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Two Credit/Certificate Course (Online) on
Introduction to WTO Jurisprudence
Offered By
Sheela Rai
(Professor of Law, National Law University Odisha (NLUO))
for
NLUO Centre for International Trade Law (CITL)

INTRODUCTION TO WTO JURISPRUDENCE

TWO CREDIT/CERTIFICATE COURSE

Introduction To The Course

International trade and investment are the main catalysts of globalization. Major wars in the 19^th and 20^th centuries have been for trade. It is always an important agenda in any diplomatic relations and any international summit or negotiations. Trade is an aspect of human interaction an like all human interactions it involves issues of access, self-preservation and self-interest, dominance, equality, benefits, fairness, rights, culture, disputes, dispute resolution etc.
The World Trade Organization was established to ensure that trade being an essential requirement of human civilization and growth does not become a reason for destructive wars. The Agreements under WTO are basic undertakings of countries to other countries. The course based on these WTO Agreements is essential for a law students. It is an essential part of international commercial law and provides students who have mastered the subject opportunities to work with international organizations, governmental departments and commercial law firms. In addition to this, students educated in international trade law are better able to understand underpinnings of international political developments and many domestic issues such as farmer suicides and farm laws.

Course Objectives

The main purpose of the course is to spread WTO literacy. Many aspects of our lives are affected by international agreements and we are not aware about it. This ignorance breeds misconceptions about various government policies and we end up either wrongly blaming the international treaties or passively accepting where we should be cautious. International trade treaties have come to stay. Hence, general awareness about this law should be encouraged so that our interests are better safeguarded in the international forum. The two-credits course being offered by NLUO Centre for International Trade Law is an effort in this direction.
The main objectives of the course are:

To impart knowledge about the basic legal framework of the WTO Agreement.
To clarify the concepts of international trade law under the WTO.
To guide through case laws how legal provisions are used and applied in disputes.
To help students analyse and evaluate the Agreements and case laws in the background of academic debates around them.
To guide students in research and writing on issues relating to international trade law.

Course Outcomes

After completing the course successfully, a student will be able to

Identify the foundational principles of the WTO law.
explain the framework of the WTO Agreements and their concepts.
critically analyse and evaluate WTO cases and the legal provisions.
Comment on trade-related issues from social, legal, and developmental perspectives.

PART I

Theoretical and Organizational Background Module

PART II

Rules on Trade in Goods: The Three Pillars

PART III

Exceptions to the Rules on Trade in Goods and Regulation of Non-Tariff Barriers

Module 7- Exceptions to Protect Particular Industries

Antidumping Measures
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures & Fisheries Subsidies
Safeguard Measures

Reading:

Sheela Rai, An Introduction to WTO Jurisprudence (Thomson Reuters, 2022), Chapter 7.
Sheela Rai, Eluckiaa A. and Kapil Sharma (ed.) Guide to WTO Appellate Body Reports Volumes 1 and 2 (Satyam International and CITL, 2021 & 2023).
Robert Howse, ‘From Politics to Technocracy -And Back Again: The Fate of the Multilateral Trading Regime’ American Journal of International Law vol. 96, no. 1 (2002): 94-117.
Timothy Meyer, ‘The Political Economy of WTO Exceptions’ Washington University Law Review 99, no. 4 (2022): 1299-1370.
Sheela Rai, ‘Imposition of Safeguard Measures and Unforeseen Developments’ Foreign Trade Review 41 no. 4 (2007): 48-69.

