Postgraduate coursework

LAWS6063 - World Trade Organization (WTO) Law I

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Objectives

Acquire an introduction to the law of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and to the context of economics and politics within which the law operates.
Considers economic and political arguments for and against protection based on some basic economics of trade and of public choice.
Gains an overview of the history of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the creation of the Agreement Establishing the WTO ending with a review of the institutions of the WTO and of the framework of rules applying under the GATT.

Content

The framework of rules under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS); the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS); the fundamental rules of the GATT: rules on tariff bindings & customs duties, national treatment, nontariff barriers, the MFN rule on non-discrimination and the rules on subsidies.

Session

Semester 1 Intensive
27-28 March & 22-24 April 2009

Semester 2 2009
Thursday Evenings, 6-8pm

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

1 x Exam (60%)
1 x 3000-3500 Word Essay on a set topic (40%)

Courses this unit is available in

Sydney Law School