This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

 

Law, Social Movements, and Public Policy: Comparative and International Experience

Nuclear plant.

A nuclear power plant in Aktau, Kazakhstan. (Image courtesy of Brookhaven National Laboratory.)

Instructor(s)

MIT Course Number

11.166 / 11.496

As Taught In

Fall 2002

Level

Undergraduate / Graduate

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Course Features

Course Description

The course introduces theoretical frameworks from legal and social movement theories as applied to court opinions, legislation, treaties, law-related articles, and policy-oriented materials and focuses on the impact of the relationship between courts and grassroots activism on current issues like trade, environmental regulation, and human rights enforcement. Students examine case studies of institutional processes including the World Trade Organization and the World Bank from key countries like the US and India.