INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW
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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 sovereignty of states
Oral interviews with the option offered to attending students to be assessed in the course of the lectures
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
The course aims to delve into the issues related to the regulation of international contracts, identifying the regulatory sources and applicable regulations, delving into the procedures for negotiating and drafting international contracts, and analysing the most common contractual models used in international trade practice (distribution, supply, agency, franchising and joint ventures). A second part of the course is dedicated to the analysis of the role played by the World Trade Organisation and how the definition of its responsbilities has historically been developed through the stipulation of agreements (GATT, TRIPs and GATS)
Definition of international contracts, the law applicaple to international contracts, lex mercatoria, negotiation and drafting of international contracts, international jurisdiction, alternative dispute resolution, international sales contracts, distribution, supply, franchising, joint ventures, GATT, GATS and TRIPs, role and competence of the World Trade Organisation, dispute settlement, relations with developing countries, and reform of the World Trade Organisation
Lectures accompanied by in-class exercises and tests
All lectures are accompanied by power point presentations available also to non-attending students on the e-learning page
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Degree course in: GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT