国际商法

出版时间：2004-3  出版社：法律出版社  作者：姜作利  页数：348  字数：380000  
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内容概要

　　本书采取与国际接轨的读者中心主义写作风格，通过最流行、最标准的英语讲述国际商法，有利于读者掌握用英语国际商法内容的正确方法。    本书运用大量案例和图表，将复杂的内容直观化，有利于读者有短时间内了解国际商法的概貌。　　本书内容充实，文笔轻松时尚，且图文并茂，是国内大专院校开展法律双语教学的最佳教材。 　　作者编著这部英文版的专著性国际商法教材，主要基于以下原因：一、适应我国高校法学专业学生学习国际商法之需要。二、为把中国相关法律推向国际市场，扩大我国在国际社会的影响贡献力量。　　本书具有以下特点：一、吸收了多部国外国际商法教材的优点，尽量将原汁原味的法律知识奉献给读者。二、尽量体现中国的特色。

作者简介

　　姜作利，男，1956年2月，山东蓬莱人，山东大学法学院副教授，硕士生导师、世界罗马法研究会理事、山东省调解委员会调解员、山东省济南市国际贸易法学会副会长。于1995－1997年在意大利罗马大学法学院研究国际经济法和罗马法，曾应邀在波罗尼亚大学、罗马大学、萨萨里大学

