Chapter 12
Laws Aecng Internaonal Business and Travel
Quesons
1. The dierence between home country laws and host country laws is that the home
2. A low-context country would view contracts as very rigid and detailed while a
3. Ethics dier around the world because people are culturally diverse. Ethics judgments
4. The four governance structures are market governance which is contract based, trilateral
5. Nonwri.en laws are di/cult to *nd out about before vising a country because many
6. The importance of cizenship has to do with your rights. A cizen is vested with certain
rights and dues as a nave or naturalized member of a country. However, all countries
7. A passport is your proof of cizenship while a visa is a right to enter and stay in a country
8. A mulnaonal corporaon is governed by *rst its country of incorporaon and second
9. It is important to have an a.orney who is knowledgeable when conducng business in a
10. The act which prohibits a corporaon or individual from circumvenng the Arms Export
Case 1
Since his parents were born in Russia, the Russian government may have sll considered
them (and hence him) a Russian cizen. They may have revoked his U.S. passport,
Case 2
If it is a country in which such pracces are considered legal, in order to get the plant
completed on a mely basis the people would be compensated. The compensaon,
Case 3
The laws of the country in which the plane is produced will govern the manufacturing of
the plane *rst, with the other country’s laws being secondary. The contract should
Case 4
If the current supplier has not purchased or processed the commodity and are “good
guys,” they may not require the purchasing agent to pay. If the company has purchased
Case 5
When Halliburton moves to Dubai, they will pay taxes for their operaons to the United
Acvies
1. Crical incidents related to internaonal law students bring to class could be found on
2. The instructor may wish to secure passport forms from the local post o/ce for
3. To avoid duplicaon of countries, assign students speci*c countries.
4. If a law school is located in the community, this would be the best source for contacng
5. Instruct students to use the bibliographical retrieval system of their library for compiling
6. Go to h.p://www.llrx.com/features/trade.htm to check on the accuracy of the answer