We are pleased to announce that the 11th Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on February 7–9, 2018. It will be co-hosted by the Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest), the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the South Centre. The Annual Forum provides a unique platform for discussing current […]

FRANKFURT INVESTMENT LAW WORKSHOP 2018: INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, Merton Centre for European Integration and International Economic Order, Goethe University, University of Glasgow & Amsterdam Center for International Law, at Campus Westend, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/69435674/FILW-2018-IIL-and-Constitutional-Law-Program-final-_9_.pdf

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: COSTS IN INVESTMENT ARBITRATION: ISSUES AND PITFALLS, McDermott Will & Emery, Arbitration Institute of the SCC & Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, at Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, http://www.sccinstitute.com/media/228441/frankfurt-seminar-12-march.pdf

35th SESSION OF WORKING GROUP III OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW (UNCITRAL): POSSIBLE REFORM OF INVESTOR-STATE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT (ISDS). New York, United States, http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/commission/working_groups/3Investor_State.html

FORUM: INVESTOR STATE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT (ISDS) AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF INVESTOR STATE (IS) MEDIATION, organized by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and others, at ADGM Authorities Building, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, https://goo.gl/oHYwQ5

1ST ITA–ALARB JOINT CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: ARBITRATING DISPUTES IN NATURAL RESOURCES, organized by Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) and Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB), at Ritz-Carlton Hotel, in Santiago, Chile, https://icsid.worldbank.org/en/Documents/1st%20ITA-ALARB%20Joint%20Conference%20Brochure%20english.pdf

INVESTOR–STATE MEDIATOR TRAINING, organized by International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), at World Bank Conference Centre, in Paris, France, https://icsid.worldbank.org/en/Pages/Events.aspx?CID=172

2018 INVESTMENT ARBITRATION & TRANS-PACIFIC TRANSACTIONS CONFERENCE, organized by the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law, at Maxwell Chambers, in Singapore, https://shop.americanbar.org/PersonifyImages/ProductFiles/296454598/Preliminary%20Brochure%20Singapore.pdf

CONFERENCE: INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES PREVENTION, organized by Law & NCD Unit, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool, at University of Liverpool London Campus, in London, United Kingdom, https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/law-and-social-justice/events/international-investment-law-and-ncd-prevention

CONFERENCE: KEY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: ADVOCACY, DAMAGE CALCULATION, SETTLEMENT AND CYBERSECURITY, organized by International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), Energy Charter Secretariat (ECS) and Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), at World Bank Conference Centre, in Paris, France, https://icsid.worldbank.org/en/Documents/ECTConferenceProgramMay2018.pdf

TRIGÉSIMA CONFERENCIA PÚBLICA DE ITF: CUMPLIMIENTO EN EL DERECHO INTERNACIONAL DE LAS INVERSIONES, organizado por Investment Treaty Forum (ITF), en British Academy, en Londres, Reino Unido, https://www.biicl.org/event/1299

9TH INVESTMENT ARBITRATION FORUM: VALUATION OF DAMAGES IN CHANGING ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES: LESSONS LEARNT IN LATIN AMERICA – RELEVANT FOR INVESTMENT ARBITRATION IN EUROPE?, organized by International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Austria, at Vienna University, in Vienna, Austria, https://www.icc-austria.org/fxdata/iccws/download/seminar/Ninth-Investment-Arbitration-Forum-invitation-brochure--(1).pdf

CONFERENCE: THE FUTURE OF INVESTMENT ARBITRATION IN EUROPE, organized by Association for International Arbitration (AIA), at Conference Hall of Press Club Brussels Europe, in Brussels, Belgium, http://arbitration-adr.org/documents/?i=470

EXECUTIVE TRAINING ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, organized by Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), at Columbia University, in New York, United States, http://ccsi.columbia.edu/2018/06/04/executive-training-program-on-extractive-industries-and-sustainable-development-3

EXECUTIVE TRAINING ON SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS IN AGRICULTURE, organized by Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), at Columbia University, in New York, United States, http://ccsi.columbia.edu/2018/06/19/executive-training-program-on-sustainable-investments-in-agriculture-3

EXECUTIVE TRAINING ON INVESTMENT TREATIES AND ARBITRATION FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), at Columbia University, New York, United States, http://ccsi.columbia.edu/2018/07/30/executive-training-on-investment-treaties-and-arbitration-for-government-officials

INTERSESSIONAL REGIONAL MEETING OF UNCITRAL WORKING GROUP III, “Investor–State Dispute Settlement Reform,” United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, South Korea, http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/commissionsessions/51st-session/a-cn9-935_-_clean_submitted_ADVANCE_COPY.PDF  Late August or early September of 2018 – dates to be confirmed 101. The Working Group welcomed a proposal from the Government of the Republic of Korea to organize an intersessional regional meeting on […]

2018 ENERGY CHARTER TREATY FORUM, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), Energy Charter Secretariat (ECS) & Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), at World Bank, Paris, France, https://icsid.worldbank.org/en/Pages/Events.aspx?CID=179

RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE SDGS: EXPLORING LINKS WITH EXTRACTIVES, AGRICULTURE, AND LAND USE, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s Thematic Network on Good Governance of Extractive and Land Resources (SDSN Thematic Network), Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) & partners, at Columbia University, New York, United States, http://ccsi.columbia.edu/2018/09/24/renewable-energy-and-the-sdgs-exploring-links-with-extractives-agriculture-and-land-use

13TH ANNUAL COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE, “Multinationals in the Age of Sustainable Development: New Thinking on the Role of International Investment Agreements,” CCSI, at Columbia University, New York, United States, http://ccsi.columbia.edu/2018/09/27/13th-annual-columbia-international-investment-conference-multinationals-in-the-age-of-sustainable-development-new-thinking-on-the-role-of-international-investment-agreements