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030811 KU International Economic Law (2025W)

Trade, Investment, Finance and Tax

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 60 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 08.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 14.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 21.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 28.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 04.11. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 11.11. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 18.11. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 25.11. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 02.12. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 09.12. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 16.12. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Tuesday 13.01. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course offers an integrated treatment of international economic law (trade, investment and finance) and the governance of the global economy.
After a historical introduction to global economic integration and its challenges, we cover the making of international economic law; market access; non-discrimination; risk and uncertainty; dispute settlement and enforcement, and leveling the playing field. The course is open to diploma students, IREWI students, Erasmus and other exchange students.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students may not miss more than 2 classes over the course of the semester. Grades are based on class participation and 2 response papers.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

• Class Participation: 40%.
Seminars will be interactive. Students are expected to discuss assigned readings during class. Class participation counts for 40 percent of the final grade.
• 2 Response Papers: 60%
To stimulate discussion, participants will write two response papers related to two seminars of their choice over the course of the semester. A response paper can consist of any or all of critique, summary, elaboration, expressions of disagreement or puzzlement, suggestions for further inquiry, and so on – as long as it is directed to the readings for the seminar concerned.
Response papers should be 1000 words long and need to be uploaded via Moodle 48 hours prior to the relevant seminar. They need to include the students’s name, email address and word count.

Examination topics

Not applicable (no exam).

Reading list

Bonnitcha, Poulsen Lauge and Waibel, The Political Economy of the Investment Treaty Regime (Oxford University Press 2017). The University has licensed this book electronically (the best way to access is via the u:access button).
Gregory Shaffer and Michael Waibel, Advanced Introduction to International Economic Law (Edward Elgar 2026). Relevant parts are available on Moodle.
Other readings made available electronically on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

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