This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.
A nuclear power plant in Aktau, Kazakhstan. (Image courtesy of Brookhaven National Laboratory.)
Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal
11.166 / 11.496
Fall 2002
Undergraduate / Graduate
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.