Courses 2009 - 2010

Offered: Not offered this academic year
Credits: 3

An interdisciplinary workshop for law students and upper level Jackson School undergraduates that examines the role of multinational corporations in a global society. The course will explore the following topics: (1) the legal construct of the multinational corporation (what is it, how is it created, what are the different states and legal systems that give a multinational an identity); (2) the multinational and the state (the role of the multinational in home states and host states, the creation of the "joint venture", theories of the status of a multinational as a quasi state actor); (3) the multinational and human rights (including international humanitarian rights, labor rights, environmental issues); and (4) the multinational in the international arena (the role of the multinational on the global stage and its role in international trade and standard setting.) (Not offered 2009-2010 academic year.)