11.166 / 11.496 Law, Social Movements, and Public Policy: Comparative and International Experience, Fall 2002

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 tr...

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Main Author: Rajagopal, Balakrishnan
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Format: Learning Object
Language:en-US
Published: 2002
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78914
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Summary: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.