国际商业和经济法涉及适用于私人当事方之间的国际商业交易的国际公法和国内法，以及适用于国家之间或国家之间的贸易和投资关系的国际公法。国际经济和商业法的关切涉及国际经济，涉及商品销售，服务贸易，知识产权许可和保护，国际金融和外国直接投资以及与之有关的争端的解决。该领域属于国际商业研究和国际经济研究，也涉及国际政治经济学。该领域还涉及与国际商业和经济活动有关的国际组织，包括WTO和IMF等多边组织，欧盟或NAFTA等区域组织以及巴塞尔银行监管委员会等职能组织。提出这一领域的学生将被期望了解国际商业交易的法律背景
International business and economic law involves the public international law and domestic law applicable to international business transactions between private parties, as well as the public international law applicable to trade and investment relations between or among states. The concerns of international economic and business law relate to the international economy, and involve sales of goods, trade in services, intellectual property licensing and protection, international finance and foreign direct investment, as well as the settlement of disputes relating thereto. This field is affiliated with international business studies and with international economic studies, and also relates to international political economy. This field also involves international organizations related to international business and economic activity, including multilateral organizations such as the WTO or the IMF, regional organizations such as the European Union or NAFTA and functional organizations such as the Basle Committee on Bank Regulation. Students who present this field will be expected to understand the legal context of international business transactions, as well as how states relate to one another in the international economy.