ILAP608-19S2 (C) Semester Two 2019

World Trade Law

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2019
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2019
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 26 July 2019
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 27 September 2019

Description

World Trade Law

This course aims to give students a solid understanding of the international legal frameworks for the protection and promotion of Indigenous rights by introducing core legal instruments and institutions.  In particular this course will focus on international human rights law, though presenting where appropriate frameworks from across a range of domestic jurisdictions including Aotearoa New Zealand inviting a comparative approach to the protection and promotion of Indigenous rights.  This international subject matter will introduce students to a variety of historical and contemporary administrative, art, criminal, constitutional and property law issues which concern Indigenous Peoples.  Thematic emphasis will be placed on issues related to self-determination, discrimination, land and culture.  These cross jurisdictional and cross cutting issues will challenge students to think critically about the current transnational approach to Indigenous rights.

Course materials and assessments will be drawn from a variety of primary and secondary sources including cases, commentary, legislation, popular media and other sources as appropriate.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be expected to gain a solid knowledge of the relevant legal framework and to develop their capacity to critically analyse issues and developments in this field.  This course will be of interest to students wanting to know more about the international trade rules and their impact on business and public policy, and to broaden their knowledge of international law.

    Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

    For the Research project -
  •  Carry out independent research.
  •  Communicate the findings of their research.
  •  Understand, explain and apply the WTO agreements and other relevant instruments of international trade.
  •  Understand and explain the relationship between the WTO agreements and selected other instruments.
  •  Relate their knowledge of the above to current matters of international concern.
  •  Locate primary materials relevant to international trade.
  •  Subject those primary materials to critical analysis and use them to create an argument based on international law.
  •  Read, understand, interpret and critique treaties and the rules relating to their operation.

    For the Class participation -
  •  Reflect on their experience and performance and plan further development of their skills.
    • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

      Globally aware

      Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Programme Director.

Restrictions

DIPL402 (before 2014), DIPL411, LAWS338

Course Coordinator

For further information see Faculty of Law Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment will be by means of a research project.  The research project will be on an international trade topic chosen by the student in conjunction with the lecturer.  This assessment is designed to allow students to pursue their own interests within the parameters of this course.  All students are encouraged to discuss their topics and research plans with the lecturer throughout the course.

All essays must be submitted electronically in order to be run through plagiarism detection software.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $962.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Faculty of Law .

All ILAP608 Occurrences

  • ILAP608-19S2 (C) Semester Two 2019