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Law of Dispute Resolution in International Trade

Prof. Kapil Sharma · NALSAR University of Law

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About

This course introduces the legal principles, institutions, and procedures governing dispute resolution in international trade, with a practical focus on how the system operates in real-world contexts. It examines the dispute settlement framework of the World Trade Organization, its distinctive significance within international law, and the impact of contemporary geopolitical tensions on its effectiveness and legitimacy. The course also considers future trajectories while developing students’ ability to critically assess the balance between trade liberalization, state sovereignty, and evolving global challenges.

Intended audience: Law students, MBA students, Economics students, and all others interested in the area.

Prerequisites: Completed Intermediate/12th Std. with any combination

Lectures

Week 1

  1. Need for Dispute Resolution in International Trade YouTube
  2. Introduction to the WTO and the Global Trading System YouTube
  3. Dispute Settlement under GATT YouTube
  4. Weaknesses of GATT Dispute Settlement System YouTube
  5. Evolution of Dispute Settlement From GATT Reforms to DSU YouTube

Week 2

  1. Functions, Objectives & Key Features of WTO Dispute Settlement YouTube
  2. Providing Security and Predictability to the Multilateral Trading System YouTube
  3. Clarification of Rights and Obligations YouTube
  4. Mutually Acceptable Solution and Prompt Settlement of Disputes YouTube
  5. Exclusive and Compulsory Jurisdiction and Prohibition on Unilateral Determination YouTube

Week 3

  1. Scope of WTO Disputes YouTube
  2. What Can Be Challenged? YouTube
  3. Who Can Bring a Dispute? YouTube
  4. Institutional Framework of the WTO Dispute Settlement System YouTube
  5. Diplomacy vs. Adjudication: Approaches to Dispute Resolution YouTube

Week 4

  1. Consultations - Part I YouTube
  2. Consultations - Part II YouTube
  3. Consultations - Part III YouTube
  4. Consultations - Part IV YouTube
  5. Consultations - Part V YouTube

Week 5

  1. Panel Adjudication (Part I) YouTube
  2. Panel Adjudication (Part II) YouTube
  3. Panel Adjudication (Part III) YouTube
  4. Panel Adjudication (Part IV) YouTube
  5. Third Parties YouTube

Week 6

  1. Panel Adjudication (Part V) YouTube
  2. Panel Adjudication (Part VI) YouTube
  3. Panel Adjudication (Part VII) YouTube
  4. Panel Adjudication (Part VIII) YouTube
  5. Panel Adjudication (Part IX) YouTube

Week 7

  1. Appellate Review (Part I) YouTube
  2. Appellate Review (Part II) YouTube
  3. Appellate Review (Part III) YouTube
  4. Appellate Review (Part IV) YouTube
  5. US Concerns Regarding the Appellate Body YouTube

Week 8

  1. Implementation of Reports YouTube
  2. Deciding RPT YouTube
  3. Deciding RPT by Arbitrator YouTube
  4. Compliance Panel YouTube
  5. Sequencing Agreement YouTube

Week 9

  1. Remedies - Part I || Compensation YouTube
  2. Remedies - Part II || Retaliation YouTube
  3. Remedies - Part III || Retaliation YouTube
  4. Remedies - Part IV || Purpose of Remedies YouTube
  5. Remedies - Part V || Problems in Remedies YouTube

Week 10

  1. Good Office, Conciliation & Mediation Art. 5 of DSU YouTube
  2. Arbitration Art. 25 of DSU YouTube
  3. Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement - MPIA - Part I YouTube
  4. Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement - MPIA - Part II YouTube
  5. Special and Differential Treatment YouTube

Week 11

  1. DSU Reforms Doha Round - Part I YouTube
  2. DSU Reforms Doha Round - Part II YouTube
  3. DSU Reforms Walker Proposal YouTube
  4. Ongoing DSU Reforms Molina Text - Part I YouTube
  5. Ongoing DSU Reforms Molina Text - Part II YouTube

Week 12

  1. Ongoing DSU Reforms Molina Text - Part III YouTube
  2. Ongoing DSU Reforms Ambassador Usha Dwarka-Text - Part I YouTube
  3. Ongoing DSU Reforms Ambassador Usha Dwarka-Text - Part II YouTube
  4. Future of WTO Dispute Settlement System YouTube
  5. Summarizing & Concluding the Course YouTube

Syllabus and materials

At NPTEL, as the course publishes them.

Credits and licence

Institution
NALSAR University of Law
Department
Law
Teacher
Prof. Kapil Sharma
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Law
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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