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International Trade Policy

Vak
2010-2011

Admission requirements

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Description

After a discussion of the phenomenon of globalisation and some basic features of the world economy of today, the rules governing the multilateral trade system of the WTO will be discussed.

Furthermore, the external economic competences of the EU, and the main features of the common commercial policy will be dealt with, as well as the relation between EU and WTO. The course will further elaborate on the developments in the WTO since its creation in 1995, and more especially the results of the Ministerial Conferences of Seattle, Doha, Cancún and Hong Kong and the position of the EU in these negotiations. In this framework, also the position of developing countries in the WTO will be taken into account.

Course objectives

The aim is to introduce to the students the international economic environment of the EU and the position that the EU occupies in this environment. To that end, after a discussion of the phenomenon of globalisation and some basic features of the world economy of today, the rules governing the multilateral trade system of the WTO will be discussed.

Timetable

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Mode of instruction

Seminar

Assessment method

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Blackboard

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Reading list

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Registration

Enrollment via uSis

Contact information

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