PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW
Année du cours : 1 année(s)
Etablissement : IÉSEG School of Management
Langue : English
Formation(s) dans laquelle/lesquelles le cours apparait :
Période : S1
Interest for the legal reasoning governing the decision-making process of the principal international economic law mechanisms
Fluency in English;
Basic knowledge of legal English (or willingness to learn it during the course);
Ideally, some prior study of internatioal law;
Attending the course on Institutions of International Economic Law is highly recommended.
Comprehend ambit and limits of international economic law
Be able to distinguish bewteen scope and ambit of legal disciplines such as international trade, finance, and investment
Understand the basic principles of international trade law
Understand the basic principles of international investment law
Appreciate the difference under a managerial point of view between the dispute-settlement process of trade and investment
Course structure:
1. What is International Economic Law
2. State Sovereignty and International Economic Law
3. TRADE
– GATT & WTO
– Fundamental principles & common violations (trade liberalization, tariffs, quotas, subsidies, TBTs, MFN & NT, “like products”)
4. INVESTMENT
– BITs and FTAs; ICSID
– Fundamental principles & common claims (what is an investment, expropriation, FET & FPS, MFN & NT)
