Public International Trade Law (World Trade Organization: Laws and Regulations)

Shandong University of Finance and Economics

Course Code：M100444

Total Number of Instruction Hours: 36

Number of Credits：2

About this Course

This course provides a detailed analysis of the law governing the World Trade Organisation, which is the main international framework for regulating trade between countries.

On the basis of some undergraduate courses such as International Public Law, International Private Law and International Business Law, the post graduate students shall make a deeply research on the WTO dispute settlement, anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, safeguard as well as the TRIPS through this course. In addition, in order to deepen understanding towards the WTO laws, they shall read, construe and analyze its legal provisions in this course. More importantly, by this course the students may have the ability to provide the legalization recommendation of international trade for China pursuant to the understanding on China’s status, difficulties, challenges and differences with the developed countries within international economic circumstance. Finally at the end of the course, students shall be equipped with the abilities to resolve the international trade disputes and self-thinking on the basis of some typical cases.

Prerequisites and Preparation

International Public Law, International Private Law, International Commercial Law, International Economic Law.

Course Goals

After completing this course, students should have developed a range of skills enabling them to understand public international trade law concepts and use those concepts to analyze specific issues.

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

·         Familiar with the basic concepts, laws and regulations under public international trade law.

·         Construe other crucial theories and basic research methods of public international trade law.

·         Develop the skills of applying relevant theories to analyze the real legal issues and real leal cases.

Course Components and Requirements

·         Assigned readings

·         Lectures for basic theories

·         Seminars for legal issues and cases

·         Three Procedural assessments

·         Final Exam

Assigned Readings

The Legal Texts: “The Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations”. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Topical material and additional reading for class discussion may be assigned during the semester.

Deliverables and Grading

Method of evaluation and grading:

1）There will be several class descussions which will be individually graded and cumulated up till the end of the term. This will count for 30% of the final course grade.

2）There will be three procedural assessments which count as 30% of the grade. They will be the forms of presentation, essay, etc.

3）There will also be a two hour final, which will be cumulative and cover all of the course materials. This will count as the remaining 40% of the grade.