

(5)

Payment Obligation of the Buyer

152

(10)

Magyar Kereskedelmi es Iparkamara, Mellett Szervezett, Valasztottbirosag

153

(4)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 93

157

(1)

Specific topics of the CISG in the Light of Judicial Application and Scholarly Writing

158

(3)

Franco Ferrari

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 80

161

(1)

Risk of Loss

162

(27)

Practice Under the Convention on International Sale of Goods (CISG): A Primer for Attorneys and International Traders (Part II)

162

(2)

Louis F. Del Duca

Patrick Del Duca

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 191

164

(1)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 91

165

(1)

David Crystal, Inc., v. The Cunard Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

166

(4)

Allied Chemical International Corp., v. Companhia de Navegacao Lloyd Brasileiro

170

(7)

Brooklyn Overall Export Company Ltd. v. Amerford International Corp.

177

(2)

Unimac Company, Inc., v. C.F. Ocean Service, Inc.

179

(3)

International Mining Corp. v. Aerovias Nacionales de Columbia S.A.

182

(1)

Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company v. Alitalia Airlines

183

(6)

Remedies for Breach of the Export Contract

189

(56)

The Concept of Fundamental Breach

189

(4)

Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt Am Main

189

(2)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 6

191

(1)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 154

192

(1)

Avoidance of the Contract

193

(15)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 136

194

(1)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 82

195

(1)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 7

195

(2)

Roder Zelt-Und Hallenkonstruktionen GMBH v. Rosedown Park Ltd and Reginald R. Eustace

197

(8)

Remedies Under the New International Sales Convention: The Perspective From Article 2 of the U.C.C.

205

(3)

Harry M. Flechtner

Specific Performance

208

(6)

Court of Appeals (Oberlandesgericht) of Hamm, Germany

209

(2)

Morales Y/O Son Export, S.A. Dec. v. Nez Marketing

211

(3)

Damages

214

(21)

Delchi Carrier SPA v. Rotorex Corp.

215

(6)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 166

221

(1)

Final Award in Case No. 7585 OF 1992

222

(5)

UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts: The Black Letter Text and a Review

227

(1)

Joseph M. Perillo

Final Award in Case No. 7531 OF 1994

227

(2)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 130

229

(1)

Neri v. Retail Marine Corp.

230

(3)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 133

233

(2)

The Price Reduction Remedy

235

(3)

The Remedy of Reduction of Price

235

(1)

Eric E. Bergsten

Anthony J. Miller

More U.S. Decisions on the U.N. Sales Convention: Scope, Parol Evidence, ``Validity'' and Reduction of Price Under Article 50

236

(1)

Harry M. Flechtner

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 56

237

(1)

Anticipatory Breach and Installment Contracts

238

(4)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 51

241

(1)

Case Abstract, UNCITRAL Texts (CLOUT), Abstract No. 124

241

(1)

What If the Buyer Importer Goes Bankrupt?

242

(3)

Cross-Border Payments

245

(140)

Importing/Exporting and Commercial Letters of Credit

245

(38)

Transactional Aspects of Commercial L/Cs

245

(1)

The Immunization of Fraudulently Procured Letter of Credit Acceptances: All Services Exportacao, Importacao Comercio, S.A. v. Banco Bamerindus Do Brazil, S.A. and First Commercial v. Gotham Originals

245

(2)

Boris Kozolchyk

Urquhart Lindsay and Company, Limited v. Eastern Bank, Limited

247

(2)

The Proper Law

249

(1)

Power Curber International Ltd. v. National Bank of Kuwait

249

(8)

Defects in Documents and Strict Compliance

257

(1)

Equitable Trust Company of New York v. Davson Partners, Ltd.

257

(9)

Voest-Alpine International Corporation v. Chase Manhattan Bank

266

(4)

Beyene v. Irving Trust Company

270

(2)

The Independence Principle and Its Exceptions

272

(1)

Maurice O'Meara Company v. National Park Bank of New York

272

(5)

Sztejn v. J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation

277

(2)

United Bank Limited v. Cambridge Sporting Goods Corp.

279

(4)

Securing Performance and Standby Letters of Credit

283

(31)

Transactional Aspects of Standby L/Cs

284

(1)

The Emerging Law of Standby Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees

284

(7)

Boris Kozolchyk

Standby L/Cs Versus Guarantees

291

(1)

Banque Paribas v. Hamilton Industries International, Inc.

