Students will analyze legal aspects of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in their historical, economic and political contexts. The principal topics include: trade in goods, trade in services, trade remedies (subsidies and dumping), foreign…

Establishment of RTAs under Article XXIV of the WTO, Protectionism vs. Free Trade, International Relations, Level of economic integration, Economic costs and benefits of RTAs, Social costs and benefits of RTAs, Gains from trade, Regional Policy…