78023 International Trade Law and the Environment

6cp; on-campus
Requisite(s): 77885 Legal Process and Legal Research OR 60 credit points of completed study in C04148 Master of Law and Legal Practice
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Postgraduate

This subject provides an understanding of the significant interface between international trade and the environment, an overview of the frameworks of international trade law and environmental law and an understanding of environmental disputes in the WTO, the attempts to find a balance between free trade agreements and environmental protection, the position of multilateral environmental agreements and the WTO, the position of regional trading groups, the significance of investment liberalisation and the future of environmental principles in the trade and investment regime.

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