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Postgraduate Course: WTO Law (LAWS11130)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course comprises ten two-hour seminars covering the institutional features of the World Trade Organization, as well as substantive rules relating to trade in goods and services. Students will be introduced to the fundamental concepts of WTO law through an analysis of the international instruments, related decisions of dispute settlement organs, and secondary literature. Seminars will cover inter alia the following topics:

- The WTO as an institution
- WTO dispute settlement system and sources of WTO law
- Market access for goods
- Non-discrimination in WTO law
- Trade in services
- Exceptions to trade rules
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsInternational Economic Law, International Trade, World Trade Organization
Contacts
Course organiserDr Gracia Marin-Duran
Tel: (0131 6)50 2008
Email: gracia.marin-duran@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Douglas Thompson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: D.Thompson@ed.ac.uk
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