Ce cours apparaît dans les formations suivantes :
• ESPOL - Licence 3 de Relations Internationales - S6 - 4 ECTS

Objectifs du cours

• Understand how international trade works and what global value chains are.
• Become aware of how globalization, international trade and sustainable development are interrelated and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
• Gain insight into the different ways in which trade governance can deal with sustainable development.
• Acquire knowledge on the main multilateral organizations in the trade and sustainable development regime
• Learn how the EU approaches the trade and sustainable development nexus through an in-depth understanding of key policy instruments including free trade agreements, Generalized System of Preferences and due diligence based regulatory measures
• Obtain in-depth knowledge of voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) as an important tool for global trade governance.
• Understand how private governance instruments are integrated into public policies.

Contenu du cours

What are the possibilities and limitations of reconciling trade liberalization with sustainability concerns? And what can different actors and policy instruments contribute? These are the guiding questions for this course. The course aims to make students aware of how international trade and sustainable development interrelate and why sustainable development has become an integral part of global trade governance. It will introduce the different ways through which sustainable development is integrated in trade policy and trade instruments: from the multilateral level to the national level and from the perspective of (inter)governmental actors as well as non-state actors. It aims to equip students with frameworks and approaches to analyze the impact of different trade policy options and their implications; and critically reflect on the possibilities and limitations of pursuing sustainable development through trade.

Modalités d'enseignement

Organisation du cours

- Lectures
- Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Sustainable Trade

The course includes 7 sessions consisting of lectures and dedicated modules of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Sustainable Trade (https://www.edx.org/learn/international-trade/ku-leuven-sustainable-trade) developed by the instructor. The (use of the) MOOC will be introduced during the first lecture.

Students are required to read the required literature (see “Required reading” in session overview) in preparation of the sessions and exam.

Evaluation: Written (in person) exam based on required reading and slides. The exam will consist of multiple choice and open questions.
For the exam, you are required to study in-depth the slides of the lectures (I will also provide slides
which cover the material of the MOOC) and study in-depth the readings/papers identified in bold
and with *. Note for some readings the required reading only applies to certain parts or chapters of
the required reading.

Méthodes pédagogiques

Évaluation

Examen : coeff. 100

Bibliographie

• • Hickmann, T. et al. (2024) Scoping article: Research frontiers on the governance of the Sustainable Development Goals, Global Sustainability. DOI: 10.1017/sus.2024.4 , • Gereffi, G. & K. Fernandez-Stark (2016) Global Value Chain Analysis: A Primer (2nd Ed.)., Duke Center on Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness.* (Only Part 1 (Importance of Global Value Chains), Part 2 (What are Global Value Chains) and Part 3 (Dimensions of GVC Analysis) are required reading, i.e. in-depth study), • Hoekman, B. & P. Mavroidis (2021) ‘WTO Reform: Back to the Past to Build for the Future’, in, Global Policy, 12, 3, pp. 5-12, • Otteburn, K. & A. Marx (forthcoming) “The International Labour Organization”, in Chaisse, J. & Hermann, C. (eds) The International Law of Economic Integration. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 30pp, • Marx, A. & C. Depoorter (2022) ‘Voluntary Sustainability Standards’, in, Delimatsis, P. & L. Reins (eds.) Encyclopedia of Trade and Environmental Law. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar*, • Bemelmans, J. et al. (2023) ‘Trade Effects of Voluntary Sustainability Standards in Tropical Commodity Sectors’, in, Food Policy, 118 , • Harrison, J., Barbu, M, Campling, L., Ebert, F., Martens, D., Marx, A., Orbie, J., Richardson, B. and A. Smith (2018) ‘Labour Standards Provisions in EU Free Trade Agreements: Reflections on the European Commission’s Reform Agenda’ , in, World Trade Review, 18, 4, pp. 635-657*, • ILO (2023) Promoting and enforcing compliance with labour provisions in trade agreements: Comparative analysis of Canada, European Union and United States approaches and practices. Geneva: International Labour Office* (Only The Executive Summary, Introduction, Chapter 1 on Trade Policy and Labour Linkage and Chapter 2 on Trends in Labour Provisions are required reading, i.e. in-depth study), • Bright, C., Marx, A., Pineau, N. and J. Wouters (2020) ‘Towards a corporate duty for lead companies to respect human rights in their global value chains?’, in, Business and Politics, 22, 4, pp. 667-97, • Schilling-Vacaflor, A. & A. Lenschow (2023) ‘Hardening foreign corporate accountability through mandatory due diligence in the European Union? New trends and persisting challenges’, in, Regulation and Governance, 17, pp. 677-693*, ,

Ressources internet

• MOOC : https://www.edx.org/learn/international-trade/ku-leuven-sustainable-trade