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Academy Advisory Committee:

• Advisory Committee Chair: John H. Jackson
• Grant D. Aldonas
• James Bacchus
• Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky
• Marco C.E.J. Bronckers
• Ambassador Emilio Cardenas
• Professor Barry E. Carter
• Professor Thomas Cottier
• Richard O. Cunningham
• R. Michael Gadbaw
• Professor Charles H. Gustafson
• Ambassador Carla A. Hills
• Gary N. Horlick
• Ambassador Celso Lafer
• Ambassador Jeffrey M. Lang
• Professor Mitsuo Matsushita
• Professor Donald McRae
• Ambassador Hugo Paemen
• Professor Robert Pitofsky

In Fall 2006, Georgetown Law's Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL) brought nearly sixty professionals from eleven different countries to campus to attend the inaugural Academy of WTO Law & Policy.  The second Annual Academy, on October 29-November 2, 2007, brought nearly 80 participants to campus from sixteen different countries.  The purpose of the Academy is to provide intensive instruction in the legal obligations and policy underpinnings of the WTO and its agreements, in the context of how the WTO operates and how it relates to national governments.  This non-degree course is designed to build global capacity to take advantage of the multilateral trading system, by training legal professionals, trade policy officials, members of the international business and NGO communities, academics, and others – including those from developing countries and transition economies.  The week-long program is taught by international trade law experts, many of whom negotiated the WTO Agreements at issue.  A law degree is not necessary to attend the Academy.

Please note that, to enhance each participant's experience, space is limited.  Because the 2006 program sold out, early registration is recommended.  Those who register early also will qualify for discounted tuition.  Thank you for your interest in the Academy, and in Georgetown Law. 

 

Curriculum & Program Schedule :
Topics include: a policy overview; WTO institutional issues; dispute settlement; basic market access principles and exceptions; agriculture; import restrictions & trade remedy rules; subsidies; services;	intellectual property protection; regional trade agreements; accession of new members; optional evening workshops on Researching International Trade Law and WTO Litigation Practice; and other current and future challenges facing the world trading system (such as  developing country concerns, environment, labor, health, investment and competition policy issues).

 

Academy Faculty Includes:		How to Contact Us :
Academy Co-Chairs: John H. Jackson A. Jane Bradley Grant D. Aldonas Timothy C. Brightbill David S. Christy Jr. Richard D. Diamond Gary N. Horlick C. Christopher Parlin Andrew W. Shoyer John R. Thomas		Christine Q. Washington, JD Program Officer, Academy of WTO Law &     Policy Senior Fellow, IIEL Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL) Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 Phone: (202) 662-4052 Fax: (202) 662-4038 To receive information about future programs, please e-mail iielacademy@law.georgetown.edu.

Revised April 15, 2008 (CQW)