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International Law in the Global Economy: Trade, Treaties, and Tribunals

Explore the significance of international law in regulating transactions between nations, the role of tribunals in resolving disputes, and the impact of organizations like the United Nations and IMF on global economic stability.

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International Law in the Global Economy: Trade, Treaties, and Tribunals

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  1. BA 18 Chapter 3 International Law

  2. Why Do Nations Trade? Our world has become a “global village” where goods and services are traded globally, rather than just nationally. People depend upon raw goods and materials for business ventures, manufacturing and cultural sustenance. Prentice Hall 3

  3. Why do Nations Trade? Any American Business, no matter how small, with an exportable product, must become a global competitor within the next decade or face the loss of 25-30% of potential sales! Chances are, your business will be among those who trade with foreign countries. 3

  4. Going Global

  5. Our National Economy Growing Population Ever growing Diversity Ever growing demand for products and services made overseas Globalization ISO 9000 – International Standards for Quality Assurance

  6. Population Clock 2

  7. U.S. National Debt Clock

  8. National Debt Clock in Real Time: http://www.usdebtclock.org/

  9. What do we get from these markets? Turkey Poland Mexico Brazil Argentina South Africa India Indonesia Singapore Thailand Malaysia Vietnam Philippines Hong Kong South Korea China Chile The World’s Big Emerging Markets

  10. The Globalization of Business • Overseas Investment in the United States • International Business Economics: • Balance of Trade – The relationship between the value of a country’s imports and the value of its exports determines the balance of trade. • Balance of Payments – The sum of all payments one nation has made to other nations minus the payments it has received from other nations during a specified period of time. 4

  11. International Law • Law that governs affairs between nations. • Law that regulates transactions between individuals and businesses of different countries. • No single source of international law. • No world court responsible for interpreting all international law.

  12. Sources of International Law • Those things that international *tribunals rely on in deciding international disputes. • Treaties and conventions • Custom • General principles of law • Judicial decisions and teachings • Admiralty law or maritime law *Tribunal: a Court or forum of justice; The Seat of a judge

  13. The United States and Foreign Affairs • The Constitution gives most of the power over foreign affairs to the federal government. • Foreign Commerce Clause • Treaty Clause

  14. United Nations • International organization created by multinational treaty in 1945. • Goals of the United Nations (U.N.): • Maintain peaceand security in the world. • Promote economic and social cooperation. • Protect human rights.

  15. International Court of Justice • The judicial branch of the United Nations. • Also called the “World Court.” • Located in The Hague, the Netherlands. • Only nations may have cases decided by this court.

  16. International Monetary Fund – (IMF) • IMF was established to promote the world economy. • Sound monetary, fiscal, and macroeconomic policies worldwide • Provides assistance to needy countries

  17. Board of Governors - International Monetary Fund (IMF)

  18. What is the difference between the IMF and the World Bank? • The fundamental difference is this: the Bank is primarily a development institution; the IMF is a cooperative institution that seeks to maintain an orderly system of payments and receipts between nations. • Each has a different purpose, a distinct structure, receives its funding from different sources, assists different categories of members, and strives to achieve distinct goals through methods peculiar to itself.

  19. Globalization and International Law

  20. Globalization brings about it’s own set of Difficulties • Stabilizing the economy • Protection of the environment (OSHA Regulations) • Ethics in business practices, both foreign and domestic • Arbitration for dispute resolution on a global scale. • Standardization of all Trade Agreements

  21. United States UCC Codes – Uniform Commercial Code Govern sales transactions within the United States International CISG – 1998 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods (CISG) Provides a law of sales contracts specifically for contracts between businesses in countries that have approved the convention. Business Contracts:

  22. United States RICO - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act – Established, 1970 to fight organized crime. International Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Congress passed the FCPA in 1977 Covers foreign corrupt practices and provides accounting standards that firms must follow when reporting payments. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

  23. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Nepotism: Is It a Crime? By JOE PALAZZOLO , CHRISTOPHER M. MATTHEWS and SERENA NG CONNECT Wall Street Journal Updated August 19, 2013, 9:36 p.m. ET

  24. United States prohibited discrimination in public facilities, in government, and in employment The Equal Protection Clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, provides that "no state shall… deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” International Extended to Americans working for American companies, even when the employee is working in another nation. Extended the protections across international boundaries. Americans did not give up their rights as Americans working for American firms on foreign soil. Title 5 – Civil Rights Act of 1964

  25. TRADE AGREEMENTS AND COUNCIL

  26. Trade Agreements and Trade Finance • The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) • The World Trade Organization (WTO) • The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (APEC) Free Trade Prentice Hall 6

  27. Trade Agreements and Trade Finance • Trading Blocs • European Union (EU) • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) • Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) • Mercosur Prentice Hall 7

  28. European Union and the Treaty of Rome - 1957

  29. Treaty of Rome – 1957 Accomplished 4 things: Movement of goods, people, capital and services The European Union: The European Community EU Government: Council of Ministers Assembly Commission Court of Justice E.U.

  30. Europe and the Nations of the European Union Prentice Hall

  31. US Antitrust Laws Clayton Act Sherman Act EU Competition Laws: Article 85 Article 86 Negative Clearance E.U.

  32. US ISO (EU) Standard TQM – Total Quality Management W. Edwards Deming Baldridge Award International (Established through Europe/Treaty of Rome) Uniform Standards Standards by member nations Block trade for those not certified ISO 9000/9001/9002/ ISO 14000 – Environmental Management The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

  33. NAFT AND THE WEST

  34. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Prentice Hall

  35. Former President Vicente Fox Just two months before 9/11 – Bush and Mexican President Vicente Fox were working on solutions towards a “Free Trade area of the Americas” That however has been put on hold. Meanwhile, President Fox is no longer the President. It is difficult to say if and when this will ever come into play.

  36. Issues still on the Table between Mexico and the US: • Transportation • Environmental Protection, OSHA and Transportation • Immigration • Commerce and Trade Issues • Overcoming the past history with Mexico and US relations • Drug Trafficking Prevention

  37. Considerations When Entering into Agreements with Foreign Countries • Management of the Global Corporation • Cultural Differences in International Business • Foreign Corporate Attorneys specializing in the countries laws with which you are doing business. Prentice Hall 11

  38. Websites to View: http://www.business.com/directory/government_and_trade/international_trade/ http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cidtrade/

  39. Quiz Questions for Review: • What is the “Balance of Trade?” • What does CISG stand for? Does it apply to the US or International laws? • List two sources of International law. • What does “Balance of Payments” mean? • What does UCC stand for? Does it apply to the US or International laws? • What does IMF stand for?

  40. Continued… • What are “Trading Blocs” 8. What does the acronym N.A.F.T.A. stand for? 9. What does the acronym W.T.O. stand for? • What are the four things the Treaty of Rome accomplished? • In what year was the Treaty of Rome signed? 12. Why is it important to have an attorney review business contracts made with other countries?

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