IISD-UNIGE Speaker Series on Investment Disputes
Investor-state dispute settlement cases have significant public policy implications, including in the areas of health, environmental protection, economic development, and taxation. This series of events explores the relationship between international investment law cases and sustainable development goals and policies.
In collaboration with Professor Makane Moïse Mbengue and Stefanie Schacherer from the Département de droit international public et organisation internationale (Faculty of Law) at the University of Geneva, IISD developed and launched this speaker series in 2017. Each event features in-depth discussion on a specific investment dispute case with a diverse range of speakers—from international and national policy-makers to legal experts to academics and students.
Learn more about past event topics:
- Investment treaties in Singapore: lessons about the design of the investment regime
- The Case for an International Court of Civil Justice
- Investment for Sustainable Development Provisions
- Alcohol Labeling, Obesity Prevention Laws and Beyond
- Implementing the OECD BEPS Action Items: Bogdanova v. Moldova, Enron v. Argentina
- International Investment Law and the Clean Energy Transition
- International Investment Law and Human Rights: Urbaser v. Argentina
- Trade, Investment Law and Public Health: The Phillip Morris Saga
- Investment Arbitration and Criminal Conduct: Al Warraq v. Indonesia
To learn more, please contact investmentlaw@iisd.org.
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