This document provides a course description and weekly assignments for an international business law course (BUS 430). The course covers key topics in international business law including differences between domestic and international business risks, human rights issues, international contracts, international trade agreements like the GATT and WTO, international litigation, and anti-corruption laws. Weekly assignments include discussion questions, analyses of case studies, and a paper on international trade topics. The course appears to provide an overview of important legal issues students may encounter when conducting business internationally.

1. BUS 430 Entire Course ( International Business Law ) Complete Course
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BUS 430 Week 1 DQ 1
What are some differences when doing business internationally opposed to domestically? How
do international business risks differ from domestic business risk? What factors influence these
risks?
BUS 430 Week 1 DQ2
Why do corporations need to be concerned with human rights issues when conducting business
internationally? Who are corporations accountable to – the government of their home country,
the host country, investors, or the public? What is the rationale for your answer?
BUS 430 Week 1 Individual Assignment Comparative Law Worksheet
BUS 430 Week 2 Course Description
BUS 430 Week 2 DQ1
What is the Conventions on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)? What is the
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)? In what ways is the coverage of the CISG and the UCC
similar or different? Explain your answer.

2. BUS 430 Week 2 DQ2
You work for an international furniture company. Your company has customers in England,
Mexico, Guatemala, and China. How would you evaluate the credit worthiness of firms in these
countries? How does the credit risk differ between these countries? Would you sell to a company
in these countries without a letter of credit? Explain why or why not.
BUS 430 Week 2 Individual Assignment International Law Memo
BUS 430 Week 3 Course Description
BUS 430 Week 3 DQ1
What are the basic principles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)? What are
the basic principles behind the World Trade Organization (WTO)? In what ways are GATT and
the WTO similar or different? How do the WTO and GATT settle disputes? Provide examples.
BUS 430 Week 3 DQ2
Ressorp, Inc. in Japan agreed to sell 700 television sets to Reardon, a wholesaler, in the United
States for US$ 144,417.00. Ressorp, Inc. and Reardon expressly agreed that Reardon would not
pay for the television sets until Reardon both received and sold the merchandise in the United
States. They also agreed that the merchandise would be shipped CPT Portstown in the United
States and that Incoterms 2010 would govern. Ressorp, Inc. arranged to ship the goods with
Oceanic Carriers, whose place of business is located in Beachtown, Japan. Ressorp, Inc. loaded
the goods from its warehouse into a trailer and delivered the trailer to Oceanic’s freight depot in
Beachtown. Several days later, the trailer was discovered to be missing and then it was found
abandoned and empty. Reardon, the buyer, then sued Oceanic Carriers. The carrier challenged
Reardon’s standing (right) to sue claiming that the original contract said Reardon had no liability
to pay for the merchandise until after it was received and sold by Reardon. Therefore, Oceanic

3. Carriers argued, it was the seller, Ressorp, Inc. who should have brought the suit, not Reardon. Is
Oceanic correct? Explain why or why not.
BUS 430 Week 3 DQ3
The Jolly Canning Co. in Hawaii agreed to sell 10,000 cases of canned green beans to the Merry
Produce Co. in New York. The terms were FOB Bigport in Hawaii. The parties agreed that the
governing rules were Incoterms 2010. Jolly, by mistake, delivered 10,000 cases of canned corn
to the carrier in Bigport. Moreover, the bill of lading clearly stated that goods were canned corn.
While the goods were in transit, they were damaged by seawater because of the carrier’s
negligence. Jolly sues the carrier, but the carrier challenges Jolly’s standing (right) to sue. The
carrier claims that the risk of loss had passed to Merry Produce (the consignee on the bill of
lading) as soon as the goods had passed the ship’s rail. Is the carrier correct? Should Jolly’s suit
be dismissed? Explain why or why not.
BUS 430 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Case Study Presentation
BUS 430 Week 4 Course Description
BUS 430 Week 4 DQ1
Describe the benefits and detriments of the EU and U. S. rules regarding jurisdiction and forum
in privately enforced competition laws. What are the advantages and disadvantages, from the
perspective of competition law, in having a wholly foreign subsidiary in Europe?
BUS 430 Week 4 DQ2

4. Are the actions undertaken by the companies or individuals in the following scenarios legal or
illegal pursuant to U. S. law? Please explain each of your answers.
1. A wire transfer of $200,000 to the Minister of Contracting of Gambia made by Bordeaux
Builders, Inc., a French corporation, and originating from its corporate headquarters in New
York in order to secure a construction contract,
2. A birthday card and bottle of Californian wine sent annually by Woody Pulp, the chief
executive officer of Pacific Paper Products, Inc., a U. S. corporation, to his long-standing friend
who is the Director of Government Procurement for the Japanese government.
3. A cash payment of $100 made by an agent of Chicago Chemicals Co., a U. S. corporation,
to a processing clerk in the Chilean Office of Business Licensing in order to expedite
consideration of CCC’s application for authority to conduct business operations in Chile,
4. A cash payment of $250,000 made by Durdy Coal, Inc., a U. S. corporation, to DCI’s agent
with the instruction, “put this to good use on DCI’s behalf,” which in turn is paid to the State
Importation Officer of the People’s Republic of China in order to secure a Chinese import
license
BUS 430 Week 4 Individual Assignment GATT and WTO Paper
BUS 430 Week 5 Course Description
BUS 430 Week 5 Individual Assignment Natural Gas Case Study
BUS 430 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Riordan Manufacturing Analysis