Writing assignment N0.1
International Law Writing Assignment Number 1, Spring 2021
This writing assignment is due before the end of the day on, March 11, 2021.
The Following prompt is adapted from International Business Law and Its Environment, Eighth Edition:
Read "Ethical Considerations" on page 363 of your text.Next, write an essay of 800 to 1,000 words where you address the situation described there.
For the 9th edition please refer to page 312, Paper Converter Firm.
Your response may, but need not, draw upon resources outside this course, but it definitely should reflect the concerns you addressed during the course and the information you gained from the course materials. The primary consideration in grading this assignment is not whether you are "right" or "wrong" (although any responses that show that the material presented during this course was not learned or applied correctly will count against you); the primary focus of the assignment, and the controlling element in your grade, will be your ability to present a well-reasoned position, in which you discuss some (or many) of the prevailing concerns and show an ability to incorporate the possible responses to those concerns which were presented in the book, applying these responses to the problem you are presented with.
To restate: you will be graded on two criteria: first, that you have absorbed and can articulate the issues raised by the material in this course and the possible responses to those issues; second, that you can write on a level
"Ethical Considerations” page 312 9th
edition
Your firm is a paper converter. It converts paper board into various articles for use in homes and restaurants for food preparation, sale, and storage. Its products include pizza boxes, ice cream boxes, bakery and deli boxes, and paper plates as well as boxes and trays for use in fast food operations. You purchase paperboard from both domestic and foreign sources. Recently, a Chinese supplier has begun offering paperboard at extremely low prices—far lower than what you have been paying domestically. One of your colleagues at your firm calls the offer “too good to be true. “you have always had reliable sources of supply, but the offer is very tempting. Why might the foreign exporter be cutting prices to U.S. customers? What information do you think you need before committing to a purchase? Specifically, what pricing information do you need? If it turns out that the products are being “dumped” in the U.S. market, what would be the result and how might it affect your firm and your purchasing decision? Do you think it is fair or unfair for an exporter to dump its good sin a foreign market? Evaluate the statement, “Selling at a low price can’t be unfair.”