Law - International Trade Law

Catalog description

Examines the legal, regulatory, and policy aspects of the sale of goods across national borders. Key topics include: (1) interdisciplinary foundations of international trade; (2) history and institutions of the GATT-WTO system; (3) accession to the WTO; (4) dispute settlement under WTO rules; (5) regulation of import duties and non-tariff barriers; (6) transparency; (7) rules on customs classification and valuation; (8) post-9/11 border security measures; (9) the critical link between trade and national security (and Section 232 actions); (10) trade sanctions and export controls (including with respect to Iran); (11) protection of intellectual property rights against infringement; (12) trade in agriculture (including sanitary and phytosanitary issues); (13) trade in services; and (14) ideological and policy issues relating to trade liberalization and globalization. This course compliments (but is independent of) International Commerce and Investment and is the basis for more advanced study of international trade law.