Advancing International Business Law and Ethics

Faith is an important influence on governments and the development of legal systems. This book examines the relationship between faith practices and business law practices across a wide variety of international communities. The purpose of this book is to introduce readers to the diversity of cultures around the world and to explore how various cultures inform their business law practices by their religious and philosophical worldviews. In this International Business Law and Ethics textbook, each chapter starts with an analysis of developed countries and follows with emerging and lagging economies to illustrate different perspectives. The first section of the book begins with an overview of world orders comparing the religious ideologies that underpin the various legal systems. The next section analyzes the various theories of jurisprudence as they relate to international law, jurisdictional issues for resolving disputes, trial practices, and corruption. The third section focuses on financial and trade aspects of international business and the governmental controls on commerce that affect economies. The final section discusses international contracts, credits, and intellectual property rights. The objective of this book is to share interesting legal facts to introduce many nations as the reader works through the legal material. It is important to study the various practices of religion from an objective and empathetic viewpoint in order to appreciate the diverse cultures that have structured the world’s legal systems. As understanding improves, legal systems tend to harmonize and thereby gain greater international respect and cooperation.