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World Trade Law: Contemporary Issues and Concerns - JURD7689

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Enrolment Requirements:

Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.

Equivalent: LAWS8989

Excluded: LAWS8989

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

International trade is increasingly becoming more important to practitioners (as evidenced by the Australia - United States free trade agreement) and non-governmental organisations. This course provides students with an opportunity to study select issues of international trade law in much more detail than can be covered in the introductory international trade law course. Increasingly, issues of contemporary legal significance are being decided by the WTO negotiations or the dispute settlement body that not only have an affect on the international trading system, but also affect civil society more broadly. Examples include the contentious discussions on agricultural subsidies, the agreement providing subsidised medicines to developing countries, obligations of a member when it loses in a dispute settlement panel and the evolving role of the dispute settlement body in the WTO.

Recommended Prior Knowledge

Successful completion of an undergraduate or postgraduate international trade law course or substantial practice in the area is required to undertake this course.

Course Objectives

Refine and sharpen understanding of the history and evolution of the WTO
Deepen knowledge and understanding of the WTO agreements, including trade in goods, services, trade and intellectual property protection
Understand and evaluate the dispute settlement system as a whole as well as individual disputes
Understand the interconnectedness between trade policy and other areas, such as environmental, health and safety concerns, and labour

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