MVV126K Trade and the Environment

Faculty of Law
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Lawrence Watters (seminar tutor), doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV126K/01: Mon 29. 4. 15:05–16:35 131, Tue 30. 4. 18:15–19:45 136, Thu 2. 5. 8:00–9:30 034, Mon 6. 5. 15:05–16:35 258, 16:40–18:10 258, Thu 9. 5. 8:00–9:30 133
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
(1) Understand the emerging international framework for trade and the environment;
(2) Develop specific knowledge of the primary concepts and problem-areas involving trade and the environment;
(3) Integrate an interdisciplinary approach to important themes; and
(4) Enhance and improve analytical skills in research, writing and oral presentations with the goal of stimulating further study in the field.
Syllabus
  • 1 Introduction
  • Objectives, Requirements, Resources, Empirical Data, The International Framework, Structure, Institutions, Principles, Sustainable Development, Globalization
  • “Who is in charge?” Thomas Friedman, The Lexus and the Olive Tree (2000)
  • 2 International Environmental Management
  • 3 International Trade Law
  • Origins, General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT), World Trade Organization (WTO)
  • 4 International Trade Law (continued)
  • 5 Physical and Economic Linkages
  • 6 Special Topics
  • Processes and Production Methods, Intellectual Property Rights, The “TRIPS Agreement”
  • 7 The “TRIPS Agreement” and Traditional Knowledge
  • Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge and the Convention on Biological Diversity (1992), Traditional Knowledge and National Perspectives - Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Norway, United States
  • 8 Subsidies and Agriculture
  • 9 Investment, Services, Environmental Goods, Procurement
  • 10 Regional and Bilateral Trade Agreements
  • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
  • 11 Study: Mexico, Corn and the North American Free Trade Agreement
  • 12 The WTO
  • The Tuna – Dolphin Case, The Shrimp – Turtle Case
  • 13 The WTO (continued)
  • The EU and the U.S. – Precaution and the Beef Hormone Case
  • 14 The WTO (continued)
  • China and the U.S. – Solar Panels and Subsidies
  • 15 Trade and Climate Change
  • 16 Trade and Climate Change (continued)
  • 17 Study: The Airlines, Climate Change and the EU Emission Tax
  • 18 Summary and Closing Remarks
Literature
  • The study materials will be distributed to students before and during the course
Teaching methods
Course time is devoted to lectures and discussion with an emphasis on active student participation. All of the assigned material is required reading and necessary in order to make progress. Failure to keep up with the reading will impair the ability to add to and learn from class interaction.
Assessment methods
final paper
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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