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In addition to the weekly luncheon speaker series and weekly research workshops that IIEL sponsors for the IIEL Fellows, the IIEL also has organized several conferences, lectures and symposia to contribute to public discourse on international economic law. These events have often been organized in collaboration with other institutions. Such programs have included:
- An Annual WTO Conference in London, which the IIEL has jointly organized with the British Institute of International & Comparative Law (BIICL) and the Journal of International Economic Law. The first WTO Conference was held in May 2001, and annually thereafter in May of each year. Information on the annual WTO Conference and programs from past years are available on the BIICL website.
- An annual Academy of WTO Law and Policy, which is a week-long intensive professional development program on the law and policy of the World Trade Organization. The next Academy is scheduled for November 16-20, 2009.
- April 23, 2009: "Trade and the Economic Agenda: Serving America's Families and the Global Recovery" - remarks by Ambassador Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative, at Georgetown Law Forum.
- October 22, 2008: Climate Change and Trade Agreements, IIEL dinner forum, co-sponsored by the Peterson Institute for International Economics
- September 8, 2008: Recent Developments in the European Union and the Implications of Ireland's "No" Vote on the Treaty of Lisbon, an IIEL round table discussion
- March 31, 2008: Climate Change and Trade Agreements, IIEL dinner forum
- November 16, 2007: Round Table Discussion on International Economic Regulatory Activity: A Look at the Legal Landscape, co-chaired by Professors John H. Jackson and Donald C. Langevoort
- November 14, 2007: “WTO and Human Rights: How Human Rights Issues are Seeping into WTO Deliberations”, lecture by Professor Susan Aaronson, Elliot School of International Affairs, Graduate School of Business, George Washington University
- October 22, 2007: “Surveillance: The Rising Agenda of the WTO”, an address by WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy to the Georgetown Law community
- October 11, 2007: A Conversation with Sir Francis Jacobs, KCMG, QC, former Advocate General of the European Court of Justice
- February 15, 2007: A Conversation with His Excellency José María Aznar, the Former President of Spain (1996-2004), for IIEL Fellows and other Georgetown Law students
- April 12, 2006: The Failed Constitution – European Law Between Evolution and De-construction,” lecture by Dr. jur. Jörg Philipp Terhechte, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Bielefeld, Germany
- November 1, 2005: The Second Annual Asia Forum: “Flattening the Earth: Trade and Avian Flu”, co-sponsored by IIEL, The US-ASEAN Business Council and Target; and organized by the International Trade Subcommittee staff, Senate Finance Committee
- September 28-29, 2005: “The World Trade Organization at 10 and the Road to Hong Kong,” American Bar Association-Georgetown Symposium #4
- September 23, 2005: “The European Union Constitutional Debate – Quo Vadis?” IIEL Round Table Discussion
- April 1, 2005: A Conversation with Former Members of the WTO Appellate Body, an IIEL luncheon discussion following the WTO Appellate Body Roundtable at the American Society of International Law Annual Meeting.
- March 1, 2005: World Financial Law: A Comparative Perspective, lecture by Philip R. Wood, Visiting Professor in International Financial Law at Oxford, and Special Global Counsel at Allen & Overy LLP
- February 4, 2005: Symposium on International Trade, hosted by IIEL and organized by Advogados Brasileiros para o Comércio Internacional with the support of the Brazilian Embassy and associations of Brazilian lawyers
- February 1, 2005: A Conversation with His Excellency José María Aznar, the former President of Spain (1996-2004), with IIEL Fellows and other Georgetown Law students, on the European constitutional treaty
- November 23, 2004: Critical Trade Policy Issues on the Horizon: A Post-Election Discussion, a panel discussion sponsored by IIEL
- November 8, 2004: Why International Economic Law Matters: International Law in Daily Practice, a panel discussion sponsored by IIEL
- April 5-6, 2004: Conference on Human Rights and International Economic Law, co-sponsored by IIEL, the American Society of International Law, the World Trade Institute (Berne) and the Max Planck Institute (Heidelberg)
- November 25, 2003: "International Law at the Beginning of the 21st Century," lecture by Professor Jochen Frowein, Director Emeritus, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg
- January 30, 2003: "The Appeals of Trade: The Making of An Old GATT Hand," lecture by James Bacchus, former member of the WTO Appellate Body (keynote speaker at the annual International Trade Update Conference co-sponsored by the International Trade Committee of the ABA International Law Section and Georgetown Law Continuing Legal Education Program)
- October 30, 2002: "The North American Experience with Trade and Environment: Contributions to the Globalization Debate," lecture by Janine Ferretti, former president of the North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation
- October 10-11, 2002: "Effects of China's Accession to the WTO" sponsored by Georgetown Law and IIEL
- January 11, 2001: "Conversations on The Future of International Economic Law" - Symposium in honor of Professor John H. Jackson, sponsored by Georgetown Law and IIEL
- January 28, 2000: "Economics & Law and Globalization Questions" sponsored by IIEL
- January 26, 2000: "Trade Disputes: The Challenges Ahead" – hosted by IIEL and organized by the Embassy of Australia
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