Week 24/25: Trade in Services
This course explores the law, economics and policy of trade in services. Emphasis is placed on the concept of trade in services, the structure of the GATS, current negotiations, the scheduling of commitments and specific sectors such as financial services. This course also comprises a detailed exploration of WTO jurisprudence in services trade and includes discussions of the relationship between public services. It also explores the interests of developing countries in the context of services liberalization, with particular attention paid to the issue of labour mobility (so-called Mode 4 trade). This course will prove of particular interest to service providers, government officials, staff members of international organizations and non-governmental organizations concerned by service sector regulation.