291

(4)

Expiration of Standby L/Cs

295

(1)

Exxon Company, U.S.A. v. Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas

295

(5)

Enjoining Payment on a Standby L/C

300

(1)

Stromberg-Carlson Corporation v. Bank Melli Iran

300

(1)

American Bell International, Inc. v. Islamic Republic of Iran

301

(7)

Harris Corporation v. National Iranian Radio and Television

308

(6)

Export Credits

314

(12)

Wire Transfers

326

(59)

Transactional and Legal Overview

326

(18)

The Relationship Between Wire Transfer Law and Other Law

344

(1)

Sheerbonnet, Ltd. v. American Express Bank, Ltd.

344

(9)

Political Risk and Cross Border Payments

353

(1)

Libyan Arab Foreign Bank v. Bankers Trust Co.

353

(32)

PART II FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Negotiating and Structuring the Deal

385

(92)

Trends in FDI

385

(22)

Basic Concepts and Patterns

385

(6)

The Historical Development of Multinational Corporate Networks

391

(1)

Where Are the Multinational Headed?

391

(14)

Raymond Vernon

The Link Between FDI and International Trade

405

(1)

An Ownership Based Disaggregation of the U.S. Current Account

405

(2)

Obie G. Whichard

Jeffrey H. Lowe

Negotiating FDI Deals

407

(31)

International Commercial Agreements

407

(7)

William F. Fox Jr.

Making Global Deals

414

(13)

Jeswald W. Salacuse

Cross-Cultural Awareness, in the ABA Guide to International Business Negotiations

427

(2)

David A. Victor

International Negotiations: A Cultural Perspective, in the ABA Guide to International Business Negotiations Robert C. Ciricillo et al.

429

(9)

Types of FDI

438

(39)

International Project Finance

477

(48)

Syndicated Loans and Registration-Exempt Securities

477

(22)

A Latin American Case Study

499

(12)

Financing Infrastructure Projects in the International Capital Markets: The Tribasa Toll Road Trust

499

(12)

Peter V. Darrow

Internationalization of Capital Markets and the Problem of Integrated Disclosure

511

(14)

Hegemony or Deference: U.S. Disclosure Requirements in the International Capital Markets

511

(14)

Edward F. Greene

Political Risk

525

(84)

The Concept of ``Political Risk''

525

(7)

Expropriation

532

(41)

Overview

532

(9)

The Act of State Defense

541

(1)

Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino

541

(18)

The Sovereign Immunity Defense

559

(1)

Verlinden B.V. v. Central Bank of Nigeria

560

(5)

Letelier v. Republic of Chile

565

(8)

Political Risk Management

573

(36)

Overview

573

(9)

OPIC

582

(1)

Revere Copper and Brass, Inc. v. Overseas Private Investment Corporation

582

(2)

Enron and India

584

(25)

Currency Risk

609

(46)

Foreign Exchange Markets and Rates

609

(6)

Fixed or Flexible?

609

(6)

Francesco Caramazza

Jahangir Aziz

Foreign Exchange`Instruments and Hedging

615

(13)

Risk Trade-Offs in the Foreign Exchange Spot, Forward and Derivative Markets

615

(13)

Raj Bhala

The Relationship Between Currency Risk and Political Risk

628

(3)

Coping with Exchange Controls

631

(24)

The IMF's Article VIII, Section 2(b) and Scurpulosity

631

(5)

Sir Joseph Gold

Foreign Exchange Controls and Repatriation

636

(9)

David Reid

Banco Do Brasil, S.A. v. A.C. Israel Commodity Co.

645

(3)

United City Merchants (Investments) Ltd. v. Royal Bank of Canada

648

(7)

PART III REGULATORY CHALLENGES

Regulating Foreign Direct Investment

655

(60)

Challenges Posed by FDI

655

(6)

Claudio Grossman and Daniel D. Bradlow, Are We Being Propelled Towards A People-Centered Transnational Legal Order?

655

(6)

Multilateral Initiatives to Regulate FDI

661

(18)

The Uruguay Round Trims Agreement

661

(1)

Towards a More Comprehensive World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures

662

(13)

Robert H. Edwards

Simon N. Lester

Towards a Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI)?

675

(1)

Developing Countries and the Framework for Negotiations on Foreign Direct Investment in the World Trade Organization

675

(4)

Eric M. Burt

Plurilaeral Initiatives on FDI: The OECD Guidelines

679

(2)

Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises

679

(2)

Regional Initiatives on FDI: NAFTA Chapter 11

681

(5)

North American Free Trade Agreement, Statement of Administrative Action, Chapter Eleven: Investment

681

(5)

Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)

686

(9)

United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations & International Chamber of Commerce

686

(7)

United States Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

693

(2)

FDI and National Security

695

(1)

Authorities Relating to Political or Economic Security

695

(20)

United States General Accounting Office, Foreign Investment---Foreign Laws and Policies Addressing National Security Concerns

696

(19)

Regulating Multinational Corporate Conduct

715

(162)

Corruption and MNCs

715

(43)

Is Corruption Bad?

