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Law of the World Trade Organization - JURD7472
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
36 UOC completed in Juris Doctor Program (9150)
 
 
Excluded: JURD7484, LAWS3084, LAWS8972
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 3 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course provides an introduction to the legal environment of trade transactions at an international level, focussing on the legal and policy dimensions of the World Trade Organisation (the WTO).

Recommended Prior Knowledge

None

Course Objectives

The course is intended to give students the tools to understand the contemporary context of international trade, the legal regime established by the WTO, and to enable them to understand and take part in contemporary policy debates about the WTO and globalization.

Main Topics

  • Globalisation and the rationales for and against free trade;
  • The history of trade liberalization and the origins of the WTO;
  • Overview of the major agreements, such as the GATT, the GATS, and the Dispute Settlement Understanding;
  • Researching WTO law;
  • Reform of the WTO and the Doha Round;
  • Interlinkages of trade and development,human rights and environmental issues.

Assessment

Preparation activities for essay (explained in class), 1,500 words (20%)
Research essay 4,000 words (80%)

Course Texts

None

Recommended
Refer to Course Outline provided by lecturer.

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