EU Commercial Policy, Trade and Investment

Catalogue number	3584POL4GY
Credits	6
Language of the course	English
Entry requirements	International Trade Law and European Law, or by permission from the instructor.
Time period(s)	Sem. 1 Sem. 2
Educational institute	Amsterdam Graduate Law School
Organised by	Department of Public International and European Law
Lecturer(s)	Dr. H.E. Kjos Prof. Dr. P.J. Kuijper Dr. J.H. Mathis (co-ordinator)
Information	Secr. Dept. of Public International Law and European Law Oudemanhuispoort 4-6 kamer E301 +31 20 5252632
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Contents

This course seeks to familiarize students with what is still the core of EU external action: the Common Commercial Policy, which after the Lisbon Treaty includes foreign direct investment. It will pay attention to the major autonomous instruments of trade policy: the import and export regime and the anti-dumping and countervailing duty regulations. Next to that there will be discussion of the contractual trade policy, in particular the free-trade agreements concluded by the Union. Finally special attention will be given to foreign direct investment and how that subject will need to be progressively integrated into the overall trade policy of the Union. The course will seek to place all these subjects in their world-wide legal framework, in particular WTO law and the international of bilateral investment treaties and investment protection arbitration.

Format

Lecture / seminar, 7 sessions of 2 hours each

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Day-time

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Assessment

Essay