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030251 MC MC Moot Court on WTO Law - EMC2 (2014W)

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

The case will be released on 15th of september 2014. Thereafter, the recruitment process begins.


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course prepares the students for the participation in the ELSA Moot Court Competition (EMC2 or EMCC). First, the students have to compete in the national and regional oral rounds (March 2015). The winners of the regional rounds will participate in the international written rounds.

Assessment and permitted materials

Individual marking based on the written and oral performance during the preparation for the competition.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The course is open for all students who want to improve their knowledge of WTO law, presentation techniques and english skills.

Examination topics

Coaching of the participants in writing the memorials and in preparing for the pleadings in the national, regional and international written rounds by training of presentation techniques and video analysis.

Reading list

Trebilcock M./Howse R., The Regulation of International Trade (2013);
Van den Bossche/Zdouc W., The Law and the Policy of the World Trade Organisation, Text, Cases and Materials (2013);
Bronckers/Baetens, Reconsidering financial remedies in WTO dispute settlement, Journal of International Economic Law 16 (2013), p. 281;
Bohanes J./Garza F., Going Beyond Stereotypes: Participation of Developing Countries in WTO Dispute Settlement, Trade, Law and Development, Vol. 4, No. 1 (2012), pp. 45-124;
Lester S., The Development of Standards of Appellate Review for factual, Legal and Law Application Questions in WTO Dispute Settlement, trade, law and Development, vol. 4, No. 1 (2012); pp. 125-149;
Rolland S. E., Considering Development in the implementation of Panel and Appellate Body Reports, Trade, Law and Development, Vol. 4, No. 1 (2012), pp. 150-199;
Guzman A., International trade law (2012);
The Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organisation (2012);
Uyar, Y., Das Streitbeilegungsverfahren der WTO anhand ausgewählter Fälle (2012);
WTO, The WTO dispute settlement procedures (2012);
Matsushita M., The World Trade Organisation (2011);
Mitchell A., Legal principles in WTO disputes (2011);
Meléndez-Ortiz R., Dispute Settlement at the WTO (2010);
Grando, M., Evidence, proof and fact finding in WTO Dispute Settlement (2009);
Lester S./Mercurio B., World Trade Law - Text, Matrerials and Commentary (2008);
Jackson J. H., Davey W. J. and Sykes A. O., Legal problems of international Economic Relations - Cases, Materials and Text (2002), Chapter 7.3: The Law of Article XXXIII, P. 348;
Jansen B., "Scope of Jurisdiction in GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement: Consultations and Panel Requests", in Weiss F., Improving WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures: Issues and Lessons from the Practice of other International Courts and Tribunals (2000), p. 45;
White E. L., "Written Oral Submissions in WTO Dispute Settlement", in Weiss F., Improving WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures: Issues and Lessons from the Practice of other International Courts and Tribunals (2000), p. 121;
Cameron J. & Orava S. J., "GATT/WTO Panels between Recording and Finding Facts: Issues of Due Process, Evidence, Burden of Proof, and Standard of Review in GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement", in Weiss F., Improving WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures: Issues and Lessons from the Practice of other International Courts and Tribunals (2000), p. 195;
Van den Bossche P., "Appellate Peview in WTO Dispute Settlement", in Weiss F., Improving WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures: Issues and Lessons from the Practice of other International Courts and Tribunals (2000), p. 305;
Collier J. and Lowe V., The Settlement of Disputes in International Law (2000);
Hummer W./Weiss f., Vom GATT'47 zur WTO'94: Dokumente zur alten und zur neuen Welthandelsordnung (1997).

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