Unit name | International Economic Law and Institutions |
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Unit code | LAWDM0141 |
Credit points | 30 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Novitz |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will examine international economic law and institutions operating in the fields of trade, aid and development. In particular, students will consider the legal materials, policy statements and supervisory procedures that govern the work of various international and regional institutions associated with international economic law. The relationship between macro-economic global management, international lending and trade will be considered. The institutions investigated will include, at the global level, the United Nations and its agencies, such as the World Bank group and the International Monetary Fund, and also the World Trade Organisation. At the regional level, our focus will be on the role that the European Union plays in development assistance and its associated trade-related policies will also be investigated. Attention will also be paid not only to regulatory initiatives, but also to regulatory omissions which have implications for North-South relations, such as implementation of international investment instruments and temporary migration linked to trade in services. Reference will be made to diverse understandings of the role of development in international economic law, which emerged through international agreements and have been the subject of criticism by legal, political and economic theorists.
On completion of the Unit, students should be able to:
The contact hours for this unit will be 30 hours. This will usually take the format of: 8 lectures, 10 two-hour seminars and 2 assessment preparation and feedback sessions.
Summative: a 2000 word essay (33%) will assess the candidate's ability to research a topic within the scope of this unit. The remaining Intended Learning Outcomes will be assessed in a 3 hour written examination (67%). Both assessments will assess all of the Intended Learning Outcomes for this unit in the context of topics selected by the examiners.
Formative: students should do one formative assessment (this will usually be 1 x 1500 word essay).
The following will be helpful sources for reading in this unit. The most recent editions of:
Students will also be directed to online sources, journals articles and cases where relevant. These will be provided in their reading list which will be circulated before the course starts in the Autumn term.