WTO: Dumping, Subsidies and Safeguards
Subject LAWS40004 (2012)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.
Credit Points: | 12.50 |
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Level: | 4 (Undergraduate) |
Dates & Locations: | This subject is not offered in 2012. |
Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: One 2-hour seminar per week. Total Time Commitment: 144 hours. |
Prerequisites: | Legal Method and Reasoning; Principles of Public Law or in each case their equivalents. |
Corequisites: | None. |
Recommended Background Knowledge: | None. |
Non Allowed Subjects: | None. |
Core Participation Requirements: | For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills, and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to providing support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/. |
Contact
Melbourne Law School Student CentreEmail: law-studentcentre@unimelb.edu.au
Tel: +61 3 8344 4475
Subject Overview: |
This subject will examine the imposition by Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) of anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard measures to deal with the injurious effects of imports from other WTO Members, as well as Members' granting of subsidies. This is an area of vital practical interest to Australia and other countries in the region and throughout the world. It also provides the focus for some of the most fascinating and important disputes ever decided in the WTO, particularly in recent years. Currently, more than half of all WTO disputes relate to trade remedies. Principal topics to be covered:
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Objectives: |
A candidate who has successfully completed this subject should:
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Assessment: |
Attendance in at least 75% of classes (hurdle requirement) and a research essay of 5000 words, 100% (due during the exam period) OR a final open book examination of three hours, 100%. |
Prescribed Texts: | Printed materials will be available from the Melbourne Law School. |
Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
Generic Skills: |
On completion of the subject students should have developed the following generic skills:
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