FREE TRADE AGREEMENT RESEARCH PAPER1. Research Paper o ● Task Description In addition to the bibliography you must include one reflective paragraph headed 'Undertaking the essay, challenges and serendipity.' This reflective paragraph must consider the process of researching and writing the essay. o ● Assessment Criteria § ❍ demonstrated quality and extent of research § ❍ analysis of the legal and regulatory issues involved in the topic § ❍ persuasiveness and quality of the argument and conclusions § ❍ prose style § ❍ conformity with the technical requirements of legal citation (if relevant) footnotes and bibliography § ❍ engagement with self reflection. o ● Remember legal and regulatory issues will often have an ethical dimension. o ● Feedback - What, when and how feedback will be provided for this assessment Feedback will be given via a grade according to the assessment criteria.
Research ESSAY TOPICS Here is the suggested essay topic. For the details of the essay requirements see the UOS Outline. I encourage you to undertake this topic for as also set out below, it lends itself to many different approaches and to different subject matter. You may also devise your own topic. Remember an essay must be manageable within the word limit. Sometimes something very specific placed within a broader context will allow you to consider those broader issues. Hint: Do not leave this to the last minute. Start at the beginning of the Session. It will take longer than you think. Your essay will have to be submitted via turnitin. You do not want to face any ‘technical difficulties’.
ESSAY: A good essay uses facts and opinion to argue a point of view. It should be analytical and not merely descriptive. It should not be ‘opinionated’. A good essay marries the general with the particular. Your essay must be based on your own original research of secondary materials. You have been provided with a list of additional readings which may serve as a starting point. You may also wish to consult primary materials such as Conventions, Legislation, Rules, Determinations, Cases, and Reports of international organisations or government. The Library has an excellent collection. The WTO has a database of Trade Agreements. Many of these link to the official relevant government site: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/region_e/rta_pta_e.htm https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/region_e/region_e.htm This is a link to the state of play with EU Trade Agreements:http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/negotiations-and-agreements/ Your essay must be properly footnoted. By convention in Australia legal writing uses the ‘Australian Guide to Legal Citation.’ This is easily available from a number of sites. You must include a bibliography at the end of your essay. A bibliography should include everything you have read for the purpose of preparing the essay. It is not limited the articles, books and materials that have been cited in the essay. It must be arranged under the headings Primary material, Books, Articles. In addition to the bibliography you must include one paragraph after the bibliography headed ‘Undertaking the essay, challenges and serendipity.’ This is your opportunity to reflect on the process of researching and writing your essay.
The Essay You may choose to write an Essay on the following topic: In Free Trade Agreements, should there be provisions that have the effect of protecting consumers? How does the text of the Agreement you have chosen to analyse protect consumers? Choose one FTA, a relevant group of FTAs or a Regional Trade Agreement. [This Topic lends itself to many different approaches and analysis of many different agreements. There is sufficient scope for each person in the class to write an essay on a different agreement. For this reason, and to prevent everyone writing an essay on exactly the same agreement, please regularly let me and the whole class know which agreement you have chosen.] |