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International Trade in a general fashion, is about ensuring economic growth through the liberalisation of trade, which is regulated by the World Trade Organisation. To allow for the flow of goods across the world, further regulation or boundaries are necessary to provide legal certainty to the parties involved. Therefore, International Trade Law looks into the regulation of international sales of goods, modes of transport, insurances, financing modes, among other, which are essential to delimit the rights and obligations of the parties. This course offers an overview about the interplay between private and public actors. 

• The course will introduce you to the theories justifying international trade, a general introduction to the World International Trade Law (WTO Law) and EU trade perspectives. By exploring the structure, principles, main WTO Agreements shaping international trade, you will be able to have a holistic approach to trade, meaning from both public law perspective and international transactions one. Furthermore, the COVID Pandemic challenged traditional notions and preconceptions about trade, this is why exploring what this challenges are is important in the context of this course. 
• In this course you will learn: 1, about the interaction between the EU and WTO; and 2. the forced or challenge evolution of international trade during the pandemic. The study of the relationship between WTO and EU will consist of the analysis of the status of the EU in the WTO, and the legal effect of WTO law in the EU.