The PhD programme ‘Globalisation and International Economic Law’ is a doctoral programme of the University of Antwerp that involves collaboration with the World Trade Institute of the University of Bern. The key component of the programme is the doctrinal analysis of international economic law but PhD proposals examining legal issues of international economic law in the light of legal and political philosophy are expressly invited as well.

PhD candidates will benefit from the interdisciplinary expertise in international economic law and related areas of law such as human rights, public law and EU law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Antwerp. 
Candidates with research interests in international economic law that include legal and political philosophy can enjoy research seminars and supervision offered by the Centre for Law and Cosmopolitan Values. Candidates also benefit from the extensive expertise in international economic law at the World Trade Institute of the University of Bern and the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) on Trade Regulation.