LLM International Dispute Resolution - Investment Treaty Arbitration I

Regulatory framework MITs - NAFTA - USMCA - CAFTA - ASEAN Agreement - ECT BITs - Provisions  Preamble  Definitions  Conditions for admission of investments  Substantive rights  Compensation for Losses (War clauses)  Free transfer of payments  Subrogation of risks ...

Jurisdiction Jurisdiction vs Admissibility ICSID Convention – Jurisdiction Parties’ consent – Investment treaty arbitration - Direct agreement between parties - Host state’s national law - BITs - MITs Parties’ consent – Specificities Parties’ consent – Conditions - Prior no...

Jurisdiction ratione personae - Contracting state - Constituent subdivision/agency - Investor’s nationality - Natural person - Juridical person - Investor Jurisdiction ratione materiae - Legal dispute - Dispute directly arising from investment - Investment - Time of dispute (ratione t...

RFA o Language o Fees o Screening o Notice o Defects Arbitration rules o Articles 41-47 o ICSID Arbitration rules o Different rules o Questions of procedure Tribunal constitution o Appointment o Replacement Challenging arbitrators o Applicable provisions o Initiative & Time of challe...

Conduct - Time limits - Ancillary claims - Written + Oral proceedings - Rules of evidence - Closure of proceedings Applicable law - Law agreed by parties - Absence of parties' agreement - Deciding disputes ex aequo et bono - Wrong substantive law application - Applicable law for questi...

Annulment Annulment vs Appeal Annulment as Discretionary Remedy Development of Annulment Scope of Annulment o Decisions not subject to annulment o Decisions subject to annulment o Annulment of parts of the award o Parties’ waiver of the right of annulment Procedure o Time limits o Forma...

Non-ICSID arbitration o UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules  - History  - Transparency o ICSID Additional Facility Rules  - Schedules  - Proceedings  - Disputes  - Secretary-General's prior approval  - Tribunal's constitution  - Provisional measures  - Applicable law ...

• Recognition • Enforcement • Execution • Substantive provisions o Enforcing state o Final award o Stay of enforcement o No review o Pecuniary obligations • Procedural provisions o Award notice o Federal courts • Non-ICSID awards o Reservations o BIT/MIT o More favourable ...