The Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL) was created in August 1999 at Georgetown Law. The Director is Professor John H. Jackson and the Deputy Director is A. Jane Bradley. Its mission is to encourage thoughtful and scholarly attention to subjects that concern the relation of law to cross-border economic activity. The Institute emphasizes research of fundamental, long-term, systemic problems and possible solutions. Its work provides important critiques of policies, negotiations, court and tribunal cases. Through its location at Georgetown Law, the Institute benefits from a large number of well-known faculty scholars who participate in IIEL activities and an outstanding library collection on international economic law.

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