• Introduction

1. The object and aim of international trade law
2. Historical overview
3. The rules of international trade law

• PART A: ACTORS

Chap. 1: Public actors

1. The World Trade Organization
2. The regional organizations

Chap. 2: Private actors

1. The companies’ nationality
2. The companies’ international activities
3. Transnational Corporations

Chap. 3: International arbiters

1. General presentation
2. The arbitration tribunal’s jurisdiction
3. Proceedings

• PART B: OPERATIONS

Chap. 1: Access to the market

1. General aspects on negative and positive measures
2. The French regulation

Chap. 2: International sales

1. The applicable rules
2. Execution and inexecution of the contract

Chap. 3: International transportation

1. Transportation by sea
2. Transportation by roads
3. Transportation by train
4. Transportation by plane
5. Multimodal transportation

Conclusion: The requirement of due diligence from companies

• Understand the general functioning of international trade and its regulation
• Have an overview of the international organizations related to international trade
• Have an overview of two specific international trade contracts
• Use the corresponding legal vocabulary

• 1 session: Continuous assessment in class
• Resit session: written exam