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INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAWCOURSE OUTLINE

(1st SEMESTER 2012-2013) (WED CLASS)(7:30 P.M. 9:30 P.M.)

Topic

1. Introduction to International Trade Law- Basic and related economic fundamentals- History of trade ideas and philosophy

History of International Trade Relations

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Bretton Woods (Yumul, Wallyngail)

- IMF and World Bank (Abrera, Jayson) &(Nieva, Micheal)

- WTO (Vilches, Gian Frances)

- ASEAN (Arregadas, Hamilcar)

- Philippine institutions dealing with trade (Asan, Samuel) & (Tubilleja, Agnes)

Interplay of international law and Philippine law

- Sources of law, treaty law, international trade and economic law (Pobre, Vicent)

- Philippine and international jurisprudence on interplay between domestic and international law(Aglibo, Kara)

Multilateralism vs. Regionalism (Bellen, Erwin)

Globalization vs. Liberalization (Gutierrez, Eduardo)

Philippine Free Trade Agreements (Barona, Hera)

Tariffs, Trade negotiations and Tariff Adjustments

- History of trade negotiations / Rules on trade negotiations,Including Article XXVIII of the GATT / Recent Developmentsand the DOHA update (Basilio, Girlie) &

(Reyes, Julian)

- Concept of tariffs, tariff classification (San Juan, Diana) &(Gener, Elaine)

- Custom valuation (Reyes, Maria) Honey)

- Tariff adjustments and Section 401 and 402 of TCCP (Coritico, Jennifer) &(Chua, Kenwy)

WTO Rules of Origin (Calayan, Sheryll)

ASEAN Rules of Origin (Castaneda, Jocelyn)

Trade Remedies

- Safeguards (Daguman, Reo)& (Sunga, John)

o procedureso practical issues

- Anti-dumping (Decilos, Jillian) &(Bautista, Diana)

o procedureso practical issues

- Subsidy and Countervailing (Cawagdan, Herlene)

& (Buela, Krisha)o procedureso practical issues

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11. General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) (Dialogo, Karlo) &(Borcena, Annallie)

12. Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) (Javier, Clifford) &(Madap, Joanna)

13. Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMS) (Oliveros, Alavan)

14. Technical Barriers to Trade vs. Non-Technical Barriers to Trade (Manuel, Mark) &(Joya, Danica)

15. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (Espejo, Julius) &(Fegi, Walter)

16. Dispute Settlement Understanding

- WTO and ASEAN (Estolas, Benjamin) &(Siochi, Paul)

- Cases

o United States (Quijano, Frances)

o UK (Raton, Nikki)

o Japan (Realce, Mary)

o Philippines (Medrano, Nila) &(Domingo, Jaimie)

o Canada ( Batacan, Renizza)

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Report starts July 11, 2012 (Use visual aids)

Reporter must be ready. In case a reporter is absent on the designated date/week, the next reporter shall present his/her topic. Failure to presenttopic on the designated date shall warrant an automatic grade of 68.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAWRESEARCH PAPER

OUTLINE

General Topic : Philippine International Trade Strategy / Framework

FormatFont - Size 12, Times New RomanSpace - SingleMargin - JustifiedPaper Size - 11x8Ink Color - Black Pages - 15 pages minimum and 25 pages maximumSave File - Disk / CDFilename - Surname first then Given Name last

Paper Layout

Content - Introduction/Abstract/Background- Issues/Problem/Highlights- Body/Analysis /Discussion/Comment- Conclusion- Recommendation, if applicable

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- Each student is required to submit research paper on any trade issues related to the General Topic at the end of the course. In other words,the General Topic mentioned above should serve as a guide in choosing your formal topic.

- The research paper will be submitted on the day of the final exam.

- Student who failed to submit research paper on the date of the final exam will obtain a failing grade. No special schedule or reconsideration

is allowed for the submission of the research paper.-----------------------------------------------