Thessaloniki, Greece

International Economic Relations and the Law: the World Economic System in Crisis

when 26 June 2019 - 6 July 2019
language English
duration 2 weeks
credits 10 EC
fee EUR 300

At a time in which the world’s economic system is being challenged with regard to its operative effectiveness and institutional representativeness, our Foundation’s Fifth International Law Summer Courses entitled “International Economic Relations and the Law: the World Economic System in Crisis” will investigate a number of the principal causes and effects which seem to drive contemporary international economic State relations to disruption.

An international faculty of eminent academics and experts in the field will analyze and discuss from a legal (and political) point of view various aspects and issues of the above general theme including: the Multilateral Trading System, China’s Role in the World Trading System, the European Union as a Leading Power in the World Economy, International Investments and Financing for Development, the Global Debt Issue and Sovereign Debt Crises, as well as International Financial Institutions and their impact on Human Rights. Participating students will also be trained in conducting multilateral negotiations and will participate at the end of the courses in a simulation case.

Course leader

GLAVINIS Panayotis, Assoc. Professor of International Economic Law, Director of the LLM “International and European Legal Studies” at the Faculty of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Former Legal Counsel to the Prime Minister of Greece (2011-2012

Target group

The 2019 Thessaloniki Summer Courses on“International Economic Relations and the Law: the World Economic System in Crisis” is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students especially LLM students and PhD candidates, EU officers, researchers and practitioners from all over the world with a keen interest in International Public Law, International Economic Law, Financial Law and European Economic Law. In the framework of the course participates will have the chance to engage in discussion and interest with some of the most renowned scholars in the field.

Course aim

The Kalliopi Koufa Foundation has launched, beginning July 2015, an academic programme providing a unique experience for participants specializing in international law and human rights. The programme under the title “Thessaloniki Summer Courses on International Law and Human Rights” offers, on a yearly basis, a two-week intensive and highly stimulating summer course covering a variant of salient law and political issues in the relevant social sciences fields.

The “Thessaloniki Summer Courses on International Law and Human Rights” are hosted by the Foundation in the historical city of Thessaloniki, consisting of lectures, workshops and seminars conducted by prestigious academics and practitioners from all over the world, aim to bridge theory with practice and to nourish interactive dialogue. They engage every summer in the in-depth examination of a specific international law and/or human rights topic that is highly significant and current.

Credits info

10 EC
The Foundation awards a Certificate of Attendance to all participants who have regularly attended the courses, lectures and expert workshops.

Participants will have access to the library of the Faculty of Law of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and will be invited to prepare a research paper to be published, according to merit, in the Kalliopi Koufa Foundation site.

The Foundation will also award a Course Diploma. Only participants holding a law degree will be eligible to apply for the Diploma exam. To obtain the Diploma, you will need to attend diligently the courses, lectures and workshops and sit a written examination in English on Friday, 5 July 2019 in the afternoon. The Foundation reserves the right to make a choice of the most qualified candidates to sit in the exam. For practical reasons, the number of participants taking the exam cannot be very large. The Director of the Summer Course has the discretion to make a selection based on comparison of the qualifications of interested applicants.

Fee info

EUR 300: Closing date for application is 31 May 2019 and the application fee is 300€. Candidates will be notified on their admission and any decision on scholarship requests via e-mail until 10 June 2019. They will need to pay the application fee until 20 June 2019. There will be no reimbursement in case of withdrawal. The fee covers registration, attendance, course material and the appropriate certificate of attendance but does NOT cover accommodation, travel expenses and any meals. For excursions (optional participation), a small fee will apply (more information will be available in due course).

Participation is subject both to approval of the application and due receipt of the payment of the fee.
EUR 250: Early-bird application: Candidates applying until 31 Mars 2019 will get a reduced application fee of 250€. They will be notified on their admission and any decision on scholarship requests via e-mail until 10 April 2019. They will need to pay the application fee until 20 April 2019. In case of withdrawal until 30 April 2019, 100€ will be reimbursed. There will be no reimbursement after that date.The fee covers registration, attendance, course material and the appropriate certificate of attendance but does NOT cover accommodation, travel expenses and any meals. For excursions (optional participation), a small fee will apply (more information will be available in due course).

Participation is subject both to approval of the application and due receipt of the payment of the fee.

Scholarships

The Foundation may offer a limited number of scholarships upon its discretion to candidates who are nationals of non-EU and non-OECD countries and hold a law degree at the time of application.

Scholarship requests should be made upon application and be