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sponsors for their cooperation.

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ALTIUS - Partner of EMC2

ALTIUS is one of the leading independent law firms in Belgium and is a

correspondent firm for a number of top-tier English and American law firms.

ALTIUS‘ practice areas include Corporate and M&A, Banking and Finance, IP and

ICT, Employment & Pensions, Commercial and Competition,

EU Regulatory & Trade, Real Estate & Regulatory and Litigation.

ALTIUS provide a broad range of national and international transaction-related

legal services to companies in various industry sectors and financial institutions,

as well as day-to-day legal advice. 

More information on www.altius.com

 The World Trade Institute (WTI) is one of the world’s leading academic institutions dedicated to international trade. The WTI is a centre of advanced studies of the University of Bern, Switzerland with close ties to leading trade institutions in Geneva. The WTI transcends boundaries by fusing law, economics and international relations in interdisciplinary research, training and advisory services.   

Appleton Luff is an independent boutique law firm. Its members share the same vision and experience. They believe in quality and integrity. They value personal and client relationships. They were trained in the largest and most well-known international and trade law firms, and hold advanced degrees in their fields of expertise. The firm’s members combine academic excellence, with practical experience advising nations, multinationals, and international organizations in trade matters, arbitrations, EU law and international law.

  Appleton Luff advises on legal, strategic and policy matters in developing countries, economies in transition, and in particular, businesses and organisations active in these countries. Its founding partners have been active in these fields for more than 15 years in Europe, Asia, Africa, ACP countries and the Middle East. They provide advice in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Chinese.   Appleton Luff operates as separately incorporated law offices in Brussels, Geneva, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Warsaw and Washington, D.C.

The IELPO Programme has been designed to promote academic excellence in the field of international economic law and policy.  IELPO students cover a broad range of subject matter in their coursework. Apart from a 3-month module on international trade, students will be taught finance, competition and investment.

 This Master of Law programme is unique in that every module is treated from an economic and policy perspective as well as a legal perspective in order to provide students with a multi-disciplinary approach much needed in professional life.

 In addition to the classroom lectures at the Department of Law of the University of Barcelona, IELPO also offers students workshops in order to improve their negotiation and writing skills and three field trips to Madrid, Geneva and Brussels. During these field trips students will have the opportunity to meet with practitioners in various organizations, think tanks and law firms and conduct job interviews. Every student will have a personal agenda for these field trips according to their interests.

 IELPO faculty consists of top-notch lecturers that are current practitioners in international organizations, international law firms, think tanks, research centres and leading universities around the world.  With a wide range of origins and experiences, the IELPO class  benefits directly from this outstanding international faculty.

 Students know well that there is life beyond the IELPO programme.  IELPO coursework requirements are intense but students still find time to enjoy the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Barcelona.  This mediterranean city offers a wide range of cultural activities, sports, modernist architecture, nouvelle cuisine…come and savour the taste of Barcelona.

Live the IELPO Experience! For more information please visit IELPO.

 At the center of Europe and in a truly global environment, Maastricht University offers a prestigious advanced master's programme in international and European economic law (IEEL) open to lawyers and non-lawyers. The Advanced Master attracts ambitious and demanding students from all over the world. This mix of nationalities adds to the programme’s distinct international flavour.
 The IEEL Advanced Master focuses on economic law at the international and European level and includes courses on international trade law, international investment law, international commercial law, international commercial litigation, international intellectual property law and policy, European internal market law, European competition law and EU external relations law. Many of these courses explicitly address the environmental, public health, cultural, national security, human rights and economic development dimensions of international trade and investment.
 The programme also offers simulation exercises on EU legislative and judicial processes and on WTO negotiations and dispute settlement. Field trips to international organisations and European institutions (in Geneva, Brussels, Strasbourg, Luxembourg, Frankfurt and The Hague) as well as a series of Distinguished Guest Lectures (by senior government officials and private lawyers), are an integral part of the IEEL programme. IEEL students are strongly encouraged to participate in the ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law as well as the European Law Moot Court Competition.
  In these times of international economic challenges in which global trade and foreign direct investment play a lead role, this advanced master in International and European Economic Law meets the labour market’s increasing demand for global lawyers specialised in international and European economic law and ready to work in either the private or the public sector.
  For more information about the IEEL Advanced Master, please visit the website.

TradeLawGuide is an online database for researching WTO law. TheTradeLawGuide enables you to follow the thread through the labyrinth of WTO Agreements, instruments and jurisprudence.  TradeLawGuide uses proprietary software that permits users to rapidly review thousands of pages of documents and be directed to pinpoint references to answer research inquiries.   Its tools facilitate fast, comprehensive and methodical research procedures and enables you to research WTO law at a level of detail never before available.  TradeLawGuide’s research tools include: 1. Article Citator, 2. Jurisprudence Citators, 3. Treaty Interpretation, 4. Terms & Phrases 5. Jurisprudence Pending, 6. DSB Minutes, 7. Full Text Search, 8. Selected Annotated Agreements and 9. Negotiating History.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only international organization dealing with the global rules of trade between nations. The goal of the WTO is to improve the welfare of the people of the Member countries by ensuring that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible. The WTO currently consists of 153 Member nations.

As the WTO was born out of negotiations amongst the former GATT Contracting Parties, everything the WTO Members do are a result of negotiations. Therefore, the WTO, as an intergovernmental instution, is a place where Member governments seek to negotiate trade problems.

The ELSA Moot Court Competition (EMC²) on WTO Law therefore supports the WTO’s enforcement of the international trade rules via the Dispute Settlement Understanding system.