Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 11.496 (Fall 2002) 
• Course Title:
• Law, Social Movements, and Public Policy: Comparative and International Experience 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate / Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Urban Studies and Planning 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal 
• Course Introduction:
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  11.166 / 11.496 Law, Social Movements, and Public Policy: Comparative and International Experience
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2002

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features an extensive list of readings as well as a full set of assignments.

  
  
  

  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.

  
  

  *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.