International Trade Law

Course aim

By the end of this course, students should be able to identify the major international trade institutions centering on the international law, procedures and policies of the World Trade Organization. The course explores major principles, concepts, and rules governing the regulation of international trade in goods and services and how national and international trade law is integrated. The course examines the ongoing development of international trade law through this institution and the dispute resolution mechanisms, the jurisprudence and social impact of the World Trade Organization. It also looks at the law pertaining to private business to business transactions.

Course content

• International Sale of Goods under domestic Law and Terminology
• International Sale of Goods under the International Conventions
• International Carriage of Goods by Sea, Air and Land
• Payment in International Trade
• Marine Insurance, Aviation Insurance and International Trade.
• History and Structures of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
• WTO Trade Law Fundamentals: Tariffs, Quotas and Non-discrimination, Subsidies, Countervailing Duties and Dumping
• WTO Dispute Settlement
• Development in WTO: WTO and Human Rights; WTO and the Environment; WTO and Food Security.
• Harmonisation of National Regulation

Textbook(s)

Lester, S., B. Mercurio, and A. Davies 2012, World Trade Law , 2nd, Hart, Oxford

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LAWS 1013	Legal Research and Writing
LAWS 2008	Australian Federal Constitutional Law
LAWS 1009	Contracts B

All three of the prerequisites, or at the discretion of the course coordinator.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	2 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay on WTO topics or current appellate body cases, In class test, Legal submission exercise

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.