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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 27 courses grouped under 7 modules which will take place from September to May.

IELPO’s language of instruction is English.

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 600 euros for 10 hours of lectures. Special discounts will apply to participants from developing countries (500€ for 10 hours of lectures) and least developed countries (400€ per 10 hour block of lectures).

Participants enrolled in the following IELPO thematic courses will receive a 10% discount:

 

Purchases of over 100 hours of lectures will qualify for a 15% discount and may be used by different staff from a same firm or organization.

Range of specialized courses

Course Duration Lecturers Period
I.- FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY (80h)
International Law 20hThomas Cottier
Peter Van den Bossche
22/09/2008 :: 26/09/2008
International Economics40hBoris Cournède
Alain De Serres
Germà Bel
29/09/2008 :: 10/10/2008
International Political Economy 20hRoberto Bouzas
13/10/2008 :: 17/10/2008
II.- INTERNATIONAL FINANCE: LEGAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY DIMENSIONS (40h)
Legal Aspects 20hHubert de Vauplane
Alain Pietrancosta
21/10/2008 :: 24/10/2008
Institutional and Policy Dimensions 20hConstantinos Stephanou
Terry Winsor
27/10/2008 :: 31/10/2008
III.- INTERNATIONAL TRADE: ECONOMIC, LEGAL AND POLICY ASPECTS (250h)
Economic Aspects
General Introduction 20hRobert Z. Lawrence
10/11/2008 :: 13/11/2008
The Politics of Trade20hCraig VanGrasstek
17/11/2008 :: 21/11/2008
Legal Aspects
Legal Instruments of International Trade Relations. An overview 20hRamon Torrent
24/11/2008 :: 26/11/2008
WTO and International Law10hPieter-Jan Kuijper
27/11/2008 :: 28/11/2008
Trade in Goods 60h02/12/2008 :: 19/12/2008
     Basic obligations and legal philosophy 20hAlan O. Sykes
02/12/2008 :: 05/12/2008
     Behind the Border Rule-Making 20hFrancis Snyder
09/12/2008 :: 12/12/2008
     Trade Remedies 20hEdwin Vermulst
15/12/2008 :: 19/12/2008
Trade in Services 20hPierre Sauvé
12/01/2009 :: 15/01/2009
Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights 20hMattias Ganslandt
Frederick Abbott
19/01/2009 :: 23/01/2009
Trade and… (Environment, Labor, Culture,…) 20hJoel Trachtman
Hélène Ruiz-Fabri
26/01/2009 :: 30/01/2009
Dispute Settlement 60hWilliam Davey
Petros Mavroidis
Maria J. Pereyra
Marco C.E.J. Bronckers
02/02/2009 :: 20/02/2009
IV.- COMPARATIVE REGIONALISM (80h)
Systemic Dynamics 20hAntoni Estevadeordal
03/03/2009 :: 06/03/2009
Asia-Pacific 20hFrançoise Nicolas
Henry Gao
09/03/2009 :: 12/03/2009
European Union and its international agreements 20hGaspar Frontini
Pieter-Jan Kuijper
17/03/2009 :: 20/03/2009
The Americas 20hOsvaldo Rosales
Jeffrey J. Schott
23/03/2009 :: 26/03/2009
V.- INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT (70h)
Economic and institutional perspectives 20hPierre Sauvé
31/03/2009 :: 03/04/2009
Investment protection 20hRoberto Echandi
06/04/2009 :: 09/04/2009
Investment liberalization and treatment 20hMaryse Robert
14/04/2009 :: 17/04/2009
Settling investment disputes 10hGaetan Verhoosel
20/04/2009 :: 21/04/2009
VI.- COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY (40h)
The economics of competition 20hSimon J. Evenett
04/05/2009 :: 08/05/2009
The law of competition policy 20hStefan Amarasinha
Georgios Kiriazis
11/05/2009 :: 15/05/2009
VII.- TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT: INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY CHALLENGES (40h)
Trade and Development: Institutional and Policy Challenges 40HPatrick Low
Bernard Hoekman
18/05/2009 :: 29/05/2009
VIII.- PERMANENT WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS (40h)
Secretaria del Estado de Turismo y Comercio Universitat de Barcelona Departament Economia i Finances de la Generalitat de Catalunya IL3 - Institute for LifeLong Learning
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