Part Ⅰ　The Legal Environment of International Business
Chapter 1　International Business and the Risks　2
1.1　What Is International Business　2
1.2　The Environment of International Business　3
1.3　History of International Business　5
1.4　Risks of International Business　7
Chapter 2　International Business Law and International Organizations　11
2.1　International Law　11
2.2　International Business Law　12
2.3　International Organizations　17
Chapter 3　National Laws and Legal Systems　25
3.1　Major World Legal Systems　25
3.2　National Laws Governing International Business Transactions　27
Part Ⅱ　International Sale of Goods
Chapter 4　Overview of International Sale of Goods　33
4.1　Fundamentals of International Sale of Goods　33
4.2　Procedure of International Sale of Goods　35
4.3　Risks in International Sale of Goods　36
Chapter 5　Introduction to International Sales Contracts　40
5.1　Fundamentals of Contracts　40
5.2　Laws and Practices on International Sales Contracts　45
Chapter 6　Legal Issues on International Sales Contracts　61
6.1　Formation of International Sales Contracts　61
6.2　Seller’s Obligations　66
6.3　Buyer’s Obligations　70
6.4　Risk of Loss　73
6.5　Excused Performance　74
6.6　Remedies for Breach of Contract　75
Chapter 7　International Transportation of Goods　88
7.1　Transportation of Goods by Sea　88
7.2　Transportation of Goods by Air　98
7.3　Transportation of Goods by Rail and Road　101
7.4　Multimodal Transportation of Goods　103
7.5　Marine Cargo Insurance　103
Chapter 8　Payment in International Sale of Goods　110
8.1　Modes of International Payment　110
8.2　Fundamentals of Negotiable Instruments　113
8.3　The Bill of Exchange　115
8.4　Letters of Credit　117
Part Ⅲ　International Transfer of Intellectual Property Rights
Chapter 9　Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing　131
9.1　Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Rights　131
9.2　International Intellectual Property Organizations and Treaties　137
9.3　Regulations on International Licensing　140
9.4　Regulations of International Franchising　144
Part Ⅳ　Settlement of International Commercial Disputes
Chapter 10　International Commercial Arbitration　153
10.1　Methods of International Commercial Dispute Settlement　153
10.2　Settlement of International Commercial Disputes through Arbitration　155