The influence of law and its branches in the business world of Latin American companies

Abstract

This paper analyzes the different law area’s that affect the business world, starting with the most known, as: the international trade law and customs law, referring to the most important treaties in the field. Continue with other relevant areas such as environmental law, intellectual property, employment law and consumer law; each with its own internationally that applies in the region and several real cases where the impact these law area´s may have in the business world. The text concludes with the importance and necessity of considering the impact of the law, beyond the branches more known in the world of business and trade, customs and similar right, when undertaking a lucrative activity in order to manage properly the potential impact on the businesses that are being developed.