This innovative textbook introduces the legal concepts, regimes and actors that regulate international business transactions. The book guides readers through the major aspects of international business law using state-of-the-art teaching techniques and offers comprehensive coverage on key treaties, legal aspects of international commerce and the regulation of global trade and investment. Introduction to International Business Transactions covers the widest range of topics in the field, including transnational intellectual asset protection, international commercial agreements, import and export regulation, foreign direct investment and planning for international business disputes. Its key features include: A thematic organisation of the material according to critical business challenges faced by those who work in the fieldNotes from the field written by practitioners, offering practical insights into the daily life of lawyers in different fields of international business law and what skills are conducive to success in eachPolicy boxes exploring the basis for the regimes and doctrines that regulate world trade and case study boxes to illustrate how these work in actionFull colour illustrations outlining complex legal concepts to reinforce learningPractice essays and multiple-choice questions to strengthen understanding. Comprehensive and dynamic, this textbook will be crucial reading for students of international business transactions, as well as students of all levels in international business law searching for a broad and engaging illustration of the field.