Faculty
Andrej Savin, Associate Professor, Henrik Andersen, Assistant Professor

Course Coordinator
Andrej Savin

With the growing importance of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the knowledge of public regulation of international economic activities has become a necessity. Lawyers working in international and business environments increasingly have a need to understand the regulatory framework under which economically interdependent states operate. The course gives an overview of the law and policies underlying international economic relations, teaches the principles of international economic regulation and looks into legal foundations of the international economy.

The course aims to teach the regulatory foundations of GATT/WTO, International Monetary System and International Investments. After pursuing the course the students should be able to work with the primary sources, understand how international and national rules interact and how policies are formed at international and national levels. The course emphasizes public elements of law (rather than private transactions) and is aimed towards practitioners and policymakers.

This course covers the regulation of international trade in goods, services and intellectual property under the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO). After introducing the basics of International Economic Law, it moves on to GATT/WTO System, analyzing rules on international trade and dispute resolving mechanisms. The course moves on to international competition law, international investment and international monetary system.

The course is taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and case-studies. Thorough preparation and in-class participation is expected.

At the end of the course the student should be able to:

Discuss and propose alternatives to present solutions, understand policymaking issues.

4 hours written exam.

· Compendium

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