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 Three years Post Graduate LL.M., Degree Course on Criminology, Criminal Law (CCF)
 Three Year Post Graduate Degree in Trade Related Laws and WTO (TRL & WTO)
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Three Year Post Graduate Degree in Trade Related Laws and WTO (TRL & WTO)
  1. General: The present trade system was developed through a series of trade negotiations, or rounds, held under GATT. The last round i.e., 1985-1994 Uruguay Round lead to the establishment of the WTO. The World Trade Organization came into being in 1995, which is one of the youngest International Organizations. The WTO is an International Organization under whose jurisdiction the GATT 1994 replaced the GATT 1947. WTO is a comprehensive body that deals with almost all international aspects of trade related matters.
  2. Eligibility for Admission: Any candidate having a LL.B., degree is eligible to be admitted in the Post Graduate Degree Course in Trade Related Laws. This Post Graduate Degree course is also available to other graduates who may opt for the admission and they shall be awarded Post Graduate Degree in Trade Related Laws after the successful completion of the course.
  3. Admission Procedure: A candidate desirous of seeking admission to the Post Graduate Degree in Trade Related Laws is required to submit a duly filled in application form prescribed by the University on or before August 20, 2005. Under exceptional circumstances, Distance Education Admissions Committee (DEAC) may admit a student even after the last date of the admission is over. Details such as reading materials, project assignments, evaluation, qualifying standards, repeat examinations, promotion schemes etc., would be available in detail along with the admission form.
  4. Objectives of the Course:
    1. To acquaint the learners with various facets of transnational trade in goods, services, investments and intellectual property rights and the law developed therein,
    2. To deliver a basic understanding of the legal, economical and institutional fundamentals of various rules governing cross border trade.
    3. To analyze the role of various International trade organizations established as a result of the Bretten Woods System and
    4. To familiarize with the conceptual understanding of liberalization and globalization and market mechanisms of international trade.

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  5. Duration: Duration of this program shall be three years (six semesters)
  6. Course Contents
    1. International Economic theories
    2. Private Law of International Trade
    3. Public Law of International Trade
    4. Settlement of Disputes in International Trade
    5. International Economic Institutions
    6. GATT and World Trade Organization
    7. International Trade Contracts
    8. Trade Related Investment Measures of WTO
    9. International Banking and Finance
    10. International Corporate Legal System
    11. International Monetary System and Bretton Woods institution
    12. Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
    13. Tariff and Trade
    14. International Trade and the Environment
    15. Trade and Services
    16. Trade and Agriculture
  7. Fee Structure
    1. Admission Fee - Rs. 2,000/- (US $ 250)
    2. Course Fee - Rs. 2500/- (US $ 250) per course per semester, to be paid at the beginning of the academic year.
    3. Communication Fee - Rs. 3,000/- (US $ 300) per semester

