Challenges in Global Economic Governance
Spring term, Block J
W 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Visiting Professor Jeffrey Dunoff
2 classroom credits LAW-90452A
This seminar will examine the main institutions, practices and challenges facing contemporary global economic governance. It will explore the key architectural elements of the post World War II international system, as well a series of specific topics, from a variety of legal, economic and political perspectives. Such topics may include, among others, the interface between international trade obligations and domestic regulation of health, safety and the environment; relations between developed and developing states; the tensions between regional and global approaches to cooperation; the rise of new actors in global governance; and the legitimacy and democratic accountability of various forms of global economic governance.