Sustainable Development in Global Trade (WTO) Law
A.Y. 2018/2019
Learning objectives
-Analyzing international trade law and its relationship with the international framework on sustainable development;
-Examining the main WTO covered agreements, in light of the connected issues concerning sustainable development;
-Analyzing the relationship between sustainable development and international trade law in light of the regional preferential agreements negotiated out of the WTO.
-Examining the main WTO covered agreements, in light of the connected issues concerning sustainable development;
-Analyzing the relationship between sustainable development and international trade law in light of the regional preferential agreements negotiated out of the WTO.
Expected learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand and evaluate critically the international trade legal issues and their relationship with sustainable development;
- interpret the international trade legal provisions, taking account of the international legal framework on sustainable development;
- understand and evaluate critically the jurisprudence developed by the WTO in this field and the law-making process, as currently evolving within and out of the WTO;
- use their communication skills (written and oral) in this field, including arguing convincingly, with logical and legal thoroughness and propriety of legal language.
- understand and evaluate critically the international trade legal issues and their relationship with sustainable development;
- interpret the international trade legal provisions, taking account of the international legal framework on sustainable development;
- understand and evaluate critically the jurisprudence developed by the WTO in this field and the law-making process, as currently evolving within and out of the WTO;
- use their communication skills (written and oral) in this field, including arguing convincingly, with logical and legal thoroughness and propriety of legal language.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
Part I:
· Sustainable development as an objective of the WTO
· Institutional issues
Part II:
· Sustainable development in trade of goods
· The GATT (General Agreement on General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
· the SPS Agreement (Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures)
· the TBT Agreement (Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade)
Part III:
· The treatment of developing countries pursuant to the WTO and its relationship with sustainable development
· Sustainable development under the regional trade agreements
· Sustainable development as an objective of the WTO
· Institutional issues
Part II:
· Sustainable development in trade of goods
· The GATT (General Agreement on General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
· the SPS Agreement (Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures)
· the TBT Agreement (Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade)
Part III:
· The treatment of developing countries pursuant to the WTO and its relationship with sustainable development
· Sustainable development under the regional trade agreements
Professor(s)
Reception:
Tuesday from 16.30 to 18.30
Department of Italian and Supranational Public Law -please contact Prof. Bonfanti by email ([email protected])