2019/20

LA9A9

Please note the following (these are points reflecting the kinds of queries we have typically received in previous years and are not necessarily relevant to this year, but provided here for information):

(1) It is not possible to have scripts remarked. All module marks are final.

(2) As always, we have followed a rigorous procedure for marking. All markers followed detailed marking guidance. All markers participated in a calibration exercise to ensure that marking was conducted consistently. Following the completion of first-marking, a moderation process as required under University regulations was followed. Finally, a random sample of scripts was sent to an external examiner, who verified the consistency of marking, and also ensured that the standard of marking was in line with marking standards in the sector.  (Also, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Law School Education Executive reviewed marking at the module level). 

(3) Please note that University Regulation 42 governing academic appeals, paragraph 1.2, provides as follows: "The Regulation Governing Academic Appeals does not allow students to challenge marks they have been awarded for a particular piece of assessment. Decisions made by a Board of Examiners about the academic merit of a piece of work are academic judgements and cannot be challenged via this, or any other, Regulation."

(4) Should you have any other feedback queries, we shall be available to answer any individual feedback queries you might have at the start of the new academic year. In line with Law School policy, we shall make arrangements for this for weeks 1 and 2 of Term 1. We will send you further information about this in September. 

Unfortunately, we cannot reply to queries before then unless absolutely urgent. We apologise in advance for this. We are unusually busy this summer with preparations for the next academic year. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

This module is designed to offer a critical overview of what can be described as the legal and regulatory foundations of the contemporary global economy. The module will introduce and examine aspects of international economic law within its longer imperial history and its contemporary evolving context of economic, political, social and cultural globalization. It will provide an overview of the legal and other regulatory foundations of the global economy and critically consider the operations of the main global institutions and frameworks governing international economic relations. The course will also consider the role of international economic actors, both state and non-state, in shaping and influencing these regulatory frameworks.

This is a course on the law and policy of international trade. The course will build on the short introduction to the WTO in the IEL core module and explore the treaty-based WTO international economic law system, its principal agreements and institutions, its core doctrines, and the current proposals for reform. 

The WTO is regarded as one of the most successful international organisations governing activities between states because it has a highly effective dispute settlement system. The course will explore whether the WTO remains relevant in an increasingly globalised world where economic disputes typically cover national, transnational and international law as well as a multiplicity of economic actors, like states and multinational corporations. It will evaluate the effectiveness of the WTO rules against the background of the rise of the mega-regional agreements- the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). It will consider how demands for trade justice affect how we interpret the WTO rules and what reforms of WTO rules may be necessary to achieve that goal.