Provide adequate knowledge of the main sources governing international trade law, both with regard to relations between private individuals (individual entrepreneurs or companies) and with regard to the role and competences of States, individually or through participation in international organisations. Acquisition of adequate knowledge of the main mechanisms for resolving international disputes through the analysis of the main conventions on judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters and alternative dispute resolution tools
Course Prerequisites
Participation in the course requires a good knowledge of the rules applicable to contracts in the national legal system and adequate knowledge of public law concepts with particular regard to the sovereignity of States
Teaching Methods
Lectures supplemented by classroom exercises to explore the topics covered in greater depth.
Assessment Methods
Oral interviews, with the option offered to attending students to be assessed in the course of the lectures
Contents
The course will focus on the law applicable to international contracts and on tools to resolve disputes (jurisdiction and ADR), and then illustrating the characteristics of the main contracts used in international trade (sale, distribution, agency, franchise, etc.). The second part of the course will address the role and powers of the WTO, tracing the evolution of the GATT and illustrating the prospects for reform.
