INSTITUTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW
Année du cours : 1 année(s)
Etablissement : IÉSEG School of Management
Langue : English
Formation(s) dans laquelle/lesquelles le cours apparait :
Période : S1
Awareness of and interest for the legal dimension of the institutions governing the international economic law system, their purpose, work, and decision-making process;
Fluency in English;
Basic knowledge of legal English (or willingness to learn it during the course);
Awareness of and interest for world international relations and geopolitics (some prior study would be ideal);
Ideally, some prior study of internatioal law.
Be aware of the principal institutions governing the international economic legal system (WTO, ICSID, OECD, IMF, World Bank, etc.);
Understand their nature and scope (focus being paid to legal aspects);
Understand the basic traits of their functioning: appointment process, rule-making, and decision-making;
Understand the value and basic elements of a legal decision of these bodies;
Understand the potential relevance for a company manager of their scope and activity.
Course structure:
1. What is International Economic Law
2. International Economic Law Institutions
a) The State-State domain (UN, IMF, World Bank, OECD, WTO, etc.)
b) Private parties v. States (ICSID, institutional, and ad hoc venues for international arbitration)
3. Who pays for all this?
4. International Economic Law Treaties
a) Multilateral Treaties
b) Bilateral Treaties
