International Economic Law: International Trade and National Security
The seminar on Trade & National Security during the Spring Semester 2026 focuses on the intersection of trade and national security, against the background of geopolitical dynamics, technological rivalry, and climate challenges.
This seminar will address the evolving legal landscape governing national security measures in the context of international trade (and investment law), with particular attention to their justification and limits under WTO law, free trade agreements (FTAs), and investment agreements. General international law, and specifically the law on State responsibility, will also be discussed.
Key discussions will include the standard of review for national security claims, jurisdictional issues in dispute settlement, and the implications of secondary sanctions and extraterritoriality. The seminar will also cover national security provisions in FTAs, foreign direct investment (FDI) screening, anti-coercion mechanisms, and the growing role of industrial policy in national security strategies.
Each student in this seminar will examine a selected particular problem. Each student is required to give a presentation and to write a seminar paper on that selected problem.
ECTS: 5
16 Feb 2026 -
29 May 2026
In the following programs: Master of Advanced Studies in International Law and Economics (MILE), Master of Law (LL.M.) in International Trade and Investment Law and Diploma of Advance Studies in International Law and Economics (TRAIL+)