ACP International Business Law

Gain an overview of the American higher educational system and develop the academic skills necessary to ensure your success in an ACP.

Understand American business culture, sharpen your communication, presentation, and writing skills, learn professional etiquette, and improve your business English.

Examine the contracting principles that govern the sale of goods and services. Learn the concepts of formation, risk, performance, breach of contract, and warranties. Study the international sales process, including the basic expectations and risks of the seller and the buyer in any sales transaction, as well as the international trade law considerations in international sales contracts.

Explore the issues in international sales transactions such as choice of law, the United

Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, and letters of credit commonly used to provide a mechanism for payment. Learn which law governs an international sales contract, how the choice of law is determined, and how it applies to international sales.

Learn how the legal systems of various countries involved in international business protect intellectual property rights. Explore the key concepts of trade secrets, copyright, trademark, and patent law. Understand the scope and the effect on business markets of commercial piracy including counterfeit goods and patent infringement.

Identify how disputes arise from international business deals and how they are settled, including the various methods of judicial and alternative dispute resolution. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the various options available for resolution of legal disputes in international business transactions including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.

Analyze the acquisition of business interests across national boundaries through investment capital, technology, and other resources. Study which considerations a business might weigh in determining if and where to make foreign direct investments, as well as the traditional framework for protecting foreign direct investments under decisions issued by the International Court of Justice. Explore the multilateral and bilateral investment treaties governing international investment law such as NAFTA and other investor-state arbitration systems.

Understand the obligations of multinational enterprises concerning issues of human rights, labor conditions, and the environment. Study the corporate social responsibility concerns faced by multinational enterprises and businesses that engage in international business transactions, as well as various voluntary international corporate social responsibility standards and programs.