A Short Course In International Contracts: Drafting The International Sales Cont

As the number and volume of international transactions has increased, the need for more formality in defining agreements has grown as well. Contracts provide the formal written understanding between parties to a transaction. A short course in international contracts is for non-attorney businesspeople as well as attorneys. The books contains chapters on: – Role of contracts in international trade
– Parties to the transaction
– Trade terms and incoterms 2000
– Drafting the contract for sale of goods
– Validity of contracts locally
– Contract fundamentals in international legal systems
– 10 sample contracts, including offer to sell, memorandum of sale, Purchase order, conditional sales contract, consulting contract, franchise agreement, distribution agreement, licensing contract, sales representative contract and consignment agreement.
– Extensive legal glossary
– Bibliography

A Short Course in International Contracts: Drafting the International Sales Contract: For Attorneys and Non-Attorneys, 2nd Edition
by Karla C. Shippey   ISBN:1885073658
World Trade Press © 2003 (184 pages)
This book covers the underlying need for and use of contracts in international business; it provides specific information about writing basic and advanced contract provisions, attorney use, enforcement, dispute resolutions, arbitration and litigation.
 
 Table of Contents 
 A Short Course in International Contracts—Drafting the International Sales Contract—For Attorneys and Non-Attorneys, 2nd Edition 
 Introduction 
 Chapter 1 – The Role of Contracts in International Commerce
 Chapter 2 – Issues Affecting International Contracts
 Chapter 3 – Parties to the Transaction, Part 1
 Chapter 4 – Drafting the International Contract for Sale of Goods
 Chapter 5 – Trade Terms and Incoterms
 Chapter 6 – Key Issues in International Sales Contracts
 Chapter 7 – Parties to the Transaction, Part 2
 Chapter 8 – Drafting Precise Contract Provisions
 Chapter 9 – Parties to the Transaction, Part 3
 Chapter 10 – Validity of Contracts Locally
 Chapter 11 – Contract Fundamentals in International Legal Systems
 Chapter 12 – Offer to Sell Goods
 Chapter 13 – Memorandum of Sale
 Chapter 14 – Purchase Order
 Chapter 15 – Conditional Contract of Sale
 Chapter 16 – Consulting Contract
 Chapter 17 – Sales Representative Contract
 Chapter 18 – Franchise Agreement
 Chapter 19 – Distribution Agreement
 Chapter 20 – Consignment Agreement
 Chapter 21 – Licensing Contract
 Chapter 22 – Glossary
 Chapter 23 – Resources
 List of Sidebars