Date: June 15, 2015 – December 18, 2017

Over recent years, many states have taken steps to refine and modernize their investment treaties. These reforms, however, are typically only included in newer treaties or model agreements. States continue to be exposed to claims, litigation, and potential damages under older “old-style” agreements. These risks are particularly acute given that tribunals have often permitted investors… read more

As negotiations are ongoing in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP), CCSI staff and Jeffrey Sachs discuss the implications of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) for domestic law and policy, focusing on effects within the US. The paper concludes that the risks ISDS poses for domestic law are significant and… read more

Date: April 21, 2015, 6:30-8:00pm
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Annex

Date: April 20, 2015 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 107

Date: April 15, 2015, 10:00-11:30am
Location: Columbia University, International Affairs Building, Room 1501

Date: April 13, 2015 1:00-5:00pm. Reception to follow.
Location: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, 51 West 52nd Street, NY, NY 10019

In the FDI world, the year 2014 was characterized by policy discussions, especially about the nature of the international investment regime, its investor-state dispute-settlement mechanism and the question of rules for state-owned enterprises. This discussion took place against the backdrop of a decline in world FDI flows by MNEs and the growing attractiveness of emerging… read more

Date: January 26, 2015 12:10pm-1:00pm
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 807

Date: January 22 – April 2, 2015 12:10-1:00pm
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 546