| World trade law |
| Section A: World Trade Organization institutions and dispute settlement |
| · From GATT 1947 to the World Trade Organization (WTO). History, objectives and framework |
| · Institutional aspects of the WTO |
| · Dispute settlement: basic principles and panel proceedings |
| · Dispute settlement: appellate review and implementation |
| Section B: Basic principles of trade in goods |
| · Introduction to GATT 1994. Tariffs and quantitative restrictions |
| · The most favoured nation and national treatment principles |
| · Safeguards |
| · Exceptions to GATT obligations (with special focus on environmental protection) |
| Section C: Specific regulations of trade in goods |
| · The Antidumping Agreement |
| · The Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Duties |
| · The TBT Agreement |
| · The SPS Agreement |
| Section D: Special World Trade Organization regulations |
| · Trade in services (GATS) |
| · Intellectual property (TRIPS) |
| · Regional trade arrangements |
| · Investment and competition policy |
Sequence:
Section A first, followed by section B. |
Textbooks:
Mitsuo Matsushita, Thomas J. Schoenbaum and Petros C. Mavroidis, The World Trade
Organization. Law, Practice, and Policy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003), ISBN: 9780198764724 |
| WTO Secretariat, The Legal Texts: The Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999), ISBN:
9780521785808 |
