Law of Dispute Resolution in International Trade

A free NPTEL video course of 60 lectures. Taught by Prof. Kapil Sharma (NALSAR University of Law).

Lectures include:

• Need for Dispute Resolution in International Trade
• Introduction to the WTO and the Global Trading System
• Dispute Settlement under GATT
• Weaknesses of GATT Dispute Settlement System
• Evolution of Dispute Settlement From GATT Reforms to DSU
• Functions, Objectives & Key Features of WTO Dispute Settlement
• Providing Security and Predictability to the Multilateral Trading System
• Clarification of Rights and Obligations
• Mutually Acceptable Solution and Prompt Settlement of Disputes
• Exclusive and Compulsory Jurisdiction and Prohibition on Unilateral Determination
• Scope of WTO Disputes
• What Can Be Challenged?
• Who Can Bring a Dispute?
• Institutional Framework of the WTO Dispute Settlement System
• Diplomacy vs. Adjudication: Approaches to Dispute Resolution