World Trade Organisation (WTO) law

This unit will examine the main features of WTO law, situated within a broader context of international economic law. The unit will explore the WTO in its historical and legal context, its institutional structure and decision making and negotiating processes, and dispute settlement. It will examine the core obligations contained in a number of the key WTO agreements in more detail, in particular the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement, the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). A particular focus of the unit will be disputes involving issues of public policy such as health and the environment.