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CISG: 40 Years and Still Going Strong? - Pre-Vis Moot Conference in Vienna
3 April 2020
Vienna, Austria As the CISG turns 40, it is worth looking into what issues are still generating discussions, since taking stock of its open issues is a prerequisite to be able to shape the CISG's future. This conference will tackle some of the most important issues, from the CISG's applicability in arbitration, to scope issues and more substantive issues. The conference will also analyse the CISG's relationship with other instruments, including instruments of so-called soft law. (Andrea Bjorklund, Franco Ferrari, Stefan Kröll, Paul Oberhammer, August Reinisch) The event will precede the 27th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
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2020
April 2020
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AUWCL: Ninth LL.M. International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition (Deadline 24 February 2020)
9 April 2020 - 11 April 2020
Washington DC, United States The Competition will start on April 9, 2020 (afternoon) with a conference that will discuss important issues related to the problem. The 2020 general rounds will take place on April 10 and the elimination rounds on April 11. This event, specifically created for LL.M. students, seeks to foster the study of international arbitration for the resolution of international business disputes and investment disputes. 2020 Competition is sponsored by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.
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ILI Training: International Commercial and Investor-state Mediation
13 April 2020 - 17 April 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.
May 2020
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ILI Training: Arbitration and Mediation
18 May 2020 - 29 May 2020
http://www.ili.org/training/ili-brochure/upcoming-programs-and-events/989-2020-arbitration-and-mediation.html Overview: This seminar familiarizes participants with alternative methods of dispute resolution (ADR). The first part of the seminar introduces participants to the goals and techniques of mediation; the second half focuses on the legal issues involved in international commercial arbitration. The emphasis throughout is on the development of practical skills through lectures and hands-on exercises. Course Advisor: Anne Marie Whitesell.
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St. Petersburg International Legal Forum
19 May 2020 - 23 May 2020
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.
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AUWCL: Programa de Verano Especializado en Arbitraje Comercial Internacional
26 May 2020 - 11 June 2020
Washington DC, United States El Programa de Verano en Arbitraje Comercial Internacional, desarrollado por el Centro de Arbitraje Comercial Internacional de American University Washington College of Law e impartido por un equipo de docentes de renombre mundial, es único en la región ya que condensa en tres semanas los aspectos esenciales del Arbitraje Comercial Internacional. Desde el año 2005, el Centro desarrolla una sesión de verano en inglés que ha tenido gran éxito. Por ello, y por la solicitud de nuestros colegas en América Latina, el Centro ha lanzado en 2010 un Programa de Verano en español. El Centro de Arbitraje Comercial Internacional fue establecido con el fin de analizar los aspectos teóricos y prácticos que rodean el desarrollo del Arbitraje Comercial Internacional y ofrecer programas académicos a profesionales y estudiantes de derecho interesados en la resolución de disputas comerciales y de inversión.
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AUWCL: Specialized Summer Program on International Commercial Arbitration
26 May 2020 - 11 June 2020
Washington DC, United States The summer program offers practicing attorneys and students the opportunity to network, gain skills, specialize and boost your career in the field of arbitration. This three-week Program exposes practitioners and students to critical skills and practical insights into handling arbitration cases under various arbitration systems. The program brings together world-renowned practitioners and arbitrators who will present six courses-seminars in English and three in Spanish designed for professional development. Please note that while the full program is three weeks, participants can also register separately for one or more of the four-day courses. The summer curriculum was carefully designed with the idea of providing participants a comprehensive understanding of how international commercial arbitration works. The program begins with general courses during the first week and continues with more specific issues.
June 2020
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9th DIS Baltic Arbitration Days - Save the Date
11 June 2020 - 12 June 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.
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XV International Arbitration Congress - Arbitration in the 21st Century: challenges and opportunities
21 June 2020 - 23 June 2020
Madrid, Spain The Conference will analyse hot topics as "Financial analysis of arbitration", "Artificial intelligence in arbitration", "Climate change and arbitration" and "Arbitration in the Digital Era: new opportunities" aswell as the "Singapore Convention on Mediation". In the program, the work sessions are detailed, which allows you to have a greater knowledge of how the specific topics we have set out are going to be developed There will be a full social agenda, with plenty of opportunities to enjoy all the emblematic venues and the best food Madrid has to offer. En el se van a analizar temas muy novedosos como "El Análisis Económico del Arbitraje", "La Inteligencia Artificial en el arbitraje", "Cambio Climático y Arbitraje" y "Arbitraje en la Era Digital. Nuevas oportunidades" así como el Convenio de Singapur de Mediación. En el programa se detallan las sesiones de trabajo, lo que os permite tener un mayor conocimiento de cómo se van a desarrollar los temas concretos que hemos enunciado.
July 2020
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Arbitration Academy 2020
6 July 2020 - 24 July 2020
France The Academy provides advanced Summer Courses in Paris to students and young practitioners interested in international arbitration. The Curriculum is conceived by international arbitration academics and practitioners to cover all aspects of international arbitration, and the Courses are taught by the most renowned experts in the fields of international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration. The Curriculum includes a 105-hour General Course, alternating every year between international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration, 30-hour Special Courses on specific topics, as well as Workshops and Seminars on institutional arbitration offered by various arbitral institutions. DEADLINE for the application to extended until May 15, 2020.
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CIDS-UBA Latin American International Arbitration Course 2020
20 July 2020 - 31 July 2020
Buenos Aires, Argentina The CIDS is delighted to announce the launch of the Latin American International Arbitration Course (LAIAC). This unique program brings together leading regional and global practitioners and experts and scholars, such as Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, Brigitte Stern, Raul Vinuesa, Zachary Douglas, Marcelo Kohen, Eduardo Zuleta, Jose Moreno, Christopher Seppälä, Antonio Rigozzi, Jonathan I. Blackman, Roque Cavaino, Monica Pinto and Gabriel Bottini. The curriculum is designed for lawyers in private practice and in-house counsel wishing to develop their arbitration knowledge; government and public sector officials working in areas of dispute settlement and; advanced law students enrolled in a postgraduate degree, or PhD candidates. The first edition of the course will take place in Buenos Aires from 20-31 July 2020. The tuition fee is USD 2'000. Reduced fees are offered for government officials and students.
September 2020
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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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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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2020 Taipei International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation (Call for Papers)
15 October 2020 - 16 October 2020
Taipei, Taiwan Arbitration experts and scholars are welcome to provide unpublished academic papers and case studies on any one of the following topics: 1. To what extent conflict of laws issues in international arbitration might be different from those in court proceedings; 2. Implications of COVID-19 or events of similar nature for international arbitration; 3. Reasons to conduct arbitration in Taiwan; 4. New developments in international investment arbitration; and 5. Other important issues or development in connection with international arbitration or mediation. Abstract submission deadline: 10 June 2020.
November 2020
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ILI Training: Foundations of Advanced Arbitration and Mediation
2 November 2020 - 6 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
2 November 2020 - 13 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.
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?
Note: a list of prior events can be found here.
