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Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

Institutional Architecture and Operation of the WTO

IBL701 · International Trade Law — Week 2 of 16

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This week’s topics

Institutional Architecture and Operation of the WTO

  1. WTO governance and Ministerial Conferences
  2. Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM) procedures
  3. Appellate Body crises and dispute enforcement
  4. Trade policy review mechanisms
  5. WTO Law | An Introduction
  6. International Trade Law Introduction

What you will be able to do

  • 1.5 Critically analyse the workings of the WTO and predecessor agreements.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: critically analyse the workings of the WTO and predecessor agreements.

Study materials

Videos

  • WTO Law | An Introduction · YouTube · The Law Academy · 23 min · for registered students
  • International Trade Law Introduction · YouTube · University of London Postgraduate Laws · 8 min · for registered students
  • Interview : the Dispute Settlement System · YouTube · World Trade Organization · 18 min · for registered students
  • 30 years of settling disputes in the multilateral trading system · YouTube · World Trade Organization · 23 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (text) · PDF · Wto, legislation · for registered students
  • WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding (text) · PDF · Wto, legislation · for registered students
  • Understanding the WTO (5th edition, 2015), ch. 3: Settling disputes · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 55–62 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Economic Foundations of Multilateral Trade and GATT Princip…
  • Week 2: Institutional Architecture and Operation of the WTO
  • Week 3: Market Imperfections, Distortions, and Trade Barriers
  • Week 4: Preferential and Regional Trade Agreements
  • Week 5: International Competition Policy and Strategic Environmenta…
  • Week 6: Formation and Structure of International Sales Contracts
  • Week 7: Contractual Performance, Validity, and Breach in Internatio…
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Digital Trade and Cross-Border Electronic Contracting
  • Week 10: International Trade Finance and Payment Mechanisms
  • Week 11: Exchange Rate, Legal, and Regulatory Risks in Global Commer…
  • Week 12: Applying International Trade Law in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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