International Commerce

Chapter 01Introduction

1. What is International Economics About?

Chapter 02Theory & Policy of World Economy in Trade

1. The United States in a Global Economy
2. International Economic Institutions since World War II
3. Comparative Advantage and the Gains from Trade
4. Comparative Advantage and Factor Endowments
5. Beyond Comparative Advantage
6. The Theory of Tariffs and Quotas
7. Commercial Policy
8. International Trade and Labor and Environmental Standards
9. Trade and the Balance of Payments
10. Exchange Rates and Exchange Rates System
11. An Introduction to Open Economy Macroeconomics
12. International Financial Crises
13. Economic integration in North America
14. The European Union: Many Markets into One
15. Trade and Policy Reform in Latin America
16. Export-Oriented Growth in East Asia
17. China and India in the World Economy

Chapter 03Legal Framework of International Trade

1. A Brief Introduction to International Trade
2. An Introduction to Export-Import Practice
3. Contracts for the Sale and Purchase of International Commodity
4. The Export-Import Legal Framework
5. International Contracts of Sale and General Conditions
6. Agency, Distributorship, Franchising and Occasional Intermediary Contracts
7. Trade Terms

Chapter 04International Trade Practice

1. Quality of Commodity
2. Quantity of Goods
3. Packing and Marking of Goods
4. Price of Goods
5. Delivery of Goods
6. Cargo Transportation Insurance
7. International Transport
8. Payment of Goods
9. International Payment Options
10. Short-term Trade Finance: Factoring and Forfaiting
11. Security for International Transactions
12. Information and Communication Technologies and International Trade
13. Disputes, Claim and Arbitration
14. Resolving International Business Disputes

Chapter 05 International Commercial Arbitration

1. Preventing commercial disputes
2. Resolving commercial disputes and differences
3. Types of international commercial arbitration
4. Constituting the arbitral tribunal
5. Powers, duties and jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal
6. Conduct of arbitration proceedings
7. Applicable law
8. The arbitral award
9. Recognition, enforcement and challenge of arbitral awards
10. The arbitration costs

Chapter 06Case Study in Trade

Case 1. Animal Protection Case
Case 2. Dispute Cause by Improper Shipping Documents
Case 3. Contract Dispute
Case 4. CIF Terms or CIP terms, which is Better
Case 5. Dispute Caused by Improper Subject Goods
Case 6. Ton or Metric Ton 135
Case 7. Is a Bull of Landing Issued by the Captain with a Legal Binding for the Shipping Company
Case 8. What do You Think of the dual Constraints of both the L/C and the Contract
Case 9. Misunderstanding of the Shipping Provisions of the Letter of Credit
Case 10. Should the Insurance Company Compensate for the Loss8
Case 11. A Contract with Partial Shipment

Appendix 01 CISG(1980)

Appendix 02 UCP 600

Appendix 03 INCOTERMS 2010