书籍目录

Chapter One Introduction to International Business Law 　　I. What is International Business Law?  　　II. History of International Business Law  　　Ⅲ. Sources of International Business Law  　　　A. National Law  　　　B. International Treaties and Conventions  　　　C. International Model Law  　　　D. International Trade Customs and Usages  　　IV. International Organizations  　　　A. Organizations Affiliated with the United Nations 　　　B. Other International Organizations  　　V. Comparison of Municipal Legal Systems  　　　A. The Roman Germanic Civil Law System  　　　B. The Anglo American Common Law System  　　VI. International Business Law and China  Chapter Two Forms of International Business  　　I. Some International Trade Theories  　　　A. Specialization  　　　B. Absolute Advantage  　　　C. Comparative Advantage  　　　D. Opportunity Cost  　　Ⅱ. Exporting  　　　A. Direct Exporting  　　　B. Indirect Exporting  　　III. Government Controls over Trade  　　　A. Tariffs  　　　B. Nontariff Barriers to Trade  　　　C. Export Restrictions 　　IV. International Licensing Agreement  　　　A. Technology Transfer  　　　B. International Franchising  Chapter Three Legal System of International Business  　　I. United Nations Convention on Contracts for the  International Sale of Goods (CISG)  　　　A The Development of International Business Law  　　　B. The Drafting of the CISG  　　　C. Applicability of the CISG  　　　D. Interpreting of the CISG  　　　　Case 3—1 Raffles v .Wichelhaus and Another  　　II. UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial  Contracts (PICC)  　　　A. Origin and Preparation of the UNIDROIT PICC  　　　B. Structure and Scope of the UNIDROIT PICC  　　　C. General Principles of the UNIDROIT PICC  　　　D. The purposes of the UNIDROIT PICC  　　　E. Comparison of the UNIDROIT PICC and CISG  　　Ⅲ. International Rules for the Interpretation of Trade  Terms  　　　A. Concept and Role of Trade Terms  　　　B. Contents of Incoterms 2000  　　　C. FOB (free on board) (port of shipment)  　　　D. CIF (cost, insurance and freight) (port of  destination)  　　　E. Modification of Trade Terms  　　　Case 3—2 Kumar Corporation v. Nopal Lines, Ltd  Chapter Four Contract Law for the International Sale of  Goods 　　I. Definition and Form of Contract  　　　A. Definition of Contract  　　　B. Form of Contract  　　Ⅱ. Validity and Formation of International Sale of  Contracts  　　　A. Invitation Offer  　　　B. The Offer  　　　C. The Acceptance  　　　D. Battle of the Forms  　　　　Case 4—1 Filanto v Chilewich International  Corporation 　　　E. Consideration in Common Law  　　　Case 4—2 Hamer v. Sidway  　　　　 Case 4—3 Fiege v Boehm  　　Ⅲ. Misrepresentation  　　　A. Fraudulent Misrepresentation  　　　B. Innocent Misrepresentation  　　　C. Negligent (innocent) Misrepresentation  　　IV. Mistakes  　　　A. Common Law  　　　B. Civil Law  　　　C. The UNIDROIT PICC  　　　D. China Contract Law  　　V. Fraud  　　　A. Common Law  　　　　Case 4—4 Stambovsky v. Ackley  　　　B. Civil Law  　　　C. The UNIDROIT PICC  　　　D. China Contract Law  　　VI. Duress  　　　A. Common Law  　　　B. Civil Law  　　　C. The UNIDROIT PICC  　　　D. China Contract Law  　　Ⅶ. Undue Influence and Unconscionable (unjust) Conduct  　　　A. Common Law  　　　　Case 4—5 Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd , v. Amadio 　　　B. Civil Law  　　　C. The UNIDROIT PICC  　　　D. China Contract Law  Chapter Five Contract Law for the International Sale of  Goods (continued)  　　I. Remedies for Breach of Contract  　　　A. General Principles of Remedies  　　　　Case 5—1 Prutch v. Ford Motor Company  　　　B. Buyer’s Remedies  　　　C. Seller’s Remedies  　　　D. Remedies Available to Both Buyers and Sellers  　　　　Case 5—2 Delchi Carrier, SpA v. Rotorex Corporation  　　Ⅱ. Anticipatory Breach of Contract and Exceptio non  Adimpleti Contractus in Civil Law  　　　A. Anticipatory Breach in Common Law  　　　B. Exceptio non Adimpleti Contractus in Civil Law  　　Ⅲ. Liquidated Damages  　　　A. Common Law  　　　B. Civil Law  　　　C. The UNIDROIT PICC  　　　D. China Contract Law  　　Ⅳ. Obligations of the Seller and the Buyer  　　　A. Seller’s Obligations  　　　B. Buyer’s Obligations  　　　　Case 5—3 The Natural Gas Case  　　V. Passing of Risk  　　　A. Common Law  　　　B. The CISG  　　　C. China Contract Law  　　VI. Passing of Property  　　　A. Common Law  　　　B. The CISG  　　　C. China Contract Law  　　Ⅶ. Excuses for Nonperformance  　　　A. Common Law  　　　　Case 5—4 Transatlantic Financing Corporation v.  United States 　　　B. The UNIDROIT PICC  　　　C. The CISG  　　　D. Force Majeure Clauses Chapter Six Carriage of Goods by Sea and Marine Cargo  Insurance 　　I. Charterparties  　　　A. Voyage Charterparties  　　　B. Time Charterparties  　　　C. Charterparties by Demise  　　Ⅱ. Bills of Lading  　　　A. Laws of Bills of Lading  　　　B. Characteristics of the Bills of Lading  　　　C. Transfer of Property under A Bill of Lading  　　　D. Carrier’s Duties under A Bill of Lading  　　　E. Carrier’s Immunities  　　　F. Delayed Bills of Lading  　　　G. Frauds on Bills of Lading  　　Ⅲ. Marine Cargo Insurance  　　　A. Marine Insurance Policies and Certificates  　　　B. Perils and Losses  　　　C. Insurance Cover  Chapter Seven Finance of International Trade  　　I. The Bill of Exchange  　　　A. Origin of Bills of Exchange  　　　B. The Law Governing Bills of Exchange  　　　C. Types of Bills of Exchange  　　　D. General Requirements and Rights of the Holder in  Due Course 　　　E. Common Procedures in Handling Bills of Exchange  　　II. Collection of Documentary Bills Through Banks  　　　A. Types of Collection  　　　B. Advantages of Collection  　　Ⅲ. Letters of Credit (L/C)  　　　A. Law Applicable to Letters of Credit  　　　B. Types of Letters of Credit  　　　C. The Stages of Arranging and Advising A Letter of  