Fall 2025 – Elective Courses

Comparative Corporate Law
Ernest Lim, National University of Singapore

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (25%), Class presentation (35%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (40%).

Constitutionalism and Democracy
Alon Harel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation and presentation of students’ own legal system (20%), Final paper (4000 words) (80%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Do We Still Need International Treaties? A Course on Treaty Law
Andrea Spagnolo, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation, including one class presentation (30%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (70%).

Insurance Law
Özlem Gürses, King’s College London

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (40%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (60%).

International Trade, Investment, Finance and Development and the Institutions Behind Them
Jennifer Hillman, Georgetown Law

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (10%), Class presentation (20%), Final paper (70%).

Navigating Cross-Border Disputes: Jurisdiction, Enforcement, and Strategic Choices
Saloni Khanderia, Jindal Global Law School

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (15%), Written Submission to a Moot Problem (35%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (50%).

Populism and Law
Alon Harel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class Participation and Reflection Papers (20%), Final Paper (4000 words) (80%).

The Institutions and Domestic Laws of the European Union
Giovanni Gruni, ESADE Law School

2 Credits. Evaluation: Mid-term presentation and class participation (30%), Group research essay written during the last month of the course and presented during the last class (5000 words) (40%), Final take-home exam (1500 words) (8 hours) (30%).

The Law of International Institutions in Times of Crisis
Andrea Spagnolo, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation, including one class presentation (30%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (70%).

Topics in Transnational Legal Theory
Catherine Valcke, University of Toronto

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (30%), Post-Class Questions (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (50%).

Transnational Contract Law
Saloni Khanderia, Jindal Global Law School and Catherine Valcke, University of Toronto

3 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Class Presentation (30%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (50%).

World Trade Law
Giovanni Gruni, ESADE Law School

2 Credits. Evaluation: Mid-term presentation and class participation (30%), Group research essay written during the last month of the course and presented during the last class (5000 words) (40%), Final take-home exam (1500 words) (8 hours) (30%).

Spring 2026 – Elective Courses

Comparative Antitrust Law
Alison Jones, King’s College London

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (10%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (90%).

Comparative Renewable Energy Law and Policy
Brad Jessup, University of Melbourne

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (15%), Group/paired class presentation (25%), Final research paper (4,000 words) (60%).

Family Forms and Parenthood: Tensions Between Legal, Biological, and Social Parenthood
Alexandra Jungo, University of Fribourg

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (30%), Case or country report presentation and 1000-word paper (40%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (30%).

International Criminal Law
Alejandro Chehtman, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

2 Credits. Evaluation: Final take-home exam (8 hours) and a bonus for participation in class (up to 35%).

International Economic Law: International Trade, Investment, Finance and Development
Jennifer Hillman, Georgetown Law

2 Credits: Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (20%), Three discussion/reaction papers (3-4 pages or 1,600 words maximum length) (80%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Philosophy of International Law: Institutions, Principles and Concepts
Ronaldo Porto Macedo Jr., Universidade de São Paulo

2 Credits. Evaluation Method: Attendance and class participation (30%), comprised of a written presentation on an assigned week’s reading (20%) and general contribution to class discussion (10%); and Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (70%).

Populism, Constitutional Democracy and Law
Martin Krygier, University of New South Wales

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class Attendance, Participation (10%), and In-Class Presentation (20%); Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (70%).

The Rule of Law: in Law and in Life
Martin Krygier, University of New South Wales and Ronaldo Porto Macedo Jr., Universidade de São Paulo

3 Credits. Evaluation: Class Attendance, Participation (10%), and In-Class Presentation (20%); Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (70%).

Transnational Financial Regulation
Christian Hofmann, National University of Singapore

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation and group presentation (30%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (70%).

Transnational Gender and Environmental Justice
Brad Jessup, University of Melbourne and Alexandra Jungo, University of Fribourg

3 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (10%), Research proposal and presentation (20%), Final research paper (4,000 words) (70%).

One-plus option
4 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Fall 2024 – Elective Courses

Comparative AI Regulation
Anupam Chander and Madhavi Sunder, Georgetown Law

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class Attendance and Participation (20%), Final research paper (4,000 words) (80%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Comparative Jurisprudence: The Civil and Common Law Traditions
James Penner, National University of Singapore

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation, including one assigned comment on one of the week’s reading submitted the day prior to the relevant class (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (80%).

