International Economic Law FS 2025

The module International Economic Law is part of the Master of Law UZH and consists of the course with the same name. The course takes place weekly, every Thursday from 08:00 to 09:45 in room RAI-F-041, starting on 20 February 2025.

The course will provide an overview of current issues and the legal foundations of International Economic Law. You will learn about the legal tools and basic principles of international trade law, international investment law and international monetary law. The course will also provide you with the tools to better understand the impacts of globalisation and the role of international economic law in shaping a more sustainable international economic order. For this purpose, other areas of law, such as human rights law and international environmental law will be discussed.

The course will be held in seminar style. To foster our discussion all participants are required to prepare for the classes, read the mandatory chapters and papers, participate in classroom discussions and give presentations (in groups). 

Syllabus (PDF, 120 KB)

We recommend using the following textbook:

• Choukroune Leïla, Nedumpara James J., International Economic Law: Text, Cases and Materials, Cambridge University Press 2022

Alternatively, you can also use these textbooks:

• Herdegen Matthias, Principles of International Economic Law, 3rd ed., Oxford University Press 2024
• Qureshi Asif H., Ziegler Andreas, International Economic Law, 4th ed., Sweet and Maxwell 2019

Mandatory Reading Materials Lecture 1:

Text 1 Smith (PDF, 179 KB)

Text 2 Ricardo (PDF, 177 KB)

Text 3 Sykes (important!) (PDF, 231 KB)

Additional Reading Materials Lecture 1:

Text A Rodrik (PDF, 547 KB)

Apart from regular class attendance participants are required to give short group presentations on an assigned topic in class and then lead a discussion on that topic with the whole class. Together with the exam at the end of the semester, the presentation will form the final grade. Further information regarding the course requirements will be given in the first class.

Course materials will be uploaded on the platform Moodle via the following link: Moodle The password will be provided in the first class. 

Please make yourself acquainted with the specific programme and the documents uploaded on the website before the first class. In case you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to the assistants at the chair of Prof. Kaufmann (lst.kaufmann@ius.uzh.ch).