What pertinent aspects of U.S. law should the company be aware of in its goal to do business internationally?
Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789, is a law that over the years have become a very important human rights tool for any infringement of a right. “Since 1980, the ATCA has been held to apply to human rights violations by agents of foreign nations occurring outside the United States.” (Sebok) This offers non US citizens the opportunity to bring civil liability lawsuits to the US courts for violations to the international tort law.
Export Administration Act of 1979, is a law that because of constitutional restrictions benefit companies that operate if certain fields however, it imposes the stream of innovatively advanced items and specialized …show more content…
Assess the legal implications of moving business abroad specific to each country. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
The Japanese market is the world’s 4th largest buyer of American products. A company trying to expand their business into Japan are provided with certain incentives because it is one of the leaders for Innovation,research and development in Asia. The market intrigues foreign investors because of the opportunities they have to take advantage of: The Japanese consumer market has proved to be the world 's most profitable for many companies, with an estimated population of about 127 million. A disadvantage to this are that customers can extremely demanding, and the market may require U.S. companies to restructure their products to be successful
Japan provides major logistics opportunities having one of Asia 's largest trading hubs. The port cities give direct access to markets in Asia, at lower transport costs, given these cities’ proximity to Asian destinations. The disadvantage to this is the lack of knowledge of different languages, difference in culture, exchange regulations and trade regulations having the major impact on exporting the goods for companies entering the Japanese …show more content…
V. How did these companies address potential compliance issues?
The work relationship with local hiring agencies help companies with the legal requirements for the Japanese employment workforce.
Establish a legal department to govern the payroll system, taxation and work permits sponsorship.
In other cases the use of independent contractors help to reduce business exposure to liability.
work cite
Legal, I. U. (n.d.). USLegal. Retrieved December 09, 2016, from https://uslegal.com/international-law/
Markgraf, B. (n.d.). Legal & Ethical Issues in International Business Expansion. Retrieved December 10, 2016, from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/legal-ethical-issues-international-business-expansion-68066.html
Sebok, A. J. (2004, July 12). Is the Alien Tort Claims Act a powerful human rights tool? Retrieved December 10, 2016, from http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/12/sebok.alien.tort.claims/
[Author removed at request of original publisher]. (2016). Mastering Strategic Management. Retrieved December 11, 2016, from
Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789, is a law that over the years have become a very important human rights tool for any infringement of a right. “Since 1980, the ATCA has been held to apply to human rights violations by agents of foreign nations occurring outside the United States.” (Sebok) This offers non US citizens the opportunity to bring civil liability lawsuits to the US courts for violations to the international tort law.
Export Administration Act of 1979, is a law that because of constitutional restrictions benefit companies that operate if certain fields however, it imposes the stream of innovatively advanced items and specialized …show more content…
Assess the legal implications of moving business abroad specific to each country. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
The Japanese market is the world’s 4th largest buyer of American products. A company trying to expand their business into Japan are provided with certain incentives because it is one of the leaders for Innovation,research and development in Asia. The market intrigues foreign investors because of the opportunities they have to take advantage of: The Japanese consumer market has proved to be the world 's most profitable for many companies, with an estimated population of about 127 million. A disadvantage to this are that customers can extremely demanding, and the market may require U.S. companies to restructure their products to be successful
Japan provides major logistics opportunities having one of Asia 's largest trading hubs. The port cities give direct access to markets in Asia, at lower transport costs, given these cities’ proximity to Asian destinations. The disadvantage to this is the lack of knowledge of different languages, difference in culture, exchange regulations and trade regulations having the major impact on exporting the goods for companies entering the Japanese …show more content…
V. How did these companies address potential compliance issues?
The work relationship with local hiring agencies help companies with the legal requirements for the Japanese employment workforce.
Establish a legal department to govern the payroll system, taxation and work permits sponsorship.
In other cases the use of independent contractors help to reduce business exposure to liability.
work cite
Legal, I. U. (n.d.). USLegal. Retrieved December 09, 2016, from https://uslegal.com/international-law/
Markgraf, B. (n.d.). Legal & Ethical Issues in International Business Expansion. Retrieved December 10, 2016, from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/legal-ethical-issues-international-business-expansion-68066.html
Sebok, A. J. (2004, July 12). Is the Alien Tort Claims Act a powerful human rights tool? Retrieved December 10, 2016, from http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/12/sebok.alien.tort.claims/
[Author removed at request of original publisher]. (2016). Mastering Strategic Management. Retrieved December 11, 2016, from