This class exists in these courses :
• IÉSEG > IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École > Semester 1 > 2,00 ECTS

Prerequisites

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.

Learning outcomes

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 description

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

Class type

Class structure

Teaching methods

• Case study
• E-learning
• Interactive class
• Presentation

Assessment

In-class participation; individual research; final exam (depending on the number of students, either oral or enriched MCQ).

Recommended reading

• Principles of International Economic Law, M. Herdegen, Oxford, 2013 -

• International Economic Law, A.H. Qureshi & A. Ziegler, 2011 -

Internet resources

• IESEG ONLINE