LAW - 817D International Rule Making & Dispute Settlement

(2 hrs.)

This course focuses on the rule-making role of international organizations. The unit on the WTO provides an overview of the substantive areas of international economic law covered in the text of the WTO Agreements, focusing on the WTO dispute settlement system. The unit on IP in the Multilateral System includes comparative study of international treaties on IP covering contemporary debates around the role of IP in development in collaboration with the WIPO academy, incorporating UNCTAD and other related bodies.