030459 KU Law of the World Trade Organization (2018S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 12.02.2018 00:01 to We 02.05.2018 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 14.05.2018 23:59
Details
max. 46 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Monday 14.05. 10:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum SEM64 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
- Tuesday 15.05. 10:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum SEM44 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 4.OG
- Wednesday 16.05. 10:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM64 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
- Thursday 17.05. 10:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum SEM61 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
- Friday 18.05. 10:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum SEM64 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This course examines the institutions and law of the World Trade Organization. As a lynchpin of the global economic system, the WTO is a key institution in international law: Its rules impact on a wide range of areas, from industrial strategy to health policy, and can be enforced though a comparatively effective dispute settlement system. This course encourages critical analysis of these rules and how they function in their legal and political context.During the course students will be introduced to: the WTO’s decision-making and dispute settlement systems; the core obligations of WTO law relating to both tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade; the regulation of technical barriers to trade and measures designed to protect human, animal, or plant life; the regulation of subsidies; the use of trade defence instruments; and the place of WTO law within the international legal order, identifying its relationship with human rights, public health, and the environment.This course is delivered through mixed sessions: a combination of lectures and group exercises where practical and theoretical challenges are discussed and debated in class.
Assessment and permitted materials
This course is assessed by attendance and active participation (20%), one multiple-choice exam (30%) and one essay-based exam (50%).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Examination topics
Reading list
Either:
• P Van Den Bossche & W Zdouc, The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization: Text, Cases and Materials (4th ed, CUP 2017)
Or:
• M Matsushita, T Schoenbaum, P Mavroidis & M Hahn, The World Trade Organization: Law, Practice, and Policy (3rd ed, OUP 2017)Students may also find the following introductory texts of interest:
• WTO, Understanding the WTO. Available at <https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/understanding_e.pdf>
• P Van Den Bossche & D Prévost, Essentials of WTO Law (CUP 2016)
• M Trebilcock, Advanced Introduction to International Trade Law (2nd ed, Elgar 2015)
Primary sources: all WTO treaties, panel reports, and Appellate Body reports (as well as a wealth of other materials) are available through the WTO’s official website.
• WTO legal texts, available at <https://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/legal_e.htm>
• WTO dispute reports, available at <https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_status_e.htm>
• P Van Den Bossche & W Zdouc, The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization: Text, Cases and Materials (4th ed, CUP 2017)
Or:
• M Matsushita, T Schoenbaum, P Mavroidis & M Hahn, The World Trade Organization: Law, Practice, and Policy (3rd ed, OUP 2017)Students may also find the following introductory texts of interest:
• WTO, Understanding the WTO. Available at <https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/understanding_e.pdf>
• P Van Den Bossche & D Prévost, Essentials of WTO Law (CUP 2016)
• M Trebilcock, Advanced Introduction to International Trade Law (2nd ed, Elgar 2015)
Primary sources: all WTO treaties, panel reports, and Appellate Body reports (as well as a wealth of other materials) are available through the WTO’s official website.
• WTO legal texts, available at <https://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/legal_e.htm>
• WTO dispute reports, available at <https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_status_e.htm>
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