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International Trade Law (LAWS70028)
Graduate coursework level 7Points: 12.5Online
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About this subject
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- Assessment
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Contact information
August
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | August - Online |
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The rules governing international trade and investment are of great importance to almost every country in the world. Many legal relationships are necessary for goods and services to be traded from one country to another and for parties in one country to invest in another, and they are all predictably flavoured by the issues that arise when different legal systems interact. This subject considers the public international law issues that arise when governments try to influence the subject of international trade and investment as well as the international and regional framework that exists for this purpose. The goal of the subject is to examine the international legal frameworks governing trade and investment.
The principal topics are as follows:
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Trade in Goods
- GATT/WTO
- Linkages and Subsidies
- Customs and Anti-dumping
- Dispute Settlement
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Trade in Services
- GATS
- Legal Services
- Financial Services
- Other Services
- Dispute Resolution
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Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
- Bilateral FTAs
- Nature and effect
- Impact on trade in goods and services
- Dispute Resolution
- Regional and multinational free trade agreements:
- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
- Impact on trade in goods and services
- Dispute Resolution
- Bilateral FTAs
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Trade in Investment
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- Bilateral investment treaties (BITs)
- Multinational and regional investment treaties
- Dispute Resolution
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Cooperation and Integration
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- Forms of integration (mutual recognition and passporting arrangements)
- ASEAN and ASEAN Banking Integration Framework
- Cooperation and coordination in the cross-border trade in goods and services
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Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed this subject will:
- Be aware of the legal frameworks governing trade and investment
- Understand how international conventions, treaties and intergovernmental agreements promote, regulate and restrain trade in goods and services and cross-border investment
- Be aware of the various ways in which government regulation and policy may affect international commercial transactions
- Understand the increasing trend towards integration and cooperation in the area of trade and investment, particularly in the Asia Pacific region.
Last updated: 3 November 2022