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THIS COURSE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW THAT AFFECTS
THE CAPABILITIES OF A FIRM TO TRANSACT GLOBALLY. STUDENTS WILL ALSO STUDY THE SYSTEMS
AND SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED SUCH AS
THE UNITED NATIONS, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION AND RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS THE LINKS BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEM AND
DOMESTIC LEGAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THIS COURSE WILL EXPLORE THE EXISTING LEGAL
MECHANISMS TO FACILITATE INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION METHODS FOR GOVERNMENTS
AND BUSINESS ENTITIES. EMPHASIS WILL ALSO BE GIVEN ON THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL TRADE
LIBERALIZATION ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND DOMESTIC LEGISLATION RELATING TO HUMAN
RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THIS COURSE ALSO DISCUSSES THE IMPLICATION OF
INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW TOWARDS MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, TRADE
IN GOODS, SERVICES AND LABOR, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INTERNATIONAL SALES