Hult International Business School Boston, Undergraduate Campus
LAW440 - Global Business Law
A survey of the world's main legal systems and their application in contemporary global business.
Classes review the philosophy of law and structures of judicial systems; contracts, corporate law, intellectual property and cyberlaw, the structure of the U.S. government, labor law and workplace harassment, and criminal law and negligence in Common Law jurisdictions; Civil Law, Socialist Law, and Islamic Law; and private international law, international trade law, principles of taxation, immigration, and the World Trade Organization . Guest speakers, and field trips to lectures, exhibits and conferences at local law schools such as Harvard Law School, Boston University Law School, Boston College School of Law, Suffolk University Law School, and the Northeastern University School of Law, supplement lectures and discussions.
Overview
Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute law library
Department of Justice U.S. government law enforcement
Thomson Reuters FindLaw law library
Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court decisions
Massachusetts Attorney General Massachusetts law enforcement
Massachusetts State Bar Association Massachusetts legal resources
Common Law Systems
Contracts
Legal Information Institute Contract
Findlaw.com Contracts and the Law
Corporations
Georgetown Law School Corporate Law Resource Center
Legal Information Institute Corporations
Intellectual Property
Georgetown Law School Intellectual Property Resource Center
World Intellectual Property Alternative Dispute Resolution
World Intellectual Property Internet Domain Name Dispute Resolution
U.S. Constitutional Law
Library of Congress Law Library Constitutional Law Resource Center
WhiteHouse.gov The Constitution
Legal Information Institute The Constitution
Employment and Labor Law
Georgetown Law School Employment/Labor Law Resource Center
U.S. Department of Labor Summary of Major Laws
USA.gov Labor Laws and Issues
Alison Doyle (2019). “List of U.S. Federal Employment and Labor Laws
What the Law Says About Wages, Work Safety, Discrimination, and More. TheBalanceCareers.com.
Criminal Law & Negligence
Georgetown Law School Criminal Law Resource Center
FindLaw.com Negligence
Global Systems
Civil Law
WorldBank.org Key Features of Common Law or Civil Law Systems
Louisiana State University Civil Law Resource Center
Wikipedia Civil Law (legal system)
Socialist Law
Library of Congress Law Library China Legal Research Guide
Wikipedia Socialist Law
Islamic Law
Middle East Institute Islamic Law - The Sharia
Wikipedia Sharia
Lagace, M. (2002). How To Do Business in Islamic Countries. Harvard Business School Week.
Private International Law
Public International Law
Georgetown Law School International Human Rights Law Resource Center
Trade
Georgetown Law School International Trade Resource Center
American Society of International Law (ASIL): International Economic Law
Law360.com (free international trade newsletter)
Immigration
Georgetown Law School Immigration Law Resource Center
Legal Information Institute Immigration
American Bar Association (2017, June). What every lawyer needs to know about immigration law. AmericanBar.org.
Taxation
Georgetown Law School Tax Law Resource Center
FindLaw.com Tax Law
Enforcement
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Citations in academic writing:
Introduction: Beginner’s guide to APA in-text citation
Plagiarism Reference
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