The Joint Academy on International Trade Law and Policy run by the WTI and the Centre for WTO Studies (CWS) of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is held annually in Delhi. It was established in 2014 to provide law students and legal professionals in India with an opportunity to increase their knowledge of trade regulation and governance issues.
The 2025 WTI-CWS Joint Academy on International Trade Law and Economic Policy will be held from 2 June to 27 June 2025.
A. Joint Academy (Law)
WEEK 1 (2 –6 June 2025) (Common lectures for law and economics participants)
Essentials of WTO Law and Policy
Lecturer: Dr Werner Zdouc (World Trade Institute, Bern) - 3 days
Introduction to Economics of Trade
Lecturer: Mr Pierre Sauvé (World Bank) - 1.5 days
Global Services Trade
Lecturer: Mr Pierre Sauvé (World Bank) - 0.5 day / 2 sessions
WEEK 2 (9–13 June 2025)
Trade in Services
Lecturers: Mr Pierre Sauvé (World Bank), Ms. R.V. Anuradha (Clarus Law Associates, Delhi) and Resource Person from Advisory Centre on WTO Law, Geneva (TBD) - 2 days
Trade and IPR
Lecturers: Prof Em Thomas Cottier (World Trade Institute) and Ms. Pallavi Arora (Centre for WTO Studies, New Delhi) - 2 days
Trade and Sustainability
Lecturer: Prof Isabelle Van Damme (World Trade Institute), Prof James Nedumpara (Centre for Trade and Investment Law, New Delhi) and Ms Vicky Chemutai (World Bank) - 1 day
WEEK 3 (16–20 June 2025)
Trade and Security
Lecturer: Prof Isabelle Van Damme (World Trade Institute) - 0.5 day / 2 sessions
SPS and TBT
Lecturer: Dr Arthur Appleton (Appleton Luff International Lawyers, Geneva) - 2.5 days
Investment Law
Lecturers: Prof Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer (Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Lausanne) - 1.5 days; and Prof. Prabhash Ranjan (Jindal Global Law School, India) - 0.5 day / 2 sessions
WEEK 4 (23 June – 27 June 2025)
The Law & Policy of Trade Remedies
Lecturers: Mr Edwin Vermulst (VVGB Advocaten, Brussels) and Prof Mukesh Bhatnagar (Former Professor, Centre for WTO Studies, New Delhi) - 3 days
Agreement on Agriculture
Lecturers: Prof.Abhijit Das (Former Head, Centre for WTO Studies, New Delhi) and Dr Jayant Dasgupta (Former Ambassador/ PR to the WTO) - 1 day
Digital Trade
Lecturers: Mr Deepak Maheshwari (Senior Policy Advisor at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), New Delhi), Mr Abhijit Das (Former Head, Centre for WTO Studies, New Delhi) and Ms Shailja Singh (Associate Professor, Centre for Trade and Investment Law, New Delhi) - 3 sessions
Joint Academy (Economics) 2 June to 13 June 2025
Week 1 (2 – 6 June 2024) (Common lectures for law and economics participants)
Essentials of WTO Law and Policy
Lecturer: Dr Werner Zdouc (World Trade Institute, Bern) - 3 days
Introduction to Economics of Trade
Lecturer: Mr Pierre Sauvé (World Bank) - 1.5 days
Global Services Trade
Lecturer: Mr Pierre Sauvé (World Bank) - 0.5 day / 2 sessions
Week 2 (9 – 13 June 2025)
Trade in Services
Lecturers: Mr Pierre Sauvé (World Bank), Ms R.V. Anuradha (Clarus Law Associates, Delhi) and Resource Person from Advisory Centre on WTO Law, Geneva (TBD) - 2 days
Preferential Trade Agreements
Lecturer: Prof Anirudh Shingal (SPJIMR, India) - 1 day
Trade and Environment
Lecturer: Ms Vicky Chemutai (World Bank) - 1 day
Trade and Sustainability (Common lectures for law and economics participants)
Lecturer: Prof Isabelle Van Damme (World Trade Institute), Prof James Nedumpara (Centre for Trade and Investment Law, New Delhi) and Ms Vicky Chemutai (World Bank) - 1 day