Seminar: Advanced Issues in International Trade Policy (LAW-817-002)
Vito
Meets: 06:00 PM - 08:50 PM (W) - Room 222
Enrolled: 8 / Limit: 14
Notices
NOTE: AN UPDATED SYLLABUS WAS POSTED ON 9/20. PLEASE DOWNLOAD THIS VERSION
Due to new class materials recently added to this course, this page will be constantly updated during the first two weeks of August 2007. Please check periodically for updates.
For more information about Professor Aluisio Campos, including a description of his work at the Brazilian Embassy in Washington and a list of publications, please visit:
http://www.wcl.american.edu/faculty/campos/
For more information about Professor Adriana Vito, including her biography and a list of publications, please visit:
http://www.wcl.american.edu/faculty/vito/
If you have any questions about this course description or materials, please email avito@wcl.american.edu
Description
This course offers an in-depth examination of the trade policies of major players (US, EU and major developing countries) and their interaction with international trade law. It provides the framework for a thorough discussion of the theory and practice of trade policy instruments such as antidumping and countervailing duties, safeguards, technical barriers to trade. Students will learn about dispute settlement procedures using the text of the WTO agreements and recent WTO cases as basis for class discussion.
This course will also provide an overview of trade agreements and multilateral trade negotiations. Students are expected to develop a critical view of current trade developments and are encouraged to express their own creativity when discussing class materials.
Taught by a foreign government official and a foreign attorney, this course offers the unique opportunity for students to learn about complex international trade issues from the perspective of foreign governments and foreign practitioners. This course is recommended for students who want to develop a critical view of international trade negotiations and understand the motivations behind the policies and actions of governments regarding international trade issues.
Grade will be based on class participation (20%), class presentation (20%) and a term paper (60%).
Textbooks and Other Materials
The textbook information on this page was provided by the instructor. Students should use this information when considering purchases from the AU Campus Store or other vendors. Students may check to determine if books are currently available for purchase online.
WTO Agreements (selected texts to be announced on the first day of class). Available online for free download at http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/analytic_index_e/analytic_index_e.htm
WTO Trade Policy Reviews (selected texts to be announced on the first day of class). Available online for free download at http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tpr_e.htm
First Class Readings
Trade Policy in Latin America, the United States and the European Union (Executive Summary), by Mario Jales in Comparative Trade Policies, Organizational Models and Performance, Editora Singular, 2007. (Free copies of this text will be available electronically through this website. Please check for updates)
Syllabus
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