PART IV

Expanding Horizons of WTO

LECTURE PLAN

Class No.	Module	Topic
Class 1	Module 1	General Introduction and History
Class 2	Module 1	History and Creation of WTO
Class 3	Module 1	Theories on Trade
Class 4	Module 2	Organisational Structure of WTO
Class 5	Module 2	Dispute Settlement Under WTO
Class 6	Module 2	Dispute Settlement Under WTO
Class 7	Module 3	Market Access (Articles XI of GATT and Exceptions)
Class 8	Module 3	Market Access (Article II of GATT)
Class 9	Module 4	MFN and Exceptions
Class 10	Module 4	National Treatment
Class 11	Module 5	Trade Facilitation
Class 12	Module 5	Trade Facilitation
Class 13	Module 6	General Exceptions under GATT
Class 14	Module 6	Security Exceptions
Class 15	Module 7	Antidumping Measures
Class 16	Module 7	Antidumping Measures
Class 17	Module 7	Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Class 18	Module 7	Subsidies and Countervailing Measures & Fisheries Subsidies
Class 19	Module 7	Safeguard Measures
Class 20	Module 8	Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosantiary Measures
Class 21	Module 8	Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosantiary Measures
Class 22	Module 8	Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
Class 23	Module 9	Agreement on Agriculture
Class 24	Module 9	Agreement on Agriculture
Class 25	Module 10	General Agreement on Trade in Services
Class 26	Module 10	General Agreement on Trade in Services
Class 27	Module 11	Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
Class 28	Module 11	Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
Class 29	Module 12	Trade and Investment
Class 30		General Discussion

Credit Course

Sl. No.	Credit Course	Start Date	End Date	Name of the Committee/Research Centre/Faculty/Department	Request initiated by
1	Single Credit Course on Contract Drafting	21.02.24	25.02.24	Centre for Corporate Law	Dr. Sudatta Barik and Ms. Shrabani Acharya
2	Single Credit Course on Arbitration	1.03.24	3.03.24	Recruitment Coordination Committee	Dr. Arjyalopa Mishra
3	Credit course on Navigating the digital era of Legal Foundation through Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship	8.03.24	10.03.24	Lextech Centre for Law Innovation and Entrepreneurship	Madhubrata Raysingh, Dr. Sudatta Barik, Dr. Arjyalopa Mishra
4	Single Credit Course on Gendered Justice	29.7.24	9.08.24	Centre for Woman and Law	Dr. Priyanka Anand
5	Single Credit Course on Exploring cyber forensics : Insights from the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam ”	14.09.24	28.09.24	Criminal Justice and Human Rights Centre	Ms. Athena Solomon K.
6	Single Credit Course on Role of Films in Human Rights Advocacy	14.09.24	29.09.24	Centre for Film Studies	Ms. Ayushi Srivastava
7	Single Credit course on Disability Law	16.9.24	22.9.24	Centre for Diability Law and Advocacy	Dr. Tanwi Shams.
8	Single Credit Course on Introduction to Private Equity and Venture Capital	20.09.24	22.09.24	Centre for Corporate Law	Siddharth Sengupta (Co-ordinator, Centre for Corporate Law)
9	Single Credit Course on Foundation of Animal Law	10.11.24	25.11.24	Society for Advancement of Animal and Environmental welfare	Dr.Sohini Mhapatra.

EVALUTION

Evaluation will be based on written assignment for 50 marks. Students will have to submit the a research paper on a given topic. The purpose is to encourage students to research and think on WTO related issues.

About The Resource Person

The Course is offered by Prof. Sheela Rai. Sheela Rai is Professor of Law at the National Law University Odisha. She teaches International Trade Law and International Investment Law. She has published four books- An Introduction to WTO Jurisprudece (Thomson Reuters South Asia Pvt. Ltd. 2022), Antidumping Measures: Policy, Law and Practice in India (Partridge: A Penguin Random House Company, 2014), Recognition and Regulation of Safeguard Measures under GATT/WTO (London & New York: Routledge, 2011), Recognition and Regulation of Antidumping Measures under GATT/WTO (Lucknow : Eastern Book Company, 2004). In addition to the above she has published edited volumes- Trade Facilitation and the WTO (Co-edited with Prof. Jane K. Winn of Washington Law School) (Cambridge Scholars Press, 2019), Women and Trade: The Indian Context (Thomson Retuers, 2024), Guide to WTO Appellate Body Reports Volumes 1 and 2 (Satyam International, 2021 & 2023). She has also published articles in Indian and international journals. She has more than 20 years of teaching and research experience in International Trade Law.

NLUO National Law University Odisha Accredited By NAAC

NLUO National Law University Odisha Accredited By NAAC

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INTRODUCTION TO WTO JURISPRUDENCE

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PART II

PART III

PART IV

LECTURE PLAN

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INTRODUCTION TO WTO JURISPRUDENCE

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PART II

PART III

PART IV

LECTURE PLAN

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