Although Russia 's entry into the World Trade Organization is currently on hold, understanding world trade policy and the legal regime of the world trade arena is nonetheless crucial for all international lawyers in today's world.
Students will examine import and export regimes and policies, including most favored nation and national treatment principles, WTO and GATT rules restraining national trade restrictions, such as tariff and non-tariff barriers, anti-dumping, countervailing duties and safeguard measures, trade in intellectual property (TRIPS) and trade related investment measures (TRIMS). The course will cover the WTO dispute resolution process and will examine actual trade disputes that are making their way through dispute resolution channels. To the extent time allows the class will also examine the process of WTO accession, social and economic issues related to globalization, and Russia 's future WTO membership.
Books: Trebilcock & Howse "The Regulation of International Trade", 3rd Edition, Routledge 2005
| Class 1 |
The evolution of international trade theory. policy and institutions. |
| Class 2 |
Multilateral System v. Regional Blocs |
| Class 3 |
National Treatment & the Most Favored Nation Principle |
| Class 4 |
Tariffs, Rules of Origin and Regional Trading Agreements |
| Class 5 |
Trade Policy and Domestic Health & Safety Regulations |
| Class 6 |
Trade Remedies |
| Class 7 |
Economic Policy, Safeguard Measures and the Relation between Trade and Investment |
| Class 8 |
Developing Country Trade |
| Class 9 |
Trade in Services |
| Class 10 |
Trade Related Intellectual Property |
| Class 11 |
Dispute Settlement |
| Class 12 |
Russia's Trade Policy Options |
