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  • Geneva talks on foreign investment in Africa

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    The Rise of Investor Obligations in African Investment Agreements. Universities of Geneva and Lausanne, at University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

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  • 14th Annual ITA-ASIL Conference

    "Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration: Legal & Ethical Considerations", Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) & ASIL, at Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., United States,

  • 111th Asil Annual Meeting

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    What International Law Values. In this Annual Meeting, we seek to consider the normative basis of international law and how those goals are realized in practice.

  • Training for Mediators in Investor–State Disputes

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) 1818 H Street, N.W. MSN J2-200, Washington, D.C, United States

    ​The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Mediation Institute (IMI) and the International Energy Charter have designed jointly a 3-day mediator training course tailored for investor–state disputes. The course is scheduled to take place on June 12–14, 2017 at ICSID's facilities in Washington, D.C. […]

  • Investment Conference: Is a Multilateral Investment Treaty Needed?

    World Trade Institute (WTI) of theUniversity of Bern Hallerstrasse 6 , Bern, Switzerland

    The World Trade Institute (WTI) of the University of Bern hosts a conference entitled "Is a Multilateral Investment Treaty Needed?" on June 19, 2017 with the support of the World Economic Forum and the Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS). Attempts at crafting a multilateral agreement on investment have proven repeatedly contentious. The question of […]

  • Trade, Investment Law and Public Health: The Philip Morris Saga

    University of Geneva (UNIGE) Boulevard du Pont-d'Arve 40, 1205 Genève, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland

    UNIGE–IISD Lunch Series on Investment Disputes Companies are increasingly relying on international trade and investment agreements as a tool to challenge domestic regulatory measures. The proceedings backed by Philip Morris and its affiliates are a telling story in this respect. The battlefield challenging states’ regulations on tobacco products has expanded from domestic courts to international […]