Universität Wien

950012 KU WTO Law (2024W)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), Universitätslehrgänge
Continuous assessment of course work
REMOTE

This is a fee-based continuous education and training programme/certificate course offered by the Postgraduate Center. Please note that you must be admitted to a continuing education and training programme/certificate course to participate.

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. 40 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims: This is an introduction to the law of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The aim of this class is to provide students with a basic understanding of the law regulating world trade, the economics and history of trade liberalization, the basic principles of the institutional arrangements of the WTO, the main pillars of its substantive law and the dispute settlement mechanism.
Contents: The class first gives an introduction to the basic economic principles underpinning the world trade system and international economic law. It then discusses the historical roots of international trade law from the GATT 1947 to today’s WTO followed by an introduction to its current structure, institutions and decision-making rules. The main part of the class will discuss the principles and substantive standards of WTO law, with a focus on the principle of non-discrimination and exceptions in the rules governing trade in goods. The final part of the lecture will deal with dispute settlement within the WTO.
Method: Lecture and class discussion

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment: Written exam
Permitted materials: open-book exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

50% for a positive grade, based on the written exam

Examination topics

All topics covered in the course.

Reading list

Materials will be provided during the course.

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Last modified: Tu 30.07.2024 10:26