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LLM International Dispute Resolution - Investment Treaty Arbitration I - Module 8 (BIT)
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 
	- Remedies vs Award 
	- Fees & Costs 
o	Non-ICSID Investment Treaty Arbitration 
	- Lex arbitri 
	- Parties' chosen rules 
	- Law of the seat (Directly function/Mandatory function/Sup...
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 23 pages •
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 
	- Remedies vs Award 
	- Fees & Costs 
o	Non-ICSID Investment Treaty Arbitration 
	- Lex arbitri 
	- Parties' chosen rules 
	- Law of the seat (Directly function/Mandatory function/Sup...
LLM International Dispute Resolution - Investment Treaty Arbitration I - Module 7 (Award & Annulment)
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	Formal requirements 
o	Registration of the annulment application 
o	Constitution of the Ad Hoc Committee 
o	Procedural rules applicable to annulment proceedings 
Stay 
o	Provisional stay 
o	Request for sta...
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 20 pages •
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	Formal requirements 
o	Registration of the annulment application 
o	Constitution of the Ad Hoc Committee 
o	Procedural rules applicable to annulment proceedings 
Stay 
o	Provisional stay 
o	Request for sta...
LLM International Dispute Resolution - Investment Treaty Arbitration I - Module 6 (Procedural Issues II)
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 questions of procedure and jurisdiction 
 
Tribunal's award 
- Tribunal's obligation to decide dispute 
- Tribunal's award 
- Remedies vs Award
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 14 pages •
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 questions of procedure and jurisdiction 
 
Tribunal's award 
- Tribunal's obligation to decide dispute 
- Tribunal's award 
- Remedies vs Award
LLM International Dispute Resolution - Investment Treaty Arbitration I - Module 5 (Procedural Issues I)
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 challenge 
o	Grounds 
o	Applicable standards 
Tribunal’s first session 
ICSID costs 
o	Administrative charge 
o	Advance payment 
o	Costs 
o	No advance payment 
Defaulting parties 
Preliminary objections 
...
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 17 pages •
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 challenge 
o	Grounds 
o	Applicable standards 
Tribunal’s first session 
ICSID costs 
o	Administrative charge 
o	Advance payment 
o	Costs 
o	No advance payment 
Defaulting parties 
Preliminary objections 
...
LLM International Dispute Resolution - Investment Treaty Arbitration I - Module 4 (Ratione Personae & Materiae)
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 temporis)
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 17 pages •
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 temporis)
LLM International Dispute Resolution - Investment Treaty Arbitration I - Module 3 (Jurisdiction & Consent)
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 notices/Waiting periods – Amicable settlement 
- Exhaustion of local remedies 
- ‘Fork in the road’ provision 
MFN Clause
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 19 pages •
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 notices/Waiting periods – Amicable settlement 
- Exhaustion of local remedies 
- ‘Fork in the road’ provision 
MFN Clause
LLM International Dispute Resolution - Investment Treaty Arbitration I - Module 2 (ISDS)
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 
	State-to-state disputes 
	Duration 
- Arbitration 
	Cooling off period 
	Written notice 
	Litigation 
	Fork in the road 
	Compensation 
ICSID Convention 
ICSID Additional Facili...
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 15 pages •
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 
	State-to-state disputes 
	Duration 
- Arbitration 
	Cooling off period 
	Written notice 
	Litigation 
	Fork in the road 
	Compensation 
ICSID Convention 
ICSID Additional Facili...
LLM International Dispute Resolution - Investment Treaty Arbitration I - Module 1 (Introduction)
- Foreign investment 
- Parties 
- Conflicts 
- Evolution – Law of investment disputes 
- BITs 
- ICSID Convention 
- Investment treaty arbitration vs Commercial arbitration 
- Investment treaty arbitration vs Interstate arbitration 
- Challenges – Legitimacy of investment treaty arbitration 
- Developments in investment treaty arbitration
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 11 pages •
- Foreign investment 
- Parties 
- Conflicts 
- Evolution – Law of investment disputes 
- BITs 
- ICSID Convention 
- Investment treaty arbitration vs Commercial arbitration 
- Investment treaty arbitration vs Interstate arbitration 
- Challenges – Legitimacy of investment treaty arbitration 
- Developments in investment treaty arbitration
LLM International Dispute Resolution - International Commercial Arbitration II - Module 6 (Multi-Party Arbitration)
Single contract 
Procedural issues 
Joinder rules 
- National laws 
- Institutional rules 
Non-signatories 
Consolidation rules 
- National laws 
- Institutional rules 
- IBA Guidelines 
Enforceability of awards
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 13 pages •
Single contract 
Procedural issues 
Joinder rules 
- National laws 
- Institutional rules 
Non-signatories 
Consolidation rules 
- National laws 
- Institutional rules 
- IBA Guidelines 
Enforceability of awards
LLM International Dispute Resolution - International Commercial Arbitration II - Module 9 (Recognition & Enforcement II)
Article VI 
Article V(1)(e) – Award Not Yet Binding 
- Autonomous definition 
- Territorial definition 
- Parties’ agreement 
Article V(1)(e) – Award Suspended 
Article V(1)(e) – Award Set Aside 
- Territorial approach 
- Delocalised approach 
- In-Between approach 
Article V(2) – Sovereignty 
Article V(2)(a) – Non-arbitrability 
- Choice of law 
- Issues 
Article V(2)(b) 
Article V(2)(b) – Violation of Public Policy 
- ILA Report 
- Interpretation 
- Application 
- Narrow definiti...
- Package deal
- Summary
- • 20 pages •
Article VI 
Article V(1)(e) – Award Not Yet Binding 
- Autonomous definition 
- Territorial definition 
- Parties’ agreement 
Article V(1)(e) – Award Suspended 
Article V(1)(e) – Award Set Aside 
- Territorial approach 
- Delocalised approach 
- In-Between approach 
Article V(2) – Sovereignty 
Article V(2)(a) – Non-arbitrability 
- Choice of law 
- Issues 
Article V(2)(b) 
Article V(2)(b) – Violation of Public Policy 
- ILA Report 
- Interpretation 
- Application 
- Narrow definiti...
MBE Questions & Answers - Civil Procedure
SQE2 - Real Property (Planning)
SQE2 - Professional Conduct
SQE2 - Business (Tax)
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