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ILI Training: International Commercial and Investor-state Mediation
10 August 2020 - 14 August 2020
Washington, D.C., USA Overview: The frameworks for International Commercial Mediation, and Investor-State Mediation are fast developing and are potentially the most effective and cost-efficient forms of dispute resolution, both in the context of cross border international commerce, and in the investor-state investment context. One part of this seminar focuses on the new developing framework for International Commercial Mediation, including the enforcement of mediated settlements under the Singapore Convention on Mediation, and also on the Investor-State Dispute Resolution framework. The second part of this seminar focuses on skills training to manage an international commercial or investor-state mediation either as a mediator, or as a party, or as an advocate assisting a party to a mediation. Course Advisor: Hernando Otero.
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2020
August 2020
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9th DIS Baltic Arbitration Days - Save the Date
16 August 2020 - 17 August 2020
Riga, Latvia * TOPICS: Arbitration in transport related disputes; IT law and arbitration; Third party financing in central- and eastern Europe. * FOCUS COUNTRIES: Israel, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Ukraine. * PRESENTATIONS BY: Jennifer Kirby, Dr. Dorothee Ruckteschler, Prof. Siegfried Elsing. More information to follow.
September 2020
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MIDS Online Section: online version of its LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS)
14 September 2020
Online [The program will start on 14 September 2020, the same day as the MIDS in Geneva.] With the launch of its Online Section, the MIDS seeks to be once more at the forefront of the educational offering in the field of international dispute settlement. Indeed, not only has the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the need for providing students and young professionals with the opportunity to pursue their education while respecting their sanitary choices and travel constraints; the increasingly competitive and fast moving job market in international dispute settlement is calling for new and more flexible educational and networking options which give anyone the possibility to access a prestigious degree without disrupting their professional and personal life. The MIDS Online Section aims exactly at that: bringing flexibility while ensuring the same high-profile and quality education as the original on-campus original LL.M. program.
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Astronomics Society inaugural workshop: The Economics and Law of Space
18 September 2020 - 19 September 2020
Bern, Switzerland This workshop will focus on economic and legal analysis of commercial development of space (basically the economics and governance of business in space). We are interested in a range of topics including dispute settlement and arbitration (see call for papers for a list of possible topics). The goal of the workshop is twofold. The first goal is to identify promising areas for future research, along the lines outlined above. We are interested in the cross-disciplinary mix of economics, law, political science, and applied science. The second goal is to enlist interested researchers in setting up a research and workshop agenda and loose organizational/coordinating structure based on the areas identified.
October 2020
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Webinar: Balancing States' Responses and the Protection of Foreign Investors in the (Post) Pandemic World
9 October 2020
14.00-17.30 (CEST) The webinar will evaluate a long lasting impact of pandemic on FDIs from state and investor perspectives. The most prominent academics, practitioners and the representatives of international organisations will discuss the COVID-19 crisis in relation to investment arbitration claims. The conference will be comprised of three panels. The first panel will focus on the state's perspective and will address the international law defences e.g. the necessity defence; force majeure etc. The experts in the second panel will analyse the legal avenues available to foreign investors under IIAs and their legitimacy in the current crisis. The third panel will discuss the response to pandemic from the perspectives of different countries and the perspective of international organisations, e.g. UNCTAD.
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Colloquium: International Investment Law & State Capitalism (Call for Papers)
15 October 2020 - 16 October 2020
Athens, Greece THEME: State capitalism is reshaping the foundations of Int;l Economic Law and the protection of Sovereign Investments under IIAs, and potentially poses challenges to the system of ISDS, as evidenced in investment claims such as Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka v Slovakia, Kaliningrad Region v Lithuania, Rumeli Telekom v Kazakhstan, Al-Kharafi v Libya, Abengoa v Mexico, BUCG v Yemen, and Ras-AI-Khaimah Investment Authority v India. In this context, it can be argued that SSDS is more suitable than ISDS for the protection of Sovereign Investments. At the same time, soft law instruments of the IFSWF and the OECD offer little practical solutions. TOPICS: * The Foundations of Int;l Economic Order; * Sovereign Investors; * Inward and Outward Sovereign Investments; * Arbitrating Sovereign Investment Disputes: procedural issues, and merits issues. (Submit abstracts by 15 March 2020). The Colloquium is convened by Panos Delimatsis, Georgios Dimitropoulos, and Anastasios Gourgourinis.
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Cancelled: 2020 Taipei International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation (Call for Papers)
15 October 2020 - 16 October 2020
Taipei, Taiwan Considering the situation of the pandemic, CAA and ACWH have regretfully decided to cancel this year’s conference, which was supposed to take place in Taipei, October 15-16. We have come to this difficult decision having regard to travel restrictions and public health concerns. We expect to see many of you who are interested in our annual conference in Taipei next year. UPDATE FOR THE 2020 CALL-FOR-PAPERS EVENT: Although the 2020 annual conference has been canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to continue the already announced 2020 call-for-papers event. More information in the flyer.
