INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW – SY 2015-2016 (for Friday class)

COURSE GUIDELINE

Course Materials - International Trade Law materials, Free Trade Agreements,Regional Trade Agreements - Multilateral Trade Agreements

Course objective - Develop a broad understanding of the law and policy related with international trade - To produce high quality student papers on specialized topics.

Method of Instruction - Lecture, class discussion, recitation and submission of pocket research papers - Failure to submit pocket research paper is equivalent to the grade of 68 on Midterm grade - Failure to submit final research paper on the final examination is equivalent to 68 on the

Final grade Evaluation - Midterm Exam + Student Pocket Research Papers = Midterm Grade 30%

- Recitation + Attendance = Class Standing 30% - Final Written Exam + Final Research Paper = Final Exam 40%

MIDTERM GRADE + CLASS STANDING +FINAL GRADE = FINAL GRADE Policy on Plagiarism - Plagiarism means the taking and using another person’s thoughts, ideas or writings and

passing them off as one’s own. The instructor considers the act of plagiarising to be an academic transgression, which include: Unauthorized use or close imitation of the work of another person, including a fellow student by adapting or incorporating it in the research paper without due acknowledgement; Unauthorized use of a text by incorporating them in a research paper without due acknowledgement; Collaborating with another student about a research work and representing that as individual work; Intentionally making, fabricating, falsifying or mis�stating data which relied upon for the purposes of writing the research paper; and Submitting same or alike research paper twice unless prior approval has been obtained from the professors of both subjects.

Attendance Attendance is MANDATORY during the Lecture and submission of the pocket research paper. LECTURE COURSE OUTLINE

No.

Topic

1

Introduction to International Trade Law

2

International Trade Relations - WTO and ASEAN & Philippine institutions dealing with trade

3

Philippine Free Trade Agreements

4

Tariff Classification & Tariff adjustments under Section 401 and 402 of TCCP

5

Concept of Custom Valuation

6

WTO Rules of Origin

7

General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)

8

Trade Remedies – Safeguards, Anti Dumping & Subsidy and Countervailing

9

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)

10

Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)

11

Dispute Settlement under WTO and ASEAN

FINAL RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE

General Topic : Product Exportation/ Importation- Country Specific - The General Topic mentioned above should serve as a guide in choosing your formal topic.

Format Font - Size 12, Arial Space - Single Margin - Justified Paper Size - “11x8”

Pages - 15 pages minimum and 25 pages maximum Save File - USB

Filename - Surname first then Given Name last (example - Pascual, Pauline) Paper Layout Content - Introduction/Abstract/Background

- Issues/Problem/Highlights - Body/Analysis /Discussion/Comment - Conclusion - Recommendation, if applicable

Deadline - Electronic copy must be sent to …… to be assigned

on or before the date of the final examination. POCKET RESEARCH PAPER NOTICE:

• WARNING!!! Non-Submission of pocket research paper at the designated schedule is equivalent to failing grade of 68 on Midterm!

• Choose one topic per schedule. Minimum page is at least three (3) but not more than five (5) pages • Electronic copy of pocket research paper must be sent to …….. to be assigned on or before the

schedule date. • Hard copy of your pocket research paper will be collected on the schedule date from 7:30p.m- 8:00p.m.

NO extension is allowed! • Sign the attendance sheet after submission of your pocket research paper. NO attendance NO pocket

research paper.

TOPIC: October 9, 2015 1. Trade flow: Import versus Export 2. Product Classification &

Specialization 3. Measuring Trade Through Paper 4. How Globalization Affects

International Trade 5. Difficulty in enforcing Free Trade

November 6, 2014 1. Transfer Pricing 2. Financial Integration 3. Market Frictions 4. Globalization and World

Economy

December 4, 2015 1. Institutional Quality &Growth 2. Trade Facilitation 3. Trade Transfer Technology 4. Concept of Countertrade

October 23, 2015 1. Transport Costs 2. Exports & Logistics 3. Trade Conflicts 4. Export Subsidy and International

Market Structure

November 20, 2015 1. Firm Heterogeneity 2. Generalized System of

Preferences (GSP) 3. Trade Policy Instrument in

International Trade