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Objectives of the Course

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Learning Outcomes
1.On successful completion, students are expected to: - distinguish between differing structures of the framework regulating international business transactions and global trading system
2.identify sources of international law relevant for conducting business internationally
3.identify the aim, function and organisation of the WTO (World Trade Organization) in the context of global trade and commerce
4.identify the primary legal issues which usually arise from international business transactions
5.gain a working knowledge of international sale of goods and the carriage of goods and thus enhance their skills in operating international business transactions
Recommended or Required Reading
1.ssential textbooks on International Trade Law: Lowenfeld, Andreas, International Economic Law, OUP, 2008.
2.Van den Bossche, Peter, Essentials of WTO Law, Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
An Introduction to WTO law and Trade in Goods Historical approach to the regulation of international trade relations by way of introducing the Bretton Woods institution, the formation of GATT 1947 and the passage to the creation of the World Trade Organization in 1995.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Core WTO Obligations (Tariffs, Quotas, MFN and national treatment) Analysis of GATT Art. I, Art. III and brief overview of related trade disputes.
Week 3 - Theoretical
General Exceptions and Regional Integration Analysis of GATT Art. XX, Art. XXI, Art. XXIV and brief overview of related trade disputes.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Trade Remedies Introduction to the main rules and principles applicable to trade defence instruments under GATT Art. XIX, Agreement on Safeguards, Agreement on Anti-dumping, Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Duties and related trade disputes.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Trade Remedies Introduction to the main rules and principles applicable to trade defence instruments under GATT Art. XIX, Agreement on Safeguards, Agreement on Anti-dumping, Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Duties and related trade disputes.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Trade in Services and Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights Overview of the main rules and principles applicable under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) and the related trade disputes.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Introduction to International Business Transactions and Standard Trade Terms Theory of transnational commercial law, trade Terms and trade-related Documents
Week 8 - Theoretical
Legal Framework for International Business Transactions Sea, Air and Land- International Conventions
Week 9 - Theoretical
Legal Framework for International Business Transactions Sea, Air and Land- International Conventions
Week 10 - Theoretical
Overview of International Sales Transaction Transaction; Commercial Terms Under the ICC Incoterms (Cash payment; advance payment; deferred payment; countertradeInterpretation of Commercial Terms; Documents of Title; Contract of Affreightment; Bill of Lading
Week 11 - Theoretical
Letters of credit Nature; function; autonomy of letters of credit; banks’ obligations to check documents; discrepant documents
Week 12 - Theoretical
CISG and UNIDROIT Principles Structure, features and scope of application of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, ICC Incoterms and the UNIDROIT.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Settlement of International Trade and Business Disputes Methods of settling disputes; Jurisdiction; the forum and the governing law; international judicial assistance; enforcement of judgments
Week 14 - Theoretical
Settlement of International Trade and Business Disputes Methods of settling disputes; Jurisdiction; the forum and the governing law; international judicial assistance; enforcement of judgments
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination125126
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)131
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026