715

(1)

Corruption as an International Policy Problem: Overview and Recommendations, in Corruption and the Global Economy

715

(17)

Kimberly Ann Elliott

Is Corruption Cultural?

732

(1)

Cultural Differences in the Crusade Against International Bribery: Rice Cake Expenses in Korea and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

732

(4)

Joongi Kim

Jong B. Kim

Regulatory Interests Versus Business Interests?

736

(19)

Lamb v. Phillip Morris, Inc.

755

(3)

Human Rights and MNCs

758

(94)

Overview

758

(12)

What Are the Linkages?

770

(1)

Human Rights and MNCs Theory Versus Quantitative Analysis

770

(13)

William H. Meyer

The Emerging Case Law

783

(1)

Filartiga v. Pena-Irala

783

(9)

Tel-Oren v. Libyan Arab Republic

792

(17)

Kadic v. Karadzic

809

(13)

Beanal v. Freeport-McMora, Inc.

822

(18)

Voluntary Corporate Codes of Conduct

840

(1)

The White House, Clinton Administration Model Business Principles

840

(1)

Reebok International Ltd., Human Rights Production Standards

841

(1)

Requirements for Suppliers, Contractors, Business Partners

842

(3)

Phillips Van Heusen

Standards of Engagement and Human Rights Policy

845

(2)

Liz Claiborne

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Standards for ``Vendors'' (1998)

847

(5)

The Environment and MNCs

852

(25)

International Environmental Standards for Transnational Corporations

852

(15)

Robert J. Fowler

The Nigerian Tragedy, Environmental Regulation of Transnational Corporations, and the Human Right to a Healthy Environment

867

(10)

Joshua P. Eaton

Special Transactions and Sectors

877

(96)

Technology Transfer

877

(33)

Dilemmas for Multinational Corporations and Host Countries

877

(1)

Multinational Enterprises and the Law

877

(15)

Peter Muchlinski

Multilateral Efforts to Protect Intellectual Property Rights: The Uruguay Round Trips Agreement

892

(1)

Uruguay Round Trade Agreement, Statement of Administrative Action, Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

892

(7)

Trade Agreements Resulting From the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Hearings Before the House Committee on Ways and Means

899

(6)

Regional Efforts to Protect Intellectual Property Rights: NAFTA

905

(1)

North American Free Trade Agreement, Statement of Administrative Action, Chapter Seventeen: Intellectual Property

905

(5)

Countertrade

910

(27)

International Countertrade---A Guide for Managers and Executives

910

(5)

Pompoliu Verzariu

International Countertrade---Individual Country Practices

915

(13)

Pompiliu Verzariu

Paula Mitchell

The UNCITRAL Legal Guide on International Countertrade Transactions: The Foundation for a New Era in Countertrade?

928

(9)

James C. Nobles, Jr.

Johannes Lang

Government Procurement

937

(8)

The Uruguay Round Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement

937

(1)

Uruguay Round Trade Agreement, Statement of Administrative Action, Agreement on Governemtn Procurement

937

(4)

NAFTA Chapter Ten

941

(1)

North American Free Trade Agreement, Statement of Administrative Action, Chapter Ten: Government Procurement

942

(3)

Telecommunications

945

(28)

International Antitrust Issues

973

(1)

An Overview of United States Antitrust Law

973

(20)

Standing

993

(10)

Pfizer, Inc. v. Government of India

993

(10)

Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

1003

(73)

The Classic ALCOA Effects Test

1003

(1)

United States v. Aluminum Company of America

1003

(12)

Balancing Tests and the Problem of Comity

1015

(1)

Timberlane Lumber Company v. Bank of America National Savings and Trust Association

1015

(9)

Timberlane Lumber Company v. Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association

1024

(5)

Laker Airways v. Sabena, Belgian World Airlines

1029

(27)

Hartford Fire Insurance Company v. California

1056

(10)

Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases

1066

(1)

U.S. v. Nippon Paper Industries Company, Ltd.

1066

(10)

Discovery Problems and Foreign Blocking Statutes

1076

(15)

Rio Tinto Zinc Corporation v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation

1077

(8)

Foreign Blocking Statutes and the GATT: State Sovereignty and the Enforcement of U.S. Economic Laws Abroad

1085

(6)

R. Edward Price

Substantive Claims: Conspiracy and Predation

1091

(1)

Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation

1091

(11)

Substantive Defenses: Act of State and Sovereign Immunity

1102

(14)

Occidental Petroleum Corporation v. Buttes Gas & Oil Company

1102

(9)

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) v. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

1111

(5)

Harmonizing International Antitrust Law?

1116

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