UNITAR/LALIVE e-Learning Course on "Introduction to Investment Arbitration" (24 June to 28 July, 2013)

 

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Geneva-based LALIVE law firm will be offering an instructor-led five-week e-Learning course on “Introduction to Investment Arbitration” against a fee of 800 USD, including certification.

Investment arbitration is possibly the fastest-developing area of international law, combining elements of private dispute settlement, treaty law and public policy.  Due to the widespread geographical participation of States in investment treaties and the increased use of arbitration to settle disputes involving significant amounts of money, understanding the particularities and dynamics of investment law and arbitration is becoming increasingly important.

The course is aimed at private sector professionals, country delegates and representatives, ministry and parliamentary officials, academics and researchers both in developing and developed countries. Participants will gain an overview of the specific issues relating to arbitration between foreign investors and host States, in particular under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention) and Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs).

The course uses up-to-date materials from treaty texts, case law and commentary to enable participants to evaluate the issues covered and to apply the legal doctrines discussed to future situations.  As investment arbitration is a fast-moving area of the law and many questions remain presently unsettled, emphasis is placed on highlighting different and sometimes conflicting interpretations and decisions, inviting participants to consider and analyze them.

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