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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

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.  Academy speakers are international trade law experts, many of whom negotiated the WTO Agreements at issue.  A law degree is not necessary to attend the Academy.

In order to enhance each participant's experience, space is limited.  The inaugural 2006 program brought nearly 60 professionals from eleven different countries to campus.  In 2007, nearly 80 participants attended from 16 different nations.  Both week-long programs to date have sold out, even though program capacity has been increased and we make every effort to accommodate interested participants.  Therefore, 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; historical background; WTO institutional issues; status of WTO law in domestic legal regimes; dispute settlement; basic market access principles and exceptions; agriculture; import restrictions & trade remedy rules; subsidies; services;

intellectual property protection; regional trade agreements; developing country issues and interests; accession of new members; optional evening workshops on Researching International Trade Law and WTO Dispute Settlement (Procedures, Litigation Practice); and other current and future challenges facing the world trading system (such as environment, labor, health, investment and competition policy issues).

 

Academy Speakers Include:		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 August 28, 2008 (CQW)