International Business Law and Ethics
BUS 706 (Offering: 2003)

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Postgraduate Course
Law has an increasing impact on business. Accordingly, managers need to be aware of how the law regulates business activity, and the legal implications of their decisions and actions. In addition, managers can often be confronted with ethical issues in today's business environment. Therefore, an understanding of ethical principles, theories and ethical forms of reasoning is an important adjunct to knowledge of legal requirements for business oprations. This unit is structured to provide managers with a basic understanding of the current legal envrionment of business and ethics. The focus is on aspects of commerical law that are relevant in today's "global economy". Topics covered in this unit include international legal systems and sources of law; international law; sale of goods in the international market; intellectual property; litigation and dispute resolution; and ethics in business.

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