Includes bibliographical references and index.

International sales of goods -- Standard trade terms -- The Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods 1980 -- Regulating the electronic commerce environment -- Electronic commerce : legal issues and harmonisation -- The electronic transaction and security issues -- Transportation of cargo -- Transportation of goods by sea : charterparties -- Bills of lading -- Bills of lading and common law -- Carriage of goods by sea : bills of lading and the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971 -- The Hamburg rules and the rotterdam rules -- International carriage of goods by air -- International carriage of goods by rail -- International carriage of goods by road -- International multimodal transport -- Financing and insurance -- Marine insurance -- Letters of credit -- Dispute resolution -- Jurisdiction -- Choice of law -- Foreign judgments -- Arbitration -- Mediation (conciliation) : an alternative form of dispute resolution -- Corruption -- Fighting corruption in international business.