International Economic Law: The State and Future of the Discipline

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'Bretton Woods' has become shorthand for the post-war international financial and economic framework. Mindful of the historic 1944 conference and its legacy for the discipline of international economic law, the American Society of International Law's International Economic Law Group (IELG) chose Bretton Woods as the venue for a landmark scholarly meeting. In November of 2006, a diverse group of academics and practitioners gathered to reflect on the past, present and future of international economic law. They sought to survey and advance three particular areas of endeavour: research and scholarship, teaching, and practice/service. This book represents an edited collection of some of the exceptional papers presented at the conference including contributions from Andreas Lowenfeld, Joel Trachtman, Amelia Porges and Andrew Lang. The volume is organised into three parts, each covering one of the three pillars in the discipline of international economic law: research and scholarship; teaching; and practice/service. It begins with an assessment of the state and future of research in the field, including chapters on questions such as: what is international economic law Is it a branch of international law or of economic law How do fields outside of law, such as economics and international relations, relate to international economic law How do research methodologies influence policy outcomes The second part examines the state and future of teaching in the subject. Chapters cover topics such as: how and where is international economic law taught Is the training provided in the law schools suitable for future academics, government officials, or practitioners How might regional shortcomings in academic resources be addressed The final part of the book focuses on the state and future of international economic law practice in the Bretton Woods era, including institutional reform. The contributors consider issues such as: what is the nature of international economic law practice What are the needs of practitioners in government, private practice, international and non-governmental organisations Finally, how have the Bretton Woods institutions adapted to these and other challenges-and how might they better respond in the future International Economic Law: The State and Future of the Discipline will be of interest to lawyers, economists and other professionals throughout the world-whether in the private, public, academic or non-governmental sectors-seeking both fresh insights and expert assessments in this expanding field. Indeed, the book itself promises to play a role in the next phase of the development of international economic law.

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International Economic Law is a fitting tribute to the Bretton Woods international financial and economic system, with all of its complexities and challenges, and to all of those who have helped build and shape it. The work is necessary reading for the current and future generation of lawyers, policymakers, and scholars from around the world who are committed to maintaining the relevance and development of the discipline. -- Susan L. Karamanian * Law & Politics Book Review, Vol. 18 No.10 *
...it is refreshing to read a book about the development of a field of study, rather than about its content...This is an important book. It addresses a major lacuna in the literature, and does so well. Its contents are highly informative about the state and future of the discipline of international economic law, and what it doesn't contain tells us perhaps even more. -- Ross Buckley * International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol 57, No 4, *

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Colin B Picker is Professor of Law at the University Missouri Kansas City School of Law; he served as Co-Chair of the International Economic Law Group of the American Society of International Law. Isabella D Bunn is affiliated with Regent's Park College, Oxford University and is Chair of Ethics at the Florida Institute of Technology College of Business; she served as Co-Chair of the International Economic Law Group of the American Society of International Law. Douglas W Arner is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong.