NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 國際經貿法(3043)
(Eng.) International Economic & Trade Laws
Offering Dept Department of Law
Course Type Elective Credits 2 Teacher Cindy Whang
Department Department of Law/Undergraduate Language English Semester 2026-FALL
Course Description International Economic and Trade Law covers a broad tange of topics, encompassing international investment, international trade, and international finance law. Taiwan formally became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2002, our laws and regulations have to comply with our WTO membership obligations. The core institutional purpose of the WTO is to promote the liberalization of global trade, and on matters such as tariffs on goods, trade in services, and intellectual property rights. This course focuses on examining the legal framework of international trade law, and we will discuss the current trends of international economic and trade law.
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
The purpose of this course is to help students understand the basic principles of international economic and trade law.
Discussion
Lecturing
Attendance
Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction to the course
Week 2 Trade War (class activity)
Week 3 Trade Policies and International Institutions
Week 4 Introduction to WTO
Week 5 WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism
Week 6 Most Favored Nation
Week 7 National Treatment
Week 8 Midterm Exam
Week 9 General Exceptions
Week 10 Security Exceptions
Week 11 Trade Remedies
Week 12 Export Control Regimes (I)
Week 13 Export Control Regimes (II)
Week 14 Economic Sanctions (I)
Week 15 Economic Sanctions (II)
Week 16 Final Exam
self-directed
learning
   01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.

Evaluation
Class Participation:30%
Midterm Exam:35%
Final Exam:35%
Textbook & other References
Henry Gao, Jennifer Hillman, Nicolas Lamp and Joost Pauwelyn, International Trade Law: A Casebook for a System in Crisis (Register and free to read: https://genevatradeplatform.org/e-casebook/
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Please download from iLearning.
Office Hours
Tues:15:10-17:00 (Please email to reserve time)
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)
include experience courses:N
Please respect the intellectual property rights and use the materials legally.Please respect gender equality.
Update Date, year/month/day:2026/07/27 14:14:33 Printed Date, year/month/day:2026 / 7 / 29
The second-hand book website:http://www.myub.com.tw/