International Trade Law Advanced

Module 1 — Advanced International Trade Framework

Students examine the structure and principles of international trade law, including multilateral trade agreements, regional arrangements, treaty obligations and the relationship between international trade rules and domestic legal systems.

Module 2 — Market Access, Tariffs and Non-Tariff Measures

Students analyse tariff commitments, quantitative restrictions, licensing requirements, technical regulations and other measures affecting access to international markets.

Module 3 — Non-Discrimination and Trade Regulation

Students examine core non-discrimination principles, including most-favoured-nation treatment and national treatment, and consider how these principles interact with legitimate domestic regulation.

Module 4 — Trade Remedies and Unfair Trade Practices

Students examine anti-dumping measures, countervailing measures and safeguards, including the legal conditions and procedural requirements governing their use.

Module 5 — Trade and Public Policy

Students analyse the relationship between international trade obligations and public policy objectives, including public health, environmental protection, consumer interests and other regulatory concerns.

Module 6 — International Trade Dispute Settlement

Students examine consultation, adjudication and other dispute-settlement mechanisms used to resolve international trade disputes, including legal interpretation, evidence and implementation of decisions.

Knowledge Test

1. What is the purpose of most-favoured-nation treatment in international trade law?

To require covered trading partners to receive equal treatment where the applicable rules require it To allow a State to discriminate freely between trading partners To prohibit all international trade agreements To guarantee that every imported product is tax-free

2. What is a tariff?

A customs duty imposed on imported or exported goods A judicial decision resolving a trade dispute A prohibition on all international commerce A treaty establishing diplomatic relations

3. What is a safeguard measure generally intended to address?

Serious injury or threat of serious injury to a domestic industry caused by increased imports, where applicable legal conditions are satisfied Any foreign product that a government dislikes Every disagreement between trading partners The ordinary taxation of domestic businesses

4. Why can trade law permit certain domestic regulatory measures?

International trade rules may contain exceptions or provisions allowing legitimate public-policy regulation subject to specified conditions Trade law always overrides every domestic policy objective Domestic regulation is never relevant to trade law Every domestic regulation is automatically lawful under trade agreements

5. What is an important function of trade dispute settlement?

To provide a legal mechanism for resolving disagreements concerning the interpretation or application of trade obligations To eliminate all domestic courts To guarantee that one State always wins To replace trade agreements with political statements