International Institutions and Regulation (E280)

Course Organisation

Time and location
Tuesday: 10:15-12:00
VC201

Professors
Professor Joost Pauwelyn
Office: Voie Creuse 313
Phone: 022 908 58 16
Email: pauwelyn@hei.unige.ch
Office hours: Tuesday 1.30-2.30 pm
Thursday 1.30-2.30 pm

Professor Cédric Dupont
Office: Rigot 34
Phone: 022 908 59 50
Email: dupont@hei.unige.ch
Office hours: Wednesdays 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Assistant
Imène Ajala
Office: Voie Creuse 331
Phone: 022 908 62 48
Email: ajala5@hei.unige.ch
Office hours: Wednesdays 12:30-14:30

Course Description

In today’s globalized world, the increasing interdependence among states has raised questions about the management of issues that go well beyond the border of individual states’ jurisdictions. The proliferation of international institutions over the past six decades is in part a response to a growing need to manage such issues in the best appropriate way. This multidisciplinary course explores the challenges raised by themanagement of interdependence and puts into comparative perspective the various regulatory ways used by actors in different domains (security, trade, human rights, and environment). Compulsory for MIA students; closed to other students.

Course Syllabus and Readings

Download the course syllabus below.

The course readings are available on a password protected page of the international law unit's former website.

Course Requirements

Student evaluation for this course will be based on three factors: (i) reaction papers (45%), (ii) a final exam (45%) and (iii) class participation (10%). Each student must submit five reaction papers of between 2 and 3 pages (1.5 space, Times New Roman 12) including at least one reaction paper for each of the four Parts of the course. A reaction paper should discuss one or more of the questions set out in the syllabus below. Reaction papers should be handed to the instructors before the relevant class (either through email or in hard copy at the beginning of the class). There will be a final take-home exam at the end of the course, listing four essay-type questions of which each student must answer two.