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The World Trade Organization and the Regulation of Multilateral Trade

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WTO CHAIR IN LESOTHO - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO

This course covers the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its regulatory regime for international trade. It covers the origins, institutions, and agreements of the organization. It focuses on the past, present, and the future of the organization, encouraging candidates to grapple, in particular, with the role of African Members in the organization.

The broad objective is to provide advanced knowledge and understanding of the World Trade Organization: the institutional framework and its rules. Specifically, the course aims to:
• Capacitate candidates with knowledge on the origins and the development of the WTO;
• Instil advanced knowledge of the WTO’s institutional framework, principles, and rules, as reflected in key covered agreements;
• Encourage discussion and reflections on the politics of the international trading system, in particular the role developing countries in the system;
• Encourage discussion and reflections on the future of the WTO.