Corso post-laurea in International Trade Law

Current trends in international trade relations have been leading to an ever-increasing number and variety of international business transactions all over the world.
This course offers an important challenge and aims at providing candidates with a common legal approach to the main legal issues in international trade law and contract drafting.
The course is organised under the auspices of the University of Turin (Italy), the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), the UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on the International Trade Law) and the UNIDROIT (International Institute for the Unification of Private Law).

Key issues:

• policies and legal framework of international trade organisations;
• legal issues in international trade among groups of countries with different levels of economic development and social patterns;
  
• harmonisation of laws at the international and regional level (including the framework of UNCITRAL, WTO and UNIDROIT);
  
• sources of law in international trade;
  
• legal aspects of international contract negotiation;
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• main types of contracts in international trade: sale of goods, technology licence agreements,
• joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, financing agencies, trademarks and patents, agency and distribution, state contracts, construction and engineering contracts etc.;
  
• legal constraints to commercial strategies and antitrust regulations with particular reference to the EU framework;
  
• modes of payment and international investment guarantees;
  
• arbitration and dispute resolution.
  

The course adopts a flexible training approach. Active teaching methods are based on lectures, performance-oriented exercises, case studies, role plays and interaction among lecturers, tutor and participants.

Graduates in law, business or economics and undergraduates in their last year at University (provided they are on schedule with their exams) may apply.
Good working knowledge of English language is essential.

Candidates should fill in the application form they may obtain from the Secretariat or from the web site. Candidates are invited to visit the web site in order to be informed on the supporting documents which must be enclosed with the application.

Full-time attendance is required throughout the programme.

Requests should be returned by mail to the Secretariat not later than 30 January 2010.
Selection will take place on the basis of the documentation received.

Registration fees for 2010 edition are EUR 2.500,00.

A few scholarships are available for foreign students or Italians not from Turin to cover part of the board and lodging expenses. Such scholarships are awarded upon written request in the application and on the basis of the candidates´ documentation.

Some organisations, law firms and corporations will consider applications for internships by participants who have regularly attended the course. Selection and organisation of the internships will be decided directly by the interested entities.

The Course is held from 24 March to 18 June 2010.
Lectures are given at the premises of the International Training Centre of the ILO, V.le Maestri del Lavoro 10, 10127 Torino, Italy.

Agnoli Bernardi e Associati Studio Legale, Camera di Commercio Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Torino, Compagnia San Paolo, Comune di Torino, FataZüst Logistic Systems,
Fondazione CRT, Giappichelli Editore, Jacobacci & Partners, Iveco, Regione Piemonte.

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