本书正文共设十章：国际贸易的法律环境、国际货物买卖法(Ⅰ)、国际货物买卖法(Ⅱ)、国际货物运输法律制度、国际贸易支付法律制度、国际技术转让法律制度、国际电子商务法律制度、世界贸易组织法律制度、各国管理贸易的法律制度、国际商事争议解决法律制度。每章包括“内容大纲”、“热身问题”、“正文”、“小结”和“练习”五个组成部分。全书紧扣国际贸易法的法律渊源，既注重对重要国际条约(公约)或示范法的阐释，也看重当今世界主要贸易国家国内法的影响，尤其是相应中国法律的立法状况与立法内容的介绍。

Chapter 1 The Legal Environment of International Trade

 1.1 Globalization and International Trade

 1.2 Economic Theories Underlying International Trade

 1.3 History of International Trade Law

 1.4 Sources of International Trade Law

  A. International Treaties and Conventions

  B. International Trade Customs and Usages

  C. National Law

  D. Other Sources

 1.5 Comparison of Legal Systems

  A. The Romano-Germanic Civil Law System

  B. The Anglo-American Common Law System

 1.6 The Role of International Organizations in International Trade

Chapter Summary

Chapter Questions

Chapter 2 International Sale of Goods (Ⅰ)

2.1 What Is Contract?

2.2 Classification of Contract

2.3 Essential Elements of a Valid Contract

2.4 Sources of Rules Governing International Sale of Goods

  A. United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

  B. National Law

  C. Principles of International Commercial Contracts

  D. International Customs and Usages: Incoterms

Chapter Summary

Chapter Questions

Chapter 3 International Sale of Goods (Ⅱ)

3.1 The Sphere of Application of CISG

  A. Three Requirements for the Application of CISG

  B. Choice of Law Clauses

  C. Sales Excluded from CISG

  D. Contractual Issues Excluded from CISG

3.2 General Provisions for Interpretation of CISG

3.3 Contract Formation

  A. The Offer

  B. The Acceptance

  C. Battle of the Forms

3.4 Seller's Obligations

  A. Obligations of Delivery

  B. Obligations of Quality of the Goods

  C. Obligations of Property Issues

3.5 Buyer's Obligations

  A. Obligations of Payment

  B. Obligations of Inspection and Notice of Defects

3.6 Risk of Loss

3.7 Excused Performance

3.8 Remedies for Breach of Contract

  A. Suspension of Performance

  B. Avoidance of a Contract

  C. Damages

  D. Specific Performance

  E. Other Remedies Available under CISG

Chapter Summary

Chapter Questions

Chapter 4 International Carriage of Goods

4.1 Carriage of Goods by Sea

  A. Bills of Lading

  B. Charterparties

4.2 Carriage of Goods by Air

  A. The Warsaw Convention 1929

  B. The Montreal Convention 1999

4.3 Carriage of Goods by Road and Rail

4.4 Multimodal Carriage of Goods

4.5 Marine Cargo Insurance

  A. Types of Losses

  B. Types of Marine Insurance Policies

  C. Types of Coverage

Chapter Summary

Chapter Questions

Chapter 5 Payment in International Trade

5.1 Modes of International Payment

5.2 Fundamentals of Negotiable Instruments

5.3 The Bill of Exchange

   A. Laws Governing the Bill of Exchange

   B. Brief Requirements of the Bill of Exchange

  C. Negotiation of the Bill of Exchange

5.4 Documentary Letters of Credit

   A. Overview

   B. The Governing Rules: UCP 600

   C. Basic Legal Principles

 5.5 Standby Letters of Credit

 Chapter Summary

 Chapter Questions

Chapter 6 The International Transfer of Intellectual Property

 6.1 Fundamentals of InTEllectUal Property Rights

   A. Copyrights

   B. Patents

  C. Trademarks

  D. Know-how or Trade Secrets

6.2 International Intellectual Property Organizations and Treaties

6.3 Regulations on International Licensing

  A. Rules Regulating the Anticompetitive Aspects of, International Licensing

  B. Restrictive Business Practices

  C. Compulsory Licenses

6.4 Regulations of International Franchising

Chapter Summary

Chapter Questions

Chapter 7 International Electronic Commerce

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Private Contractual Measures Enabling Electronic Commerce

7.3 UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce

  A. In General

  B. Non-Discrimination Provisions

  C. Contract Formation Provisions

7.4 China's Legislation on Electronic Commerce

  A. Development of Electronic Commerce in China

  B. Electronic Signature Law of the People's Republic of China

7.5 European Union's Law on Electronic Commerce

  A. Electronic Signature Directive

  B. Personal Data Protection Directive

7.6 United States' Federal Law - E-SIGN Act

Chapter Summary

Chapter Questions

Chapter 8 WTO Law

8.1 Historical Development of GATT Law and WTO Law

  A. The Birth of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

  B. Evolution of the GATT and GATT Law

  C. The Uruguay Round

8.2 Overview of the WTO

  A. What Is the WTO?

  B. Membership of the WTO

  C. Structure of the WTO

8.3 WTO Agreements

  A. WTO Dispute Settlement

  B. Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods

  C. The General Agreement on Trade in Services(GATS)

  D. The Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ( TRIPS Agreement)

8.4 China and the WTO

  A. Non-market Economy Status

  B. Specific Safeguard Mechanism for Products of Chinese Origin

  C. Specific Safeguard Mechanism for Trade in Textiles and Clothing Products

Chapter Summary

Chapter Questions

Chapter 9 National Regulations on Imports and Exports

9.1 Introduction

9.2 China's Regulations on Imports and Exports

  A. Overview of China's Regulatioas on,Imports and Exports

  B. The Fundamental Principles and Foreign Trade Dealers

  C. Regulations on Imports and Exports of Goods and Technologies

  D. Regulations on Imports and Exports of Services

  E. Protection of Trade-re!ated Aspects of Iatellectual Propety Rights

  F. Maintenance of Foreign Trade Order ,

  G. Foreign Trade Investigation and Foreign Trade Remedies

  H. Promotion of Foreign Trade

9.3 United States Import and Export Controls

  A. U. S. Import Restraints

  B. Governance of Exports

   C. General Prohibitions

   D. U.S. Section 301 Proceedings: Basic Section 301, Special 301, Telecommunications 301 and Super 301

 Chapter Summary

 Chapter Questions

Chapter 10 Settlement of International Commercial Disputes

 10.1 Methods of International Commercial Dispute Settlement

 10.2 Settlement of Commercial Disputes through Arbitration

   A. Overview of Arbitration and International Commercial Arbitration

   B. Arbitration Clauses

   C. Arbitration Procedure

   D. Enforcement of Arbitral Awards: New York Convention

 10.3 Settlement of Commercial Disputes Involving States through Arbitration

   A. International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

   B. Dispute Settlement in the WTO

 10.4 Settlement of Commercial Disputes through Litigation

  A. Jurisdiction

  B. Choosing the Governing Law

  C. Proving Foreign Law

   D. Recognizing and Enforcing Foreign Judgment

 Chapter Summary

Chapter Questions

Appendix Ⅰ United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

Appendix Ⅱ Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits UCP 600

List of Legal Terms

References