Year in Review: Key Decisions and Developments in Investor-State Arbitration
Date: January 22, 2015 6:30pm
Location: Chadbourne & Parke, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
Investment Law and Policy - Page 16
New Weaknesses: Despite a Major Win, Arbitration Decisions in 2014 Increase the US’s Future Exposure to Litigation and Liability
In 2014, the US continued its overall record of success in defending investment treaty claims. But it did suffer losses on a number of important issues, and those losses will render the US (and its treaty parties) vulnerable to future claims, litigation expense, and liability. The US’s recent losses, which have thus far been largely… read more
Memo to the Obama Administration on the U.S. National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct
In January 2015, CCSI sent a memo to President Obama to provide input on the U.S. National Action Plan on responsible business conduct. The memo applauded the U.S. Government’s decision to develop a National Action Plan consistent with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, noting… read more
CLE Workshop on Investment Arbitration and Human Rights
Date: December 5, 2014 8:30am-5:30pm
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 102A
Investment Arbitration and Human Rights with Filip Balcerzak
Date: December 4, 2014 