This course introduces students to this rapidly changing business and human rights landscape, including various multi-stakeholder initiatives – some, but not all, of which involve government involvement. We will discuss the guidelines of the UN Guiding Principles and other instruments, the scope of stakeholders and their mutual cooperation, the tools used by governments and businesses to implement human rights standards, and interactions in the context of sectoral and cross-cutting legal and policy challenges. The course is designed to provide students with insight and practical insights into the legal aspects of doing business with or investing in Latin America. The course focuses on Mexico, but also addresses legal issues related to conducting business in Central and South American countries. The topics will be discussed from the perspective of the United States. Investors operating in the region and will cover the legal implications of cross-border distribution, licensing and joint venture agreements, acquisitions and direct investments, work planning and creditor rights. The International Law Studies specialization for the online MBA combines courses in global legal systems with advanced study in a variety of business subjects to give you the skills you need to be a leader in international corporate affairs. Learning the rules that govern and define global trade will enhance your resume and increase your market value in the field of international business. The online MBA in International Legal Studies is designed to develop your understanding of international law and intercultural communication while sharpening your business experience and management skills. Through the core content of the online MBA, you will develop key research, writing and analytical skills while studying the essential components of global trade such as international legal systems, international business law and international trade law. Liberty University`s online Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International Legal Studies prepares you to engage in legal research and analysis from a management perspective. To ensure compliance with increasingly stringent international laws and regulations, it is important that international companies have executives in strategic positions who are familiar with international legal studies, cross-cultural communication, and international business practices in order to interact effectively with lawyers and representatives of other companies around the world.
This course explores the potential of using the law, and in particular the human rights framework, to improve health. Students are exposed to real projects at the national level in a number of different jurisdictions, particularly, but not exclusively, Latin America and Africa; and at the regional and international levels, including the inter-American and United Nations human rights systems. Through this approach, students not only strengthen their knowledge of the human rights framework in their familiar jurisdictions, but also have the opportunity to develop comparative legal research skills. Taking into account the above considerations, it identifies the main elements of an effective anti-corruption strategy and stresses the importance of a comprehensive approach that includes not only effective criminalisation and prosecution, but also comprehensive regulatory and administrative reform. Although legal obligations and good practices have been established at the international level, which include many of these components, there is evidence that meaningful change only occurs when national conditions are met for reforms, which are often triggered by a crisis. In this context, the course will include case studies on reforms, based, inter alia, on the IMF`s experience and focusing on Indonesia`s anti-corruption agenda. It is important to note that the course will also assess international efforts to combat both the supply of corruption (the granting of bribes to officials by large corporations) and the problem of “obfuscation” (when banks in large jurisdictions help launder the proceeds of bribery of foreign officials).