NLU Odisha: Certificate Course On Introduction To WTO Jurisprudence

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18 May 2024 1:35 PM IST

  • NLU Odisha: Certificate Course On Introduction To WTO Jurisprudence
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    International trade and investment are the main catalysts of globalization. Major wars in the 19th and 20th centuries have been for trade. It is always an important agenda in any diplomatic relations and any international summit or negotiations. Trade is an aspect of human interaction an like all human interactions it involves issues of access, self-preservation and self-interest, dominance, equality, benefits, fairness, rights, culture, disputes, dispute resolution etc.

    The World Trade Organization was established to ensure that trade being an essential requirement of human civilization and growth does not become a reason for destructive wars. The Agreements under WTO are basic undertakings of countries to other countries. The course based on these WTO Agreements is essential for a law students. It is an essential part of international commercial law and provides students who have mastered the subject opportunities to work with international organizations, governmental departments and commercial law firms. In addition to this, students educated in international trade law are better able to understand underpinnings of international political developments and many domestic issues such as farmer suicides and farm laws.

    Course Objectives: The main purpose of the course is to spread WTO literacy. Many aspects of our lives are affected by international agreements and we are not aware about it. This ignorance breeds misconceptions about various government policies and we end up either wrongly blaming the international treaties or passively accepting where we should be cautious. International trade treaties have come to stay. Hence, general awareness about this law should be encouraged so that our interests are better safeguarded in the international forum. The two-credits course being offered by NLUO Centre for International Trade Law is an effort in this direction.

    The main objectives of the course are:

    • To impart knowledge about the basic legal framework of the WTO Agreement.

    • To clarify the concepts of international trade law under the WTO.

    • To guide through case laws how legal provisions are used and applied in disputes.

    • To help students analyse and evaluate the Agreements and case laws in the background of academic debates around them.

    • To guide students in research and writing on issues relating to international trade law.

    Course Outcomes: After completing the course successfully, a student will be able to

    • Identify the foundational principles of the WTO law.

    • explain the framework of the WTO Agreements and their concepts.

    • critically analyse and evaluate WTO cases and the legal provisions.

    • Comment on trade-related issues from social, legal, and developmental perspectives.

    LECTURE PLAN

    Class No.

    Module

    Topic

    Class 1

    Module 1

    General Introduction and History

    Class 2

    Module 1

    History and Creation of WTO

    Class 3

    Module 1

    Theories on Trade

    Class 4

    Module 2

    Organisational Structure of WTO

    Class 5

    Module 2

    Dispute Settlement Under WTO

    Class 6

    Module 2

    Dispute Settlement Under WTO

    Class 7

    Module 3

    Market Access (Articles XI of GATT and Exceptions)

    Class 8

    Module 3

    Market Access (Article II of GATT)

    Class 9

    Module 4

    MFN and Exceptions

    Class 10

    Module 4

    National Treatment

    Class 11

    Module 5

    Trade Facilitation

    Class 12

    Module 5

    Trade Facilitation

    Class 13

    Module 6

    General Exceptions under GATT

    Class 14

    Module 6

    Security Exceptions

    Class 15

    Module 7

    Antidumping Measures

    Class 16

    Module 7

    Antidumping Measures

    Class 17

    Module 7

    Subsidies and Countervailing Measures

    Class 18

    Module 7

    Subsidies and Countervailing Measures & Fisheries Subsidies

    Class 19

    Module 7

    Safeguard Measures

    Class 20

    Module 8

    Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosantiary Measures

    Class 21

    Module 8

    Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosantiary Measures

    Class 22

    Module 8

    Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

    Class 23

    Module 9

    Agreement on Agriculture

    Class 24

    Module 9

    Agreement on Agriculture

    Class 25

    Module 10

    General Agreement on Trade in Services

    Class 26

    Module 10

    General Agreement on Trade in Services

    Class 27

    Module 11

    Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

    Class 28

    Module 11

    Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

    Class 29

    Module 12

    Trade and Investment

    Class 30


    General Discussion

    EVALUTION

    Evaluation will be based on written assignment for 50 marks. Students will have to submit the a research paper on a given topic. The purpose is to encourage students to research and think on WTO related issues.

    Mode of Teaching and Duration of the Course

    July 1, 2024 to August 10, 2024.

    The course will be conducted online Monday to Friday 7pm. to 8 pm.

    Google meet link will be shared with the registered students.

    Declaration of results August 16, 2024.

    Successful students will be given a certificate. The certificate will also specify that the course is of two credits.

    FEE AND PAYMENT

    Fee : Rs. 1000/- per person.

    Last Date for payment and Registration: June 25, 2024.

    Google Form for Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lM5QQsKzZ7xrue1Se7lJ8R1OpWhfDeWAUtW8a46fCYc/edit

    Payment Guidelines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14--0lVyKsqFJ1IRyr2D3Genrq1QYS_TO/edit

    Contact: sheelarai@nluo.ac.in, citl@nluo.ac.in.
    ABOUT THE RESOURCE PERSON
    The Course is offered by Prof. Sheela Rai. Sheela Rai is Professor of Law at the National Law University Odisha. She teaches International Trade Law and International Investment Law. She has published four books- An Introduction to WTO Jurisprudece (Thomson Reuters South Asia Pvt. Ltd. 2022), Antidumping Measures: Policy, Law and Practice in India (Partridge: A Penguin Random House Company, 2014), Recognition and Regulation of Safeguard Measures under GATT/WTO (London & New York: Routledge, 2011), Recognition and Regulation of Antidumping Measures under GATT/WTO (Lucknow : Eastern Book Company, 2004). In addition to the above she has published edited volumes- Trade Facilitation and the WTO (Co-edited with Prof. Jane K. Winn of Washington Law School) (Cambridge Scholars Press, 2019), Women and Trade: The Indian Context (Thomson Retuers, 2024), Guide to WTO Appellate Body Reports Volumes 1 and 2 (Satyam International, 2021 & 2023). She has also published articles in Indian and international journals. She has more than 20 years of teaching and research experience in International Trade Law.
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