Comparative Public Law in South Asia
Sourav Mandal, Jindal Global Law School

1 Credit. Evaluation: Attendance and Class participation (35%): Students are expected to effectively participate in the class discussions while demonstrating familiarity with the course readings (by responding to and raising questions), and present course readings each week in class, in the absence of which they will not be able to score in this component of the course. Research Essay of 2,500-3,000 words (65%).

Internet Law
Anupam Chander, Georgetown Law

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class Attendance and Participation (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (80%).

Judging History: International Adjudication (1872-2024)
Niccolò Ridi, King’s College London

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500-3,000 words) (80%).

Queering Family Law: How to use Transnational Law as an Advocacy Toolkit
Sourav Mandal, Jindal Global Law School

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and Class participation (25%): Students are expected to effectively participate in the class discussions while demonstrating familiarity with the course readings (by responding to and raising questions), and present course readings each week in class, in the absence of which they will not be able to score in this component of the course. Submission of Research Plan (25%), Final Draft of Research Essay (4,000 words) (50%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Talking about Justice
Hubert Stöckli, University of Fribourg

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Final research paper (4,000 words) (80%).

The European Union in the World: The Law of EU External Relations
Alberto Miglio, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation, including one class presentation (25%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (75%).

The Institutions and Domestic Laws of the European Union
Giovanni Gruni, ESADE Law School

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Final presentation (30%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (50%).

Transnational Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Alberto Miglio, University of Torino and Hubert Stöckli, University of Fribourg

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation and practical exercises (30%), Problem-based final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,200 words maximum) (70%).

Transnational Wealth Management Law
James Penner, National University of Singapore

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation, including one assigned comment on one of the week’s reading submitted the day prior to the relevant class (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (80%).

World Trade Law
Giovanni Gruni, ESADE Law School

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Final presentation (30%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (50%).

Spring 2025 – Elective Courses

Bioethics and the Law in Legal Comparative Perspective
Simona Novaretti, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (30%), Research paper (4,000 words) on a topic related to the course (70%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Charity Law and Regulation: International Perspectives
Rosemary Langford, University of Melbourne

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class Participation and Presentation (20%), Research Essay (4,000 words) (80%).

Citizenship and Nationality
Audrey Macklin, University of Toronto

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class Participation (20%): The instructor may assign students specific tasks (brief reaction paper, class presentation), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (80%).

Comparative and Transnational Family Law: Understanding the Global Family
Sharon Shakargy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

2 Credits. Evaluation: Active class participation (30%), Research paper on a specific case with an oral presentation in class (70%).

Crimmigration
Audrey Macklin, University of Toronto

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class Participation (20%): The instructor may assign students specific tasks (brief reaction paper, class presentation), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (80%).

Current Issues in Corporate Governance
Rosemary Langford, University of Melbourne

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class Participation and Presentation (20%), Research Essay (4,000 words) (80%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Internet Law
Anupam Chander, Georgetown Law

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class Attendance and Participation (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (80%).

Liability and Insurance
Christian Armbrüster, Free University of Berlin

2 Credits. Evaluation: Active class participation (20%), Visits and external activities (10%), Research paper with oral presentation in class (4,000 words) (70%).

Miscarriages of Justice
Hannah Quirk, King’s College London

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class Participation: a 5-minute presentation to the class about a miscarriage of justice from the student’s own country (10%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (90%).

Private International Law – A Comparative Approach
Christian Armbrüster, Free University of Berlin and Sharon Shakargy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

3 Credits. Evaluation: Active class participation (30%), Research paper on a specific case with oral presentation in class (4,000 words) (70%).

Fall 2023 – Elective Courses

An Introduction to the Law of the EU Internal Market
Luca Rubini, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (10%), Final research paper (4,000 words) (90%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Insurance Law
Özlem Gürses, King’s College London

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (80%).

International Human Rights Law
Yuval Shany, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

3 Credits. Evaluation: Final take-home exam (8 hours) (100%), Students who actively participate in class discussion in a manner that demonstrate deep familiarity with the assigned reading materials and the class materials, may get a bonus of up to 0.5 points.

International Trade Law and Policy: Post-WWII Evolution and Current Issues
Luca Rubini, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (10%), Final research paper (4,000 words) (90%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Introduction to International Investment Law
Christophe Bondy and Alexandre Genest, Steptoe & Johnson LLP

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (30%), Final research paper and its presentation in class (4,000 words) (70%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Legal History: The British Empire and the Emergence of a Transnational Legal Order (1750-1970)
Catharine MacMillan, King’s College London

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (30%), Final research paper (4,000 words) (70%).

The New Frontiers of Antitrust Law – Multinational Firms and Competition
Ittai Paldor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

3 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (80%).

