| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Introduction to International Economic Law:
An overview of the course and the legal topics to be covered in the upcoming semester.
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| Week 2 |
Nature and Sources of International Economic Law:
Analyzing foundational issues such as the scope of international economic law and the legal sources that relate to this area of law. |
| Week 3 |
International institutions of international economic law:
A discussion surrounding the merits and pushbacks of international institutions such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. |
| Week 4 |
International Investment Treaties and Dispute Settlement:
An overview of international investment treaties and investment clauses in trade treaties, and a discussion on the issues of international investment dispute settlement.
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| Week 5 |
WTO and GATT (I):
General structure of WTO and the general principles of GATT.
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| Week 6 |
WTO and GATT (II):
Continued discussion on the principles of GATT.
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| Week 7 |
WTO and the Dispute Settlement Body:
An analysis of the paralysis of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body and what is being proposed to resolve this issue. |
| Week 8 |
The Security Exception:
Discussing the Security Exceptions in GATT Art. XXI and if it is shaping the current framework of national security discussions. |
| Week 9 |
Geoeconomics and National Security:
Geoeconomics has been defined as the use of legal instruments to achieve a foreign policy goal based on national security considerations. The class will use this concept to discuss the U.S.-China trade war and the economic sanctions imposed against Russia after their Ukraine invasion. |
| Week 10 |
Economic Security and Economic Resilience Laws:
Analyzing the international rise of protectionist laws passed for protecting economic security and promoting economic resilience. |
| Week 11 |
International Export Control Regimes:
International export control regimes and their relationship with domestic export control regimes. |
| Week 12 |
U.S. Export Control Reform Act and Export Administration Regulations:
An introduction to the U.S. export control regime and why it’s difficult for Taiwanese technology corporations to completely ignore these rules. |
| Week 13 |
The Current Challenges of Taiwan’s Technology Control:
To control or not to control, that is the question. A discussion of the laws and regulations of Taiwan as we navigate the challenges of protecting our own technology and also maintaining our role in the global technology supply chain. |
| Week 14 |
Guest Lecture from Legal Practitioner:
An esteemed lecturer will be invited to class to give a lecture to the students. |
| Week 15 |
Student Presentation. |
| Week 16 |
Student Presentation. |
self-directed
learning |
01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.
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