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  8. Syllabus
    9. Course 1 - International Economic Theories
    1. Theory of comparative cost of advantage.
    2. Heckscher - Ohlin Model,
    3. Economies of scale,
    4. Imperfect competition and international trade,
    5. Jagdish Bhagwati and Krugeman's Theory.
    Course 2 - Private Law of International Trade
    1. Introduction
    2. Theories of International Trade
    3. International Sales Contracts and Essentials of Sales of Contracts
    4. Uniform Law on Formation of Sales Contracts
    5. Types of International Sales Contract
    6. Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
    7. INCOTERMS
    8. Letters of Credit
    9. Multi-model Transport
    10. Proposed new draft Unified Convention and other existing International Conventions
    11. Insurance
    12. Charter Parties (Carriage of Goods)
    13. Freight Contracts, Liner Shipping, Maritime Arbitration (Carriage of Goods)
    14. Joint Ventures
    15. Realization of Payment
    16. Financing of International Sales
    17. Licensing and Technology Agreements
    Course 3 - Public Law of International Trade
    1. Bretton Woods system
    2. GATT 1994
    3. WTO
    4. Multilateral Agreements
    Course 4 - Settlement of Disputes in International Trade
    1. IBRA Settlement of Disputes
    2. BITS
    3. Multilateral Guarantees
    4. DSU and DSB
    Course 5 - International Economic Institutions
    1. IMF
    2. IBRD
    3. IFC
    4. IDA
    5. UNCITRAL
    6. UNCTAD
    Course 6 - GATT and WTO
    1. GATT-Nature, scope and functions of GATT 1994
    2. Tariffs - Reduction of Tariffs through rounds
    3. Most Favored Nation's Principle
    4. Quantitative restrictions
    5. Balance of payments
    6. State Trading
    7. Dumping and Countervailing measures
    8. Subsidies
    9. Economic development and less developed countries (Article 18)
    10. Settlement of disputes (Article 22 and 23)
    11. Trade and development policy objectives
    12. Nature, Structure and Scope of WTO
    13. The Dispute settlement systems in WTO
    Course 7 - International Trade Contracts
    1. Modalities (Formation, Discharge of Contracts, Special Trade Terms in International Trade).
    2. Conditionalities (agent, law of guarantees, settlement of accounts, collection arrangements, other securities, insurance of the goods)
    3. International Sale of Goods
    4. Carriage of Goods (Carriage of Goods by Sea, Carriage of Goods by Air, Carriage of Goods By Land)
    5. E Commerce and International Trade Law
    6. Government Procurement Contracts
    7. Technology Transfer Contracts
    8. Dispute Resolution in International Contracts
    Course 8 - Trade Related Investment Measures of WTO
    1. Nature, Scope and contents of Investments of WTO
    2. International Project Finance Pertaining to Trade
    3. International Capital Market
    4. Global Commodity Market
    5. Financial Instruments and Taxation
    6. International regulation of Investments
    7. World Bank Model, EEC Model and NAFTA Model on settlement of investment disputes
    Course 9 - International Banking and Finance
    1. Domestic Banking
    2. International Banking
    3. International Banking Instruments
    4. Investment Banking and International Capital Market
    5. Exchange Rate Behavior
    6. Foreign Exchange & Risk Management
    7. Corporate Finance
    8. Banking Bankruptcy
    9. Venture Capital
    Course 10 - International Corporate Legal System
    1. Basics of International Corporate Legal System
    2. Global Convergence in Corporate Governance
    3. Securities Market Globalization and Regulatory Completion
    4. Manager, Board of Directors and the Code of Best Practice
    5. Executive Compensation
    6. Private Equity
    7. Corporate Ownership and Corporate Control around the World
    8. Corporate Valuation
    9. International legal efforts to make Corporations socially responsible
    Course 11 - International Monetary System & Bretton Woods Institutions
    1. Structure
    2. Mechanisms of payment in International Trade
    3. IMF: Objectives, Principles and nature of IMF
    4. Par Value of Currencies
    5. Fixed and floating exchange rates
    6. SDR's in International Trading
    7. IMF and its role in poverty alleviation
    8. Structure and functions of IBRD and its affiliates (IFC and IDA)
    Course 12 - Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
    1. Background and Making of TRIPs Agreement
    2. Copyright and Neighboring Rights Under TRIPs
    3. Standards of Patent Protection in TRIPs
    4. Scope of Trademark Protection under TRIPs
    5. Recognition of Protection for Goods of Particular Geographical Indications
    6. Protection of Industrial Designs and Lay-Out Designs of Integrated Circuits
    7. Recognition of Protection of Confidential Information and Control of Anti-Competitive Practices
    8. Recognition of Plant Breeder's Rights and flexibility to go for a Sui Generis Protection
    9. IPR Exhaustion and Parallel Importation
    10. Invention and issues surrounding Patentability of Life Forms
    11. Tensions between Seeds Industry and Biotech Firms
    12. Tensions between National Capitals and Global & National Capitals.
    13. World Intellectual Property Organization
    Course 13- Tariff and Trade
    1. Tariffs and MFN Treatment in GATT
    2. Tariffs and the National Treatment Obligation
    3. Elimination of Quantitative Restrictions
    4. Tariff, Trade and Regional Trade Agreements
    5. Dumping and Antidumping
    6. Tariffs, Subsidies and Countervailing Duties
    Course 14 - International Trade and Environment
    1. Subsidy and Environment
    2. CBD & Follow Up
    3. Environmental Stands and NTBs
    4. Safeguards and Environment
    5. Environmental Standards and SPS Measures
    6. Agricultural Agreement and Environment Standards
    7. Labor vis-à-vis Environment in International Trade
    8. Multilateral Agreement on Environment: Need and Impact
    9. Environment Regulation and Investment
    10. Environment and Sustainable Development of Global Trade.
    11. Environment Cost in Comparative Advantage Sphere.
    12. International Environmental Standards
    13. Predatory Environmental Commitments
    14. Product Certification: ISO Type and Trade
    15. Montreal Protocol and its impact on International Trade
    16. Appellate Body and Environmental Considerations
    17. Environmental Standards as Negative Subsidy
    Course 15 - Trade and Services
    1. International Trade in Service and Relevant Policies
    2. Progressive Liberalization in the Service Sector
    3. Trade in services and financial support
    4. WTO and GATS
    5. Movement of Natural Persons
    6. Trade in Financial Services
    7. Market Access
    8. International Trade in IT Products and Telecommunications
    9. International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment
    10. Trade in Services and NAFTA
    11. Barriers to Trade and Services
    12. Safeguard Measures & Services
    13. Taxation and Service Providers
    14. Dispute Resolution in case of deficiency of services
    15. Plurilateral versus Multilateral Services Agreement
    16. Domestic Regulation of International Services Providers
    17. Visa Restrictions and Proliferation of Services
    18. Services & Intellectual Property Interface
    Course 16 - Trade and Agriculture
    1. Agricultural Trade and GATT 1947
    2. The Uruguay round Agenda
    3. The Agreement on Agriculture
    4. Market Access
    5. Commitments on Domestic Subsidies
    6. Commitments on Export Subsidies
    7. The Due Restraint Clause
    8. Trade in Agricultural Products under NAFTA

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