GATT/WTO Agreements and Multilateral Trading System

Objective: To provide an introduction to the working of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Pre-requisite; Theory of Economic Integration and Regional Trading System
Content: Basics of international trade theories and policies, the principles, nature, scope and structure of the WTO, the WTO's trade dispute settlement mechanism and the trade policy review mechanism, the WTO Agreements and their effects on world trade, including the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS); Relationship between the multilateral trading system and the preferential trading arrangements; Issues facing the global trading system; From Doha to Bali and Post Bali; Kenya`s international trade policy.