Comparative Regional Integration

Subject 730-770 (2008)

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Credit Points: 12.500
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2008.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 24 - 26 contact hours per subject.
Total Time Commitment: The time commitment for this subject depends on the candidate's background and experience.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites

None, but some knowledge of public law, European Union and public international law would be useful.
Corequisites: N.A.
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements: N.A.

Coordinator

Professor Damian Chalmers
Subject Overview:

Objectives:

A candidate who has successfully completed the subject should:

  • Be familiar with the central decision-making structures of the EU, NAFTA and MERCOSUR
  • Know how the legal systems of the different Member States have adapted to these organisations
  • Be aware of how these legal systems have mediated the tension between trade liberalisation and protection of other public goods, such as protection of the environment and public health
  • The relationship between these and the global trading environment.

Syllabus:

Principal topics will include:

  • Institutional procedures of the EU, NAFTA and the MERCOSUR
  • Dispute settlement and the relationship between local law and regional law
  • Free movement of goods and quantitative restrictions in the regional blocs
  • Comparative analysis of labour rights in the different blocs
  • The different blocs and the WTO.
Assessment:
  • Take-home examination (100%)(3-6 October)
Prescribed Texts: Core subject materials will be provided free of charge to all students. Some subjects require further texts to be purchased. Please visit the subject homepage on the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this subject entry.
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills: Please see the Subject Objectives for this information.
Links to further information: 730-770Comparative Regional IntegrationMelbourne Law Masters, postgraduate law, post-graduate law, graduate law2008

Objectives:

A candidate who has successfully completed the subject should:

  • Be familiar with the central decision-making structures of the EU, NAFTA and MERCOSUR
  • Know how the legal systems of the different Member States have adapted to these organisations
  • Be aware of how these legal systems have mediated the tension between trade liberalisation and protection of other public goods, such as protection of the environment and public health
  • The relationship between these and the global trading environment.

Syllabus:

Principal topics will include:

  • Institutional procedures of the EU, NAFTA and the MERCOSUR
  • Dispute settlement and the relationship between local law and regional law
  • Free movement of goods and quantitative restrictions in the regional blocs
  • Comparative analysis of labour rights in the different blocs
  • The different blocs and the WTO.
  • Take-home examination (100%)(3-6 October)
Prerequisites

None, but some knowledge of public law, European Union and public international law would be useful.

N.A.24 - 26 contact hours per subject.Core subject materials will be provided free of charge to all students. Some subjects require further texts to be purchased. Please visit the subject homepage on the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this subject entry.Please see the Subject Objectives for this information.The time commitment for this subject depends on the candidate's background and experience.N.A.Please see the subject homepage on the Melbourne Law Masters website for up to date timetable information.Professor Damian ChalmersLawFor the latest information on this subject, please visit: http://www.masters.law.unimelb.edu.au/subject/730770P12.500NLawLaw730-770

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