The course is designed to introduce students to the legal framework underpinning the multilateral trade system, a central element of the phenomenon of globalization. The course provides an examination of the economic and legal context for international trade law and the legal rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the chief multilateral trade regulator. The course also examines issues in international trade law such as trade and labour migration, the environment and human rights. The course also explores the linkages to trade and investment, special topics in regional trade agreements, and issues germane to small economies such as the CARICOM States.