Credit 　　　D. Independence Principles and Rule of Strict  Compliance  　　　E. Fraud Exception in Letters of Credit Transaction Case 7－1 Sztejn v. Henry Schroeder Banking Corp  　　IV. International Factoring  　　　A. Definition and Historical Development  　　　B. Obligations of the Parties  　　　C. Advantages of International Factoring for Chinese  Merchants Chapter Eight Partnership Law  　　I. Definition and Creation of a Partnership  　　　A. Definition  　　　B. Creation of a Partnership  　　II. Property of a Partnership  　　　A. Scope of Partnership Property  　　　B. Ownership and Possession  　　　C. Creditors of Partners  　　Ⅲ. Partners’Rights and Duties  　　　A. Right to Compensation  　　　B. Duty of Loyalty and Good Faith  　　　C. Duty of Care in Partnership Business  　　　D. Enforcement of Partnership Rights and Liabilities  　　IV. Dissolution of the Partnership  　　　A. Nonwrongful Dissolution  　　　B. Wrongful Dissolution  　　　C. Automatic Dissolution  　　　D. Dissolution by Court Order  　　V. Winding Up  　　　A. Powers during Winding up  　　　B. Duties of Partners during Winding up  　　　C. Compensation for Winding up  Chapter Nine The Law of Corporations  　　I. History and Nature of Corporations  　　　A. History of Corporations  　　　B. The Principal Characteristics of the Corporation  　　　C. Promoters  　　　D. Piercing the Corporate Veil and Related Problems  　　II. Sources of Corporate Financing  　　　A. Common Stock  　　　B. Debt Securities  　　Ⅲ. Shareholders’ Rights and Liabilities  　　　A. Shareholders’ Meetings  　　　B. Shareholders’ Election of Directors  　　　C. Fundamental Corporate Changes  　　　D. Shareholders’ Inspection and Information Rights  　　　E. Distribution to Shareholders  　　　F. Shareholders’ Lawsuits  　　　G. Shareholders’ Liabilities  　　IV. Management of Corporations  　　　A. The Board of Directors  　　　B. Officers of the Corporation « 　　　C. Directors’ and Officer’s Duties to the Corporation  　　V. Termination of Corporations  　　　A. Dissolution by Agreement  　　　B. Involuntary Dissolution  Chapter Ten　 Law of Foreign Investment Enterprises of  China  　　I. China’s Fundamental Policies for Encouraging  Foreign　Investments  　　　A. Sources of Foreign Investment Law of China 　　　B. More Sectors Opened  　　　C. Categories of Investment Projects  　　　D. Government Guarantees  　　II. Law of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese  Foreign Equity Joint Ventures  　　　A. Definition and Legal Characteristics  　　　B. Establishment and Registration  　　　C. Sources of Investment  　　　D.Administrative Management  　　　E. Liquidation  　　Ⅲ. Law of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese  Foreign Contractual Joint Ventures  　　　A. Definition and Leg»l Characteristics  　　　B. Establishment of China Contractual Joint Ventures  　　　C. Administrative Management  　　　D. Distribution of Earnings and Recovery of  Investments 　　IV. Law of the People’s Republic of China on Foreign  Capital Enterprises  　　　A. Establishment of China Foreign Capital Enterprises  　　　B. Business Form and Registered Capital  　　　C. Methods of Investment Contribution  Chapter Eleven Intellectual Property Right Law  　　I. The Creation of Intellectual Property Rights  　　　A. Copyrights  　　　B. Patents  　　　C. Trademarks  　　　D. Know-how  　　II. International Provisions  　　　A. Comprehensive Agreements  　　　B. Artistic Property Agreements  　　　C. Industrial Property Agreements  　　Ⅲ. International Licensing Agreements  　　　A. Characteristics of International Licensing  Agreements  　　　B. Major Issues in International Licensing Agreements Chapter Twelve GATT and WTO Law  　　I. The Founding of GATT  　　　A. Trade Barriers  　　　B. Trade Liberalization Through Cooperation  　　　C. Scope and Coverage of GATT 1947 and GATT 1994  　　II. Major Principles of GATT 1994  　　　A. Multilateral Trade Negotiations  　　　B. Most-favorednation Treatment  　　　C. National Treatment  　　　D. Tariff-based Import Restriction  　　Ⅲ. The World Trade Organization (WTO)  　　　A. The WTO and the Economic Globalization  　　　B. Legal Structure of the WTO  　　　C. WTO Antidumping Agreement  　　IV. WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures  　　　A. Deficiencies in the GATT 1947 Dispute Process  　　　B. WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures  Chapter Thirteen The Law of Agency  　　I. Creation of Agency  　　　A. Formation  　　　B. Capacity  　　　C. Nondelegable Duties  　　Ⅱ. Duties of Agent and Principal  　　　A. Duties of Agent to Principal  　　　B. Duties of Principal to Agent  　　　　Case 13—1 Willis v Champlain Cable Corp  　　Ⅲ. Termination of an Agency  　　　A. Act of the Parties  　　　B. Operation of Law  　　　C. Post-Termination Relationship  　　IV. Third Party Relations of the Principal and the  Agent  　　　A. Contract Liability of the Principal  　　　B. Contract Liability of the Agent  Chapter Fourteen International Commercial Dispute  Settlement  　　I. Settlement of Disputes through Municipal Courts  　　　A. Jurisdiction and Venue  　　　　Case 14—1 In Re Union Carbide Corporation Gas Plant  Disaster at Bhopal  　　　B. Enforcement of Foreign Judgment  　　II. International Tribunals  　　　A. International Court of Justice  　　　B. International Center for the Settlement of  Investment Disputes 　　Ⅲ. Alternative Dispute Resolution  　　　A. Negotiation  　　　B. Mediation  　　　C. Mini-trial  　　IV. Commercial Arbitration  　　　A. Definition and Special Features  　　　B. The Applicable Procedure Law  　　　C. The Applicable Substantive Law  　　　D. Arbitration Agreement and Arbitration Clauses  　　　E. Recognition and Enforcement of Awards  　　　F. Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in the  People’s Republic of China  Bibliography