Postgraduate Course: WTO Law (LAWS11267)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course comprises twenty two-hour seminars covering the institutional features of the World Trade Organization, as well as substantive rules relating to the conduct of international trade. Students will be introduced to both the theoretical underpinnings of the WTO and the fundamental concepts of WTO law. Student will familiarise themselves with the relevant international treaties and related decisions of dispute settlement organs, as well as the secondary literature. Seminars will cover inter alia the following topics:
- Economic theory of international trade
- The WTO as an institution
- WTO dispute settlement system and sources of WTO law
- Non-discrimination in WTO law
- Trade in goods
- Trade in services
- Trade related aspects of intellectual property rights
- Exceptions to trade rules
- Relationship between WTO law and other areas of international law |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The aim of the course is to provide students with a theoretical and practical understanding of the regulatory framework of the world trading system. Students should therefore be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of the primary instruments and how they have been interpreted by dispute settlement organs. The course will also assess some of the legal and policy challenges facing the WTO. Thus, students will be expected to develop an awareness of possible future developments in WTO law. Overall, students should be equipped with the ability to analyse and present coherent and persuasive arguments in the areas studied. |
Assessment Information
| Two essays (20% and 60%) and an oral presentation (20%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
1. Introduction to the course
2. Economic Globalisation $ú Theoretical Underpinnings and Key Policy Issues
3. The World Trade Organisation $ú Origins, Mandate, Institutional Structure, and Decision-making
4. The WTO Dispute Settlement System (1) $ú Principles and Process
5. The WTO Dispute Settlement System (2) $ú Implementation and Enforcement
6. Principles of Non-Discrimination (1)$ú MFN
7. Principles of Non-Discrimination (2) $ú NT
8. Trade in Goods (1) $ú GATT Rules on Market Access
9. Trade in Goods (2) $ú Rules on Dumping and Subsidisation
10. Trade in Goods (3) $ú Rules on Product Standards
11. Trade in Services $ú GATS
12. TRIPS
13. General Exceptions
14. Trade and Environment/Human Rights
15. Regional Integration Exceptions
16. Trade and Development $ú S&D
17. Trade and Investment
18. Coherence in Global Economic Policy-Making $ú WTO and Bretton Woods Institutions
19. Public Participation in Global Economic Governance
20. WTO Law and Other Areas of International Law
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | International Trade, International Law, International Economic Law, World Trade Organization, WTO La |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Gracia Marin-Duran
Tel: (0131 6)50 2008
Email: gracia.marin-duran@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Amanda Mackenzie
Tel: (0131 6)50 6325
Email: amanda.mackenzie@ed.ac.uk |
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