Course Description
In a globalizing world, the range of issues with cross-border implications only expands, from finance to trade, terrorism to food safety, climate change to sports. This upper-level, interdisciplinary course examines how and why different legal regimes have developed to govern these issues, when and why they succeed, and when and why they fail or generate backlash.
Athena Title
Intro to Global Governance
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Why are some global issues governed by international law and others not? Why are some dealt with multilaterally, others bilaterally, and still others unilaterally? Why are some dealt with through formal international organizations and others through networks of experts, informal meetings, or private contracts? The course is designed to: (1) introduce students to the wide range of international and transnational regimes governing issues as varied as armed conflict, human rights, international finance, food safety, climate change, wildlife conservation, and sports (2) explore cutting-edge principles of regime design and legal architecture developed within international law, international relations, economics, sociology, and other fields (3) examine questions of compliance, effectiveness, and legitimacy
Topical Outline
Topics covered include: 1. Game theory and global public goods 2. Introduction to international law and other orders 3. Compliance theory 4. Principles of regime design 5. Monitoring, dispute resolution, and sanctions 6. Legitimacy and backlash 7. Specific areas of governance, including international trade, investment, finance, human rights, the environment, food safety, wildlife preservation, and armed conflict