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IELPO is also open to those interested in deepening and/or updating their knowledge in any of the fields covered by the programme.

This short-term training on selected issues from a multidisciplinary approach is aimed to equip participants with in-depth knowledge and the analytical tools required of cutting-edge practitioners in all major fields of international legal and economic governance today.

IELPO’s specialized courses (or IELPO ‘à la carte’) will prove attractive to practitioners, civil servants, staff or international organizations and of NGOs as well as to scholars active in international economic law and policy. It may also attract graduate students and other participants with a background in law, economics, political science and/or international relations whose professional interests include international legal practice, economic diplomacy, public sector consulting as well as careers in leading regional and international organizations.

Course Structure

IELPO ‘à la carte’ consists of specialized courses grouped under 7 modules which take place from September to June.

IELPO will accept up to a maximum of 5 students per specialized course. Participants will receive a certificate at the end of the course..

Applications

Applications should be submitted online at least 3 weeks before the beginning of the course. Admissions will be granted on a first-come first-served basis.

Participants will receive a certificate at the end of the course.

Fees

Fees are set at 400 euros for 10 hours of lectures

 

Range of specialized courses

Course Duration Lecturers Period
I.- FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Foundations of international law15hJan Wouters
12/09/2011 :: 14/09/2011
International Economics32hRoberto Bouzas
16/09/2011 :: 30/09/2011
The Politics of Trade16hCraig VanGrasstek
04/10/2011 :: 07/10/2011
II.- INTERNATIONAL FINANCE: LEGAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
Legal Aspects 16hRodrigo Olivares Caminal
10/10/2011 :: 14/10/2011
Institutional and Policy Dimensions 20hPatrick Leblond
17/10/2011 :: 21/10/2011
III.- INTERNATIONAL TRADE: ECONOMIC, LEGAL AND POLICY ASPECTS
WTO Law in a nutshell: An overview of basic rules and principles 12hValerie Hughes
26/10/2011 :: 28/10/2011
Basic obligations and legal philosophy in trade in goods20hLothar Ehring
31/10/2011 :: 04/11/2011
SPS and TBT (Trade in goods)20hArthur Appleton
07/11/2011 :: 11/11/2011
Trade in Agriculture12hBernard O´Connor
15/11/2011 :: 17/11/2011
Trade Remedies (Trade in goods)32hEdwin Vermulst
Lourdes Catrain
21/11/2011 :: 30/11/2011
Trade in Services 16hPierre Sauvé
Martin Roy
12/12/2011 :: 15/12/2011
Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights 20hThomas Cottier
Jayashree Watal
09/01/2012 :: 12/01/2012
Dispute Settlement 34hWilliam Davey
Werner Zdouc
Maria J. Pereyra
31/01/2012 :: 14/02/2012
Commercial Arbitration10hGalina Zukova
15/02/2012 :: 17/02/2012
Trade and Development12hShishir Priyadarshi
17/01/2012 :: 19/01/2012
Trade and Energy8hVasiliki Avgoustidi
23/01/2012 :: 24/01/2012
Trade and Climate Change12hPatrick Low
25/01/2012 :: 27/01/2012
IV.- COMPARATIVE REGIONALISM
Systemic Dynamics 16hRamon Torrent
Lorand Bartels
05/03/2012 :: 09/03/2012
European Union and its international agreements 16h14/03/2012 :: 17/03/2012
Africa4hDavid Luff
22/03/2012 :: 22/03/2012
The Americas 10hAntoni Estevadeordal
Jeffrey J. Schott
19/03/2012 :: 21/03/2012
Asia-Pacific 10hDukgeun Ahn
26/03/2012 :: 27/03/2012
V.- INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
Economic and institutional perspectives 8hPierre Sauvé
23/05/2012 :: 24/05/2012
Investment liberalization and treatment 20h28/05/2012 :: 01/06/2012
Investment protection 20hRoberto Echandi
Federico Ortino
04/06/2012 :: 08/06/2012
Settling investment disputes 10hGaetan Verhoosel
11/06/2012 :: 12/06/2012
VI.- COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY
The economics of competition 16hMassimo Motta
10/04/2012 :: 13/04/2012
The law of competition policy I (General Introduction)20hRichard Whish
16/04/2012 :: 20/04/2012
The Law of Competition II (Mergers, State Aid and Antitrust)24hCarles Esteva Mosso
Jose Luis Buendia
Tom Ottervanger
23/04/2012 :: 04/05/2012
Competition Policy8hEliana Garcés Tolón
07/05/2012 :: 08/05/2012
VII.- PERMANENT WORKSHOP IN INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS
Introduction to commercial diplomacy and negotiations12hRobert A. Rogowsky
07/12/2011 :: 09/12/2011
Practice of international trade negotiations15hAlejandro Jara
Rodrigo Valenzuela
28/02/2012 :: 01/03/2012
Secretaria del Estado de Turismo y Comercio Universitat de Barcelona Departament Economia i Finances de la Generalitat de Catalunya Ajuntament de Barcelona
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