32552 - International Market Regulation

Learning outcomes

This course is intended to analyze the regulatory framework for trade and the regulatory issues relating to international markets and regional markets, such as U.S. and EU markets, and emerging markets in Africa and Asia. The students acquires knowledge: - about Institutional structures (GATT/WTO, NAFTA, EU, APEC, SADEC, CEDEAO) and Regulatory authorities; - about International dimensions of market regulation (tariffs and customs regulations, product safety and environmental restrictions, trademark and patent regulations); - about disputes settlement.

Course contents

• Institutional structures (GATT/WTO, NAFTA, EU ...) and regulatory authorities
• Tariffs and customs regulations
• Antidumping, countervailing duties, subsidies
• Products safety regulations and environmental restrictions (SPS and TBT Agreements)
• Exceptions
• Dispute settlements
• ~

Readings/Bibliography

P. Van Denn Bossche, The law and policy of the World Trade Organization, Text, cases and materials, Cambridge, 2nd edition, 2008 - Chapters: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.3, 8.4

The students are advised to visit the WTO site at www.wto.org and download the Marrakesh Declaration, the GATT Treaty, the multilateral Agreements (Government Procurement, Understanding on rules and procedures governing the settlement of disputes,SPS, TBT, Safeguard, Antidumping, Subsidees and Countervailing duties

Teaching methods

Cases analysis and treaties interpretation through frontal lessons

Assessment methods

Attendance will be checked at the beginning of every lesson and must be at least 70% of the whole course. In case of attendance impossibility, the students are required to discuss the issue in advance. In case of sickness students are required to inform Prof. Roversi Monaco.

Assessment methods:

1) Written paper of no more than 2500 words (footnotes and bibliography excluded). The written paper will consist on the solving of a case applying WTO agreements. More details will be provided during the first lectures.

2) written exams consting in 2 open questions. Students are given 1,30 hrs to complete the test.

The finalgrade will be based upon:

20% class participation

40% written paper

40% final exam

The class participation assessment will be based on the following criteria: (i) attendance; (ii) punctuality; (iii) participation and involvement in class discussions.

Cheating on attendance and plagiarism in the drafting of the paper will affect the final grade.

Teaching tools

Text book Slides that will be uploaded in Moodle

Office hours

See the website of Maria Giulia Roversi Monaco