International Trade Law

Catalog description

Explores government regulation of international trade and the interaction between national and international rules governing trade. Specific topics covered include regulations regarding the importation of goods into the United States (e.g. classifying, valuing and determining the origin of imported goods), rules governing non-tariff barriers including food safety standards, dispute settlement and institutional rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), major US free trade agreements and other bilateral and regional trade agreements, unilateral preferences for developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), trade agreement rules limiting protectionist procurement policies, U.S. trade remedy laws, export controls, foreign-policy-related trade sanctions, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and trade in counterfeit goods. The coursebook used is a problem-oriented one presenting students with practical problems in international business for students to solve, or to manage risks, for hypothetical clients. Students are assigned to write short client e-mails (in lieu of a final exam) at the end of most weekly problems, allowing development of this practical skill throughout the course.