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International Trade Law II

Application Form
Complete Online Application Form at
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Start Date
15 July 2024

Apply By
21 June 2024

Cost
R16,400.00

Duration & Format
This is a semester-long course where participants attend evening lectures from 17:30 to 19:00 once a week during the period 15 July to 22 October 2024. Exams will take place on the 30 October 2024 to 26 November 2024.

Overview
The International Trade Law II postgraduate certificate course provides participants with advanced specialised knowledge on legal principles applicable to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and it focuses on varied topics in the context of the WTO and international trade law.

Course Outcomes
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

  • Identify and analyse complex and divergent problems encountered in the context of WTO law with regard to Trade Remedies, Sanitary & Photosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, WTO Agreement on Agriculture, Trade in services and trade related aspects of intellectual property rights, WTO and developing countries, African regionalism and Digital trade & E-commerce a contextual framework.
  • Critique and analyse international trade law within trade remedies, Sanitary & Photosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, WTO Agreement on Agriculture, Trade in services and trade related aspects of intellectual property rights, WTO and developing countries, African regionalism and Digital trade & E-commerce a contextual framework.
  • Solve complex multi-dimensional problems related to  international trade law related Trade Remedies, Sanitary & Photosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, WTO Agreement on Agriculture, Trade in services and trade related aspects of intellectual property rights, WTO and developing countries, African regionalism and Digital trade & E-commerce a contextual framework.
  • Critique and analyse legal text pertaining to Trade Remedies, Sanitary & Photosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, WTO Agreement on Agriculture, Trade in services and trade related aspects of intellectual property rights, WTO and developing countries, African regionalism and Digital trade & E-commerce a contextual framework.
  • Apply advanced academic knowledge, skills and research techniques to playing a leading role in the legal practice of international trade law and in the shaping of the WTO legal dispensation with regard to Trade Remedies, Sanitary & Photosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, WTO Agreement on Agriculture, Trade in services and trade related aspects of intellectual property rights, WTO and developing countries, African regionalism and Digital trade & E-commerce a contextual framework

Course Content
The course consists of the following modules:

  • WTO Agreement on Agriculture
  • Sanitary & Photosanitary Measures
  • Technical Barriers to Trade
  • Trade Remedies: a) Subsidies & countervailing duties; b) Dumping and anti‐dumping; c) Safeguards 
  • Trade in services
  • Trade related aspects of intellectual property rights
  • WTO and developing countries
  • African regionalism
  • Digital trade & E‐commerce

Target Audience
Trade lawyers, trade consultants, policymakers, and individuals engaged in international trade activities.

Application Process
A relevant Bachelor of Laws or Bachelor of Commerce in Law or Bachelor of Arts in Law or equivalent qualification is a prerequisite for admission to the postgraduate certificate courses; OR

Applicants with any other undergraduate qualifications must complete the bridging course Introduction to Law for Non- Lawyers or equivalent courses first as well as have relevant legal work experience in the specific legal field before they would be considered for other courses.

You will be required to submit a copy of your Bachelors Degree, academic record as well as a copy of your identity document or passport.

Kindly note that all foreign qualifications must be submitted with a SAQA Evaluation Letter.

Additional Information
One of the following certificates can be obtained: 

  • Certificate of Attendance: To obtain a certificate of attendance, students are required to attend and participate in 75% of the lectures. 
  • Certificate of Competence: To obtain a certificate of competence, students are required to attend and participate in 75% of the lectures and to complete the assessments as required in the course.

This postgraduate certificate course is accredited by the university in accordance with its statutory mandate.  It does not lead to a qualification registered on the National Qualifications Framework.

Enquiries 
Mahlatse Masemola Tel No: +27 11 717 8438; Email mahlatse.masemola@wits.ac.za 
Ursula Dillner-Dangor Tel No: +27 11 717 8435; Email: ursula.dillner-dangor@wits.ac.za 
Website www.wits.ac.za/mandelainstitute/short-courses/

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