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Transatlantic Trade

This course focuses on the trade relationships between the United States and the European Union. Transatlantic trade and investment are of great importance to the U.S. despite the country’s close ties to Canada and Mexico (NAFTA) and the rise of other vibrant economies such as China, India or Brazil. The interaction between the U.S. and the EU, set to further expand in the wake of the ongoing negotiations about a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), also sustains a large number of high-profile legal jobs in a wide range of 1and as a job market for law school graduates, makes the course offering highly relevant for TLS.

The course provides an analysis of the current state of transatlantic trade, traces past efforts at harmonizing key regulatory differences between the U.S. and the EU, and offers insight into the difficult and highly controversial TTIP negotiations. Students are invited to consider differences in law and the wider societal paradigm which make transatlantic trade a lucrative but complex and sometimes frustrating exercise. Specific examples such as data protection, trade in genetically modified organisms (GMOs), health and safety issues, environmental concerns, or the use of international commercial arbitration as a mechanism for dispute resolution highlight both the value of further convergence between the two systems and the challenges that policymakers face in their latest endeavors to close the gap. (1 Credit)

Semester

Fall 2017

Instructor(s)

Jörg Fedtke

Academic Area(s)

Corporate & Commercial Law

International & Comparative Law