Transnational Climate Change Law
Jolene Lin, National University of Singapore

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), In-Class Group Presentation (30%), Research Paper (4,000 words) (50%).

Transnational Environmental Law
Jolene Lin, National University of Singapore

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), In-Class Group Presentation (30%), Research Paper (4,000 words) (50%).

Spring 2024 – Elective Courses

Comparative Constitutional Law
Eva Maria Belser, University of Fribourg and Roger Boada Queralt, ESADE Law School

3 Credits. Evaluation: Course work, class participation, and group work (25%) and final research paper of 5,000 words maximum (75%).

Comparative Intellectual Property Law
Catherine Bond, University of  New South Wales

2 Credits. Evaluation Method: Class Attendance, Participation and In-Class Presentation (30%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (70%).

Comparative Judicial Review: Theory and Practice
David Dyzenhaus, University of Toronto

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation, including an assigned comment on the week’s reading submitted the day prior to the relevant class (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (80%).

Criminology of White-Collar Crime
Michele Miravalle, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (80%).

Human Rights
Eva Maria Belser, University of Fribourg

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (25%), Two short papers (1,000 words maximum) and their presentation in class (25%), Take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words maximum) (50%).

Law and Culture Industries
Catherine Bond, University of  New South Wales

2 Credits. Evaluation Method: Attendance and class participation (20%), Research Plan (20%), Research Essay (4,000 words) (60%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Law and Society
Michele Miravalle, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (10%); Final research paper discussing a case-study (4,000 words) (90%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

The Executive Branch in Theory and Practice
Kristen Rundle, University of Melbourne

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (30%), comprised of a written comment and class-leading exercise on an assigned week’s reading (20%) and general contribution to class discussion (10%); and Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (70%).

The History of Constitutionalism
Roger Boada Queralt, ESADE Law School

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (25%), Reaction papers (25%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (50%).

The Politics of Legal Space
David Dyzenhaus, University of Toronto and Kristen Rundle, University of Melbourne

3 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation, including an assigned comment on the week’s reading submitted the day prior to the relevant class (20%), Final research paper (4,000 words) (80%).

Fall 2022 – Elective Courses

Developing Countries in the World Trading System
Moshe Hirsch, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Class presentation (10%), Research paper (3,000-3,500 words) (70%).

EU Law in Times of Crisis
Oana Stefan, King’s College London

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (10%), Group presentations (30%), Individual reflections on the moot court (maximum 800 words) (20%), Final essay on a given topic (maximum 3,000 words) (40%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

International and Comparative Cultural Heritage Law
J. Peter Byrne, Georgetown Law

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Short paper (500 words) (Pass/Fail), Group assignment (1,500 words) (30%); Final paper (2,000 words) (50%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

International Commercial Litigation
Alberto Miglio, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (20%), Research paper (4,000 words) and its presentation in class (80%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Introduction to International Criminal Law
Mark Kielsgard, City University of Hong Kong

2 Credits. Evaluation: Final take-home exam (100%), Class participation: Students who provide quality in-class participation can receive up to one half grade enhancement.

Introduction to International Investment Law
Christophe Bondy, Alexandre Genest and Emmanuel Giakoumakis, Steptoe & Johnson LLP

3 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (30%), Final research paper and its presentation in class (4,000 words) (70%).

The European Union in the World: The Law of EU External Relations
Alberto Miglio, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance and class participation (including a class presentation) (30%), Final take-home exam (70%).

The Transnational Dimensions of Financial Regulation
Christian Hofmann, National University of Singapore

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation and short presentations in class (30%), Final take-home exam (70%).

The Transnational Dimensions of Money and Central Banking
Christian Hofmann, National University of Singapore

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation and short presentations in class (30%), Final take-home exam (70%).

Spring 2023 – Elective Courses

Bioethics and the Law in Legal Comparative Perspective
Simona Novaretti, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Weekly class activities and response papers (60%), Final paper (max 3,000 words) and its presentation in class or a short video presentation (40%).

Comparing Financial Regulatory Architectures in Federal States: the USA and the EU as Examples
Alexander Türk, King’s College London

3 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (80%).

EU Law
Giovanni Gruni, ESADE Law School

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (80%).

Global Contract Law and the Digital Economy
Pascal Pichonnaz, University of Fribourg

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (30%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (70%).

International Human Rights Law
Yuval Shany, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

3 Credits. Evaluation: Final take-home exam (8 hours) (100%), Students who actively participate in class discussion in a manner that demonstrate deep familiarity with the assigned reading materials and the class materials, may get a bonus of up to 0.5 points.

