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International Trade and Competition Law (LAWS90095)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
April
Lecturer
Hassan Qaqaya (Coordinator)
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352), International: +(61 3) 9035 5511
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
October
Lecturer
Hassan Qaqaya (Coordinator)
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352), International: +(61 3) 9035 5511
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This interdisciplinary subject will examine the relationships between international trade and competition policies from both legal and economic perspectives. The subject will focus on anti-competitive practices of an international scope and how they may be addressed by trade and competition rules. It will canvass the tensions and complementarities between these two areas of policy, as well as incorporate general public policy, commercial diplomacy and institutional considerations. In addition, anti-dumping/safeguards law and practices and how they relate to competition law will be taken up and their link with market access opportunities explained.
The course will cover the interface between international trade and competition policy and include a discussion of the various initiatives to address international competition law problems, and options to regulate competition law in the World Trade Organization and through other means. Contemporary issues driving new initiatives to reform the World Trade Organisation, the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will be discussed.
Principal topics include:
- Introduction to trade and competition policies: key definitions, concepts, contexts and interdependencies
- Framework for trade liberalisation: a review of trade theories, trade policy, rent seeking, lobbies, corruption and incentives
- Principles of the trading system: most-favoured-nation, non-discrimination, national treatment, prohibition of quantitative restrictions, prohibition of dumping and subsidies, anti-dumping actions and countervailing measures, General System of Preferences (GSP) for developing countries, regional trade arrangements
- Principles of competition policy: theoretical models vs competition restrictions in real world, including dominance, strategic behaviour, anti-competitive mergers, horizontal and vertical agreements and government restrictions
- The interface between the competition and trade policies: comparison of analytical approaches used by competition law and trade policy, including in relation to market definition, harm assessment, remedies, sanctions, countervailing and retaliation measures, dispute resolution, arbitration and judicial review.
In addition to lectures, group discussions and student presentations, case studies drawn from the WTO Dispute Settlement Body will be used to show “real world” examples of the challenges policy makers face in resolving cross border trade and competition issues.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed this subject will:
- Have a sophisticated capacity to recognise and articulate the foundational assumptions, central ideas, tensions and complementarities of trade and competition policies
- Be able to draw from relevant theories, principles, and knowledge from a range disciplines to critically analyse the role of trade and competition policies in making markets work to generate prosperity for consumers and businesses
- Be able to define and analyse at an advanced level the welfare effects of trade and competition policy instruments within a national market as well as regional free trade areas
- Be able to develop relevant examples and analyse cases in this area and to communicate the significance of trade and competition questions to a range of audiences
- Be able to discuss the key issues and trends in international cooperation in handling international trade and cross-border competition issues, as well as the past and present attempts to enhance multilateral and regional cooperation in these areas.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must meet one of the following prerequisite options:
Option 1
Admission into a relevant Melbourne Law Masters program
Option 2
Admission into the MC-JURISD Juris Doctor
AND
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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LAWS50063 | Competition Law | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level. While every effort will be made to meet the needs of students trained in other fields, concessions will not be made in the general level of instruction or assessment. Most subjects assume the knowledge usually acquired in a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent). Applicants should note that admission to some subjects in the Melbourne Law Masters will be dependent upon the individual applicant’s educational background and professional experience.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
April
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Assessment 1: Class participation | Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Assessment 2, Option 1: Take-home examination
| 31 May - 3 June 2024 | 80% |
Assessment 2, Option 2: Research paper on a topic approved by the subject coordinator
| 12 June 2024 | 80% |
Hurdle requirement: A minimum of 75% attendance is required. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Note: Students must choose assessment from the options listed above. If an option contains parts, all parts must be completed if that option is chosen.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- April
Principal coordinator Hassan Qaqaya Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 18 March 2024 Pre teaching requirements Please refer to the Reading Guide on the LMS subject page for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 15 April 2024 to 19 April 2024 Last self-enrol date 22 March 2024 Census date 16 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2024 Assessment period ends 12 June 2024 April contact information
Lecturer
Hassan Qaqaya (Coordinator)
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352), International: +(61 3) 9035 5511
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au - October
Principal coordinator Hassan Qaqaya Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 25 September 2024 Pre teaching requirements Please refer to the Reading Guide on the LMS subject page for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 23 October 2024 to 29 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 30 September 2024 Census date 24 October 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 15 November 2024 Assessment period ends 18 December 2024 October contact information
Lecturer
Hassan Qaqaya (Coordinator)
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352), International: +(61 3) 9035 5511
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
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Additional delivery details
This subject has a quota of 30 students.
Enrolment is on a 'first in' basis. Waitlists are maintained for subjects that are fully subscribed.
Students should note priority of waitlisted places in subjects will be given as follows:
- To currently enrolled Graduate Diploma and Masters students with a satisfactory record in their degree
- To other students enrolling on a single subject basis, eg Community Access Program (CAP) students, cross-institutional study and cross-faculty study.
Please refer to the Melbourne Law Masters website for further information about the management of subject quotas and waitlists.
Melbourne Law School may reserve places in a subject for incoming international cohorts or where a subject is core to a specialisation with limited alternate options.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Specialist materials will be made available via the LMS in the pre-teaching period.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Commercial Law Course Master of Laws Course Master of Public and International Law Course Juris Doctor Course Graduate Diploma in International Economic Law - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
If required, please contact law-masters@unimelb.edu.au for subject coordinator approval.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024