The World Trading System
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| LAWW4018 | Law | 4 | 15 | Spring UK |
- Code
- LAWW4018
- School
- Law
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 15
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module deals with key aspects of World Trade Organisation Law. The module focuses on the institutional and organisational structure of the WTO and its dispute settlement system; GATT 1994 (dealing with tariffs and other barriers to import of goods); GATS (the agreement regulating international trade in services); and rules on unfair trade such as anti-dumping, subsidies and safeguards. Some attention is paid to the relationship between multilateral and regional & preferential trade and the relationship of trade to sustainable development, as well as consumer health and safety.
Target Students
Only available to PGT students within the School of Law and exchange students hosted by the School of Law.
Classes
This module is taught in seminar format.
Assessment
- 100% Electronic Exam (3-hour): Electronic Exam
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
By the end of the module, students should: 1. Have acquired an understanding of how the World Trading System operates: 2. Be able to describe basic trade principles and exceptions to those principles. 3. Be knowledgeable about the challenges of regionalism and development to the World Trading System. 4. Be conversant with current developments in the field of WTO dispute settlement.Learning Outcomes
This module seeks to develop a number of transferable skills for students. The main skills which students ought to acquire are the ability:
1. to critically analyse the legal principles, rules and standards governing world trade;
2. to advise on the regulation of trade in the world trading system by means of multilateral, regional and preferential agreements;
3. to take a multi-disciplinary approach to analysing legal, political and other matters of current concern;
4. to analyse cases involving trade disputes as between WTO Member governments.