Introduction to Chinese Law
Simona Novaretti, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (30%), Research paper (4,000 words) on a topic related to the course (70%).

Law and Revolution
Hamish Stewart, University of Toronto

2 Credits. Evaluation: Contributions to classroom discussion (10%), five 250-word (one-page) comments on the readings (25%), and a final paper of 3,500 to 4,000 words (excluding footnotes), involving careful reading of a text that was not assigned for the class (65%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Technology Platform Governance in Global Perspective
Julie Cohen, Georgetown Law Center

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Four long (1000-1200 words) reaction posts (80%). Evaluation for students taking the one-plus option: Class participation (20%), Four short (400-500 words) reaction posts (20%), First draft of research paper (20%), Final draft of research paper (40%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

World Trade Law
Giovanni Gruni, ESADE Law School

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (2,500 words) (80%).

Fall 2021 – Elective Courses

Comparative Constitutional Law
Yvonne Tew, Georgetown Law

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (30%), Class presentation & discussion leadership (10%), Response posts (four posts of 1,000 words each) (60%) OR
Class participation (30%), Response posts (four posts of 350 words each) (10%), Final research paper (60%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Competition Law
Walter Stoffel, University of Fribourg

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class Participation (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (80%).

Criminal Law: Theory and Comparative Perspectives
John Stanton-Ife, King’s College London

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (80%).

Cultural Appropriation: Innovation or Theft?
Madhavi Sunder, Georgetown Law

1 Credit, short-course. Evaluation: Attendance and participation in all sessions (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (80%).

Intellectual Property and Popular Culture
David Tan, National University of Singapore

3 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Final take-home exam (8 hours) (80%).

Judicial Review of Administrative Action in the EU Countries
Silvia Mirate, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Class presentation of a topic discussed in the course (30%), Research paper (4,000 words) (50%).

Law and Policy of Technological Innovation
Riccardo de Caria and Cristina Poncibò, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Attendance & Class participation (20%). Final research paper, due on the deadline date for written work (4,000 words) (80%). In the final research paper, students are asked to comment on some relevant excerpts from scholarship, case-law or newspaper articles (with which they will be presented for the first time), based on the materials assigned and discussed in class, and on their independent research. The assignment will be handed out to the students after the final class.

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Law meets Film
Walter Stoffel, University of Fribourg and Lucie Bader, film and media expert, Bern (Switzerland)

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (33 1/3 %), Final research paper on a film and a topic & its presentation in class (3,500-4,000 words) (66 2/3 %).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Spring 2022 – Elective Courses

AI, Algorithms, Software and the Law
Marta Baylina Melé, ESADE Law School

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (10%), Written resolution for 1 hypothetical case during the course (40%), Final paper (max. 3000 words) and its presentation in class (50%).

Comparative Constitutional History
René Pahud de Mortanges, University of Fribourg

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (30%), Research paper (4,000 words) analysing one of the topics and its presentation in class (70%).

Competition Law
Walter Stoffel, University of Fribourg

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Take-home exam (80%).

Cyber Law
Marta Baylina Melé, ESADE Law School

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (10%), Written resolutions for 2 hypothetical cases during the course of no more than 1,000 words each (90%).

Islamic Law in a Transnational Perspective
Roberta Aluffi, University of Torino

2 Credits. Evaluation: Weekly class activities and response papers (60%), Final paper (max 3000 words) and its presentation in class or a short video presentation (40%).

Law meets Film
Walter Stoffel, University of Fribourg and Lucie Bader, film and media expert, Bern (Switzerland)

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (33 1/3 %), Presentation in class and final essay on a film and a topic (3,500-4,000 words) (66 2/3 %).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).

Legal Pluralism in Action: Religious Marriage Laws and the State
Roberta Aluffi, University of Torino and René Pahud de Mortanges, University of Fribourg

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (30%), Research paper (4000 words) analysing one of the topics and its presentation in class (70%).

The Executive Branch: Theoretical, Comparative and Political Aspects
Margit Cohn, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

3 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (10%), Submission of one paper, before Unit 4 or 6 (20%), Final paper (4,000-5,000 words) (70%).

The Jurisprudence and Political Philosophy of Colonialism
Jonathan Gingerich, King’s College London

2 Credits. Evaluation: Class participation (20%), Class presentation of a topic discussed in the course (30%), Research paper (4,000 words) (50%).

One-plus option
3 Credits. Extended research paper (6,000 words).