All coursework reassessments must be submitted to the Undergraduate or Postgraduate Office no later than 3pm on Thursday 31st July. (If any alternative method of submission has been formally agreed, this must be clearly specified here. The same deadline must apply as for  submission to UG/PG Offices.)

Title of coursework task:     As a representative of the Globaphile or the Globaphobe movement, you are asked to write a critical analysis of the role and functioning of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as it relates to Newland. You are required to refer to case law and legal principles of the WTO where relevant.

Rubric (further information about task):

NB this resit paper covers both elements of assessment 2 (i.e. debate and essay)

                    
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Essay Title:

As a representative of the Globaphile or the Globaphobe movement, you are asked to write a critical analysis of the role and functioning of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as it relates to Newland. You are required to refer to case law and legal principles of the WTO where relevant.

Word limit: 1,800 words (+/- 10%)

With regard to referencing, please refer to module booklet for guidelines.

Globaphiles v Globaphobes

Last Sunday, more than 50,000 people demonstrated in the streets of Nontes, the capital of Newland, against economic globalisation, free trade and the Government’s plan to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The Republic of Newland is a developing, lower middle income country, with a population of 30 million people. It has a booming, export-oriented toy manufacturing industry and an up-and-coming steel industry. Many of its other industries, however, are unable to compete with foreign goods or services.

The demonstration was organised by the Newland Coalition for a Better World (NCBW), representing Newland’s labour unions and its main environmental, consumer and human rights organisations. When small groups of radicals, led by a moustached farmer, attacked and destroyed a McJohn’s restaurant along the route, the police intervened to disperse the demonstrators with teargas. Three hours of violent clashes between the police and a group of about 500 young demonstrators ensued, leaving several people wounded.

 

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At an emergency cabinet meeting called on Sunday evening, the Prime Minister announced that he will invite the chairperson of the NCBW to a public debate on economic globalisation, international trade and the Government’s plan to join the WTO. On Friday, the chairman accepted the challenge. The Chairman of the of the NCBW is a professor of constitutional law. The debate is to be broadcast live on Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon.

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