Faculty of Law, The University of West Indies at Mona

LA33B Trade Relations Law II: The Trade Relations Context of InternationalEconomic Law
	1. General The completion of International Economic and Development Law is a prerequisite for this course. This course will be taught in the second semester of the third year of the LL.B. degree programme. It is an optional course. 2. Course Objective The course is designed to provide an introduction to the multilateral agreements governing international trade annexed to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. It forms a pair with Trade Relations Law I, which examines the private law aspects of foreign trade law. The content of each of the two courses is nevertheless designed so that each course is capable of being studied independently of the other. 3. Course Content i. Border Measures ii. Trade Law Remedies iii. Special Regimes for trade in Goods iv. Trade in Services v. Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights vi. Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes 4. Method of Teaching three hours per week. 5. Method of Assessment This course will be assessed by way of one assignment during the semester which will account for 1/3 of the final mark and one two hour examination at the 97 end of the Semester in which it is taught. Students will be required to answer two questions selected from a total of four questions in the examination.