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Mixed Arbitral Tribunals, 1919-1930: An Experiment in the International Adjudication of Private Rights
22 October 2020 - 23 October 2020
Luxembourg, Luxembourg The creation of a system of Mixed Arbitral Tribunals (MATs) was a major contribution of the post-WWI peace treaties to the development of international adjudication. Numerically speaking, the 36 MATs were undoubtedly the busiest international courts of the interwar period. Taken together, they decided on more than 70,000 cases, mostly covering private rights. This caseload is even more impressive if one considers that their existence generally did not exceed 10 years, as most of the MATs were discontinued pursuant to the 1930 Young Plan. The MATs are similarly remarkable from a procedural point of view. By organizing a conference specifically dedicated to the MATs and their impact on international adjudication of private rights, the Max Planck Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law would like to shed new light on this often overlooked chapter in the history of international law.
November 2020
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ILI Training: Foundations of Advanced Arbitration and Mediation
9 November 2020 - 13 November 2020
Washington, D.C., USA Overview: The seminar comprises the first week of the Advanced Arbitration and Mediation seminar and examines the foundations of arbitration and mediation, including advanced legal issues in international commercial arbitration. Participants will learn the principles of mediation through case studies and practical exercises. The seminar is an indispensable asset to all professionals seeking to strengthen their knowledge of ADR. Course Advisor: Anne Marie Whitesell.
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ILI Training: Advanced Arbitration and Mediation
9 November 2020 - 20 November 2020
Washington, D.C., USA Overview: This course examines the practical applications of arbitration and mediation and discusses advanced legal issues in international commercial arbitration. The second week of the course takes critical focus on developing practical skills and knowledge through a simulated arbitration process. The course is intended for judges, lawyers, non-lawyer professionals who want to understand arbitration and mediation, as well as government officials, judicial officers, officials of judicial and legal training units, and court administrators. Course Advisor: Anne Marie Whitesell.
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ILI Training: Fundamentals of Investor-state Arbitration
30 November 2020 - 4 December 2020
Washington, D.C., USA Overview: This course teaches lawyers, and other professionals, such as international investors (whether companies or individuals), as well as government officials about bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and investment chapters of free trade agreements, and how to work with them to resolve international disputes, including the valuation of damages and enforcement of arbitral awards. The use of BITs has exploded in recent years, with almost 3,000 such treaties in effect. This course provides the participants with an in-depth understanding of the fundamental principles applied in Investor-State arbitration. Course Advisors: Ian A. Laird and Dr. Borzu Sabahi.
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ILI Training: International Investment Treaties and Investor-state Arbitration
30 November 2020 - 11 December 2020
Washington, D.C., USA Overview: The use of investment treaties - including bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and free trade agreements (FTAs) - has exploded in recent years. Almost 3000 such treaties are in effect. Foreign investors have used BITs to initiate hundreds of international arbitration disputes against host governments with amounts ranging from a few million to several billion dollars in connection with foreign investments. This seminar teaches participants about international investment treaties and also how to prevent and resolve disputes arising from them. Additionally, it includes advanced instruction in how and when international arbitration proceedings are initiated against nations that violate international treaties. Course Advisors: Ian A. Laird and Dr. Borzu Sabahi.
December 2020
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2020 Colloquium on International Law: Challenging an Interdependent World - Sanctions and Unilateralism
3 December 2020
Hong Kong Nations do collaborate at times for the common good; yet, recent times witness more divergence. If unilateralism and overuse of sanctions prevail, cross-border investments would surely turn into an ordeal. To address these thorny issues, the 2020 Colloquium on International Law has invited an array of experts to discuss: * Sanctions - Principles of Non-Interference; * Unilateralism - Lessons Learnt from the Collapse of the WTO Appellate Body.
2021
February 2021
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New dates: XXVth Congress of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) - Arbitration's Age of Enlightenment
1 February 2021 - 2 February 2021
Edinburgh, Scotland The ICCA Congress will take place from Monday 1 to Thursday 4 February 2021 in Edinburgh. Entitled 'Arbitration's Age of Enlightenment?', the congress will be a time to take stock of achievements and explore ideas to adapt to a fast changing environment, and shape the future of int'l arbitration. TOPICS incl:; * Arbitration's Age of Enlightenment?; * Progress Made / Progress to be Made - Exploring the Ways Forward; * Once Upon a Time in International Arbitration; * Three Classics Revisited; * State Responsibility - Then and Now; * Arbitration's Printing Press; * Dispute Resolution Toolbox; * New Developments and Reform in Int'l Investment Arbitration; * The Americas and Europe; * Asia, Africa and the Middle East; * The Sociology of Arbitration; * Young Practitioners and our Future; * Arbitration in the Age of Technology; * The Subject Matters of the Disputes of Tomorrow; * Renaissance Arbitrator; * Different Perspectives; * The Great Debate: A World Without Investment Arbitration?
March 2021
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7th SOAS Arbitration in Africa Conference: Navigating the Interests of African States in International Arbitration & Mediation
4 March 2021 - 6 March 2021
Casablanca, Morocco The conference will be hosted by CIMAC (Casablanca Finance City, CFC First, Casa-Anfa District, Casablanca, Morocco). Make plans to attend! Program to be determined (visit the website for the latest information)
May 2021
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St. Petersburg International Legal Forum
18 May 2021 - 22 May 2021
St. Petersburg, Russia SPBILF is a unique international conference that brings together the leading minds of the legal profession. The annual St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF), founded in 2011, is organized under the auspices of the President of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. Over the years, the SPBILF has emerged as a foremost international platform for discussing a broad range of urgent questions confronting the contemporary international community of legal professionals.
Note: a list of prior events can be found here.
