This course will focus upon the legal and policy issues raised by the development and functioning of intergovernmental organizations (IO). It will encompass a comparative study of international organizations. Issues relating to rulemaking, trusteeship, human rights, dispute settlement, and enforcement will be central to this course. Parallel with the discussion of these themes the focus each week will be upon a different organization, from a list including the UN, the World Bank, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Intellectual Property Association (WIPO), the European Union (EU). It will consider, among other topics, the privileges and immunities of international organizations, relations between the European Union and Ukraine, the past role of and future composition of the EU.