International Trade Law

Unit I — Introduction to International Trade Law

a) Free Trade, Protectionism & International Trade Theories · b) Need and Purpose of International Trade Law · c) Regionalism, Multilateralism, and the Making of GATT, 1947 · d) UNCTAD and New International Economic Order · e) Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations

Unit II — Understanding WTO & its Dispute Settlement Mechanism

a) Functions, and Structure of the WTO · b) Decision Making in the WTO · c) Jurisdiction, Institutions, and Process of the Dispute Settlement · d) Developing -Country Members and WTO Dispute Settlement · e) Contemporary Challenges to the WTO Dispute Settlement

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Unit III — Core Principles of the Multilateral Trading System

a) Most -Favoured Nation Treatment · b) National Treatment Obligation ¥\ · c) Special and Differential Treatment · Generalized System of Preferences · d) Overview of the General Exceptions to the Core Principles

Unit IV — Legal Regime on Important Issues in International Trade

a) Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers · b) Basic Elements of WTO Law on Dumping · c) Legal Treatment of Subsidies · d) Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures · e) Trade in Services

Unit V — Challenges in International Trade

a) Rise in Trade Protectionism · b) National Security and International Trade · c) Rise in WTO Plurilaterals and FTAs · d) Lack of Transparency in Negotiation Process · e) Climate Change and Sustainable Development · SYLLABUS · B.A.L.L.B(Hons.) VII Semester,2022 · CYBER LAW · Dr. Aman Deep Singh