CUS201 International Trade Treaties and Conventions (16)

This subject examines the obligations generated in an extensive range of international trade treaties and conventions which impact on how cross-border trade is managed.  These international instruments will be examined from the perspective of both the control and the facilitation of traded goods.  The agreements administered by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Customs Organization (WCO)  and the United Nations (UN) agencies will be key aspects of this subject.

Subject Outlines
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Availability

Session 1 (30)
Online
Canberra Campus
Session 2 (60)
Online
Canberra Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: CUS201. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

Centre for Customs and Excise Studies

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the international trade treaties and conventions which have implications for border management.
  • be able to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the role of customs and border agencies play in implementing national obligations
  • be able to integrate ideas and formulate solutions to issues and problems in the border management context that arise as a consequence of international trade treaties and conventions and apply those solutions to border management practice
  • be able to review and analyse critically international, regional and national developments affecting border integrity and trade.
  • be able to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the key principles of the international trade treaties and conventions which impact on border management and international trade (for example the WCO’s Revised Kyoto Convention; WTO’s multilateral trade agreements and the UN Drug Conventions.)
  • be able to demonstrate the application of the key principles of the international trade treaties and conventions to the development of creative and effective solutions to border management issues, e.g. prohibited and restricted goods, trade facilitation and information exchange
  • be able to assess critically the challenges faced by customs and other border agencies in meeting international obligations while ensuring that national obligations and policies are not compromised
  • be able to identify the relevant international trade treaty or convention applicable to a border management scenario, and clearly and coherently articulate the implications raised and propose appropriate actions

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • International border obligations: Treaties and Conventions the nature of treaties, domestic border management and international law aspects of border management affected sovereignty, extraterritoriality and immunity jurisdiction, In the air and at sea
  • The World Customs Organisation (WCO): the Revised Kyoto Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures
  • The World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other Global Organisations,Trade in Goods fundamental Principles of the GATT, the multilateral agreements, Customs unions and free trade areas, preferential arrangements, the TRIPS Agreement, Dispute Settlement , International Maritime Organization (IMO)
  • UN Drug Conventions and other conventions on prohibited goods and illicit drugs
  • Other International Conventions

Contact

Current Students

For any enquiries about subject selection or course structure please contact Student Central or ask@csu.edu.au or phone on 1800 275 278.

Prospective Students

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 275 278 (free call within Australia) or enquire online.

The information contained in the 2018 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2018. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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