目錄 目 錄 Chapter 1 General Introduction 1 1 1 Origin and Development of International Settlement 1 1 1 1 Basic Concepts and Content of International Settlement 1 1 1 2 Evolution of International Settlement 6 1 1 3 Characteristics of Modern International Settlement 7 1 2 Basis and Conditions of International Settlement 7 1 2 1 Correspondent Banks in International Settlement 7 1 2 2 Some Organizations Relevant to International Settlement 10 1 3 International Payment Systems 14 1 3 1 Brief Introduction 14 1 3 2 Some Major Payment Systems 16 Exercises 24 Chapter 2 Instruments of International Settlement 25 2 1 An Overview of Negotiable Instrument 25 2 1 1 Definition of Negotiable Instrument 25 2 1 2 Chief Features of Negotiable Instrument 26 2 1 3 Parties to Negotiable Instrument 27 2 2 Bill of Exchange 28 2 2 1 Definition of Bill of Exchange 28 2 2 2 Contents of Bill of Exchange 29 2 2 3 Parties to Bill of Exchange 32 2 2 4 Classification of Bill of Exchange 36 2 2 5 Acts of Bill of Exchange 40 2 2 6 The Roles and Advantages of Bill of Exchange 50 2 3 Promissory Note 51 2 3 1 Definition of Promissory Note 51 2 3 2 Characteristics of Promissory Note 51 2 3 3 Contents of Promissory Note 52 2 3 4 Classification of Promissory Note 52 2 3 5 Liabilities of the Parties 54 2 3 6 Differences between Promissory Note and Bill of Exchange 54 2 4 Check 55 2 4 1 Definition of Check 55 2 4 2 Contents of Check 55 2 4 3 Features of Check 56 2 4 4 Parties to Check 56 2 4 5 Classification of Check 57 2 4 6 Check Clearing 58 2 4 7 A Banker』s Duty to Honor Checks 60 2 4 8 Dishonor of Checks 61 2 4 9 Differences between Check and Bill of Exchange 61 2 5 Cases: A Fraud Case with Forged Draft 62 Exercises 63 Chapter 3 Remittance 65 3 1 Outline of Remittance 65 3 1 1 Definition of Remittance 66 3 1 2 Parties to Remittance 66 3 1 3 Types of Remittance 67 3 1 4 Characteristics of Remittance 68 3 2 Procedures for Remittance 68 3 2 1 Different procedures for Remittance 68 3 2 2 Comparison of the M/T, T/T and D/D 72 3 3 Application of Remittance 72 3 3 1 Practice of Remittance 72 3 3 2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Remittance 74 3 3 3 The Function of Remittance in International Trade 75 3 4 Cases: Case about T/T 78 Exercises 79 Chapter 4 Collection 80 4 1 Overview of Collection 80 4 1 1 Definition of Collection 80 4 1 2 Parties to Collection 82 4 1 3 Types of Collection 84 4 2 Documentary Collection Practice 86 4 2 1 Procedure of Documentary Collection 86 4 2 2 Collection Application Form and Order 89 4 2 3 Uniform Rules for Collection 92 4 3 Risk Protection and Financing under Collection 94 4 3 1 Risks Involved 94 4 3 2 Financing under the Collection 95 4 4 Cases 97 4 4 1 Case 1: A Dispute Triggered by Collecting Bank as the Drawee of a Draft under a Collection 97 4 4 2 Case 2: A Dispute over the Responsibilities of Collecting Bank under D/P Terms 99 Exercises 101 Chapter 5 Letter of Credit 103 5 1 Overview of L/C 103 5 1 1 Definition of L/C 104 5 1 2 Contents and Form of L/C 104 5 1 3 Characteristics of L/C 110 5 1 4 Parties Involved in L/C 112 5 2 Procedures of L/C 117 5 2 1 Issuance 117 5 2 2 Amendment 119 5 2 3 Utilization and Settlement 121 5 3 Types of L/C (Including Standby L/C) 123 5 3 1 Confirmed Irrevocable Credit 123 5 3 2 According to the Mode of Availability 124 5 3 3 Straight Credit 127 5 3 4 Anticipatory Credit 127 5 3 5 Transferable Credit 128 5 3 6 Back-to-back Credit 130 5 3 7 Revolving Credit 132 5 3 8 Reciprocal Credit 133 5 3 9 Standby L/C 134 5 4 Key Issues under L/C 135 5 4 1 The Role of Banks 135 5 4 2 Common Problems with Documentary Credits 137 5 4 3 Risk Protection 137 5 4 4 Financing under L/C 139 5 4 5 Documentary Credit Application 141 5 4 6 Best Practice When Dealing with an L/C 145 5 4 7 Bank Fees 146 5 4 8 Conclusions 146 5 5 Cases 148 5 5 1 Case 1: A Dispute Incurred by Reimbursement Clause 148 5 5 2 Case 2: A Dispute Arising from Criteria of Document Examination of the Bank 150 5 5 3 Case 3: Banco Santander SA vs Banque Paribas 152 Exercises 154