DAMODARAM SANJIVYYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

Visakhapatnam
COURSE OUTLINE, 2015-16 (Even Semester)

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Title of the Subject: International Trade Laws

Semester: Sixth
Name of the Faculty: Mr. Saurabh Sood
Total No. of Hours: 65

Academic Session 02nd December, 2015 to 13th April, 2016

No. of teaching hours: Tentatively 65 hours
Cases mentioned shall have the complete citation.
Number of Units may be added or reduced as per requirement.
Books for Reference shall be indicated.
Unit
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1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4

4.1
4.2
4.3
5.1
5.2

UNIT 1
Topic: INTRODUCTION

CASES FOR REFERENCE

(List of Cases are not
exhaustive Faculty may
discuss or indicate any
additional Cases)

Understanding International Trade

Laws
Need and importance of trade
Economics of trade
Free trade and Protectionism
International trade Laws and India
Historical Development
UNIT 2
Topic: Dispute Settlement in the WTO
Dispute Settlement under GATT
Dispute Settlement under WTO
Process of Dispute Settlement
Procedure of Dispute Settlement
UNIT 3
Topic: Obligations and Exception under GATT
Tariffs and Quotas
MFN and National Treatment
Bilateral and Regional Agreements
Exceptions pertaining to health,
environment, compliance, public morals
etc
UNIT 4
Topic: Trade Fair and Unfair
Subsidies and countervailing measures
Dumping and anti-dumping measures
Important safeguards
UNIT 5
Topic: Miscellaneous
SPS and TBT agreements
Scope of GATS
1

No. of
Hours

2
1
1
1
5
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2

2
2
2
2
2

5.3
5.4
5.5

Investment regulations
Government procurement
Role of developing world in multilateral
trading system
Trade and Social policies
TRIPS agreement

5.6
5.7

2
2
2
2
2

Books for Reference

Sl.
No.

Author

Title of the Book

Publisher

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Guide to the WTO

and GATT
Economics, Law and
Politics

Autar Krishan Koul

Satyam Law International

2.

S. Lester, Bryan
Mercurio, Arwel
Davies

World Trade Laws

Hart Publishing

3.

Indira Carr

International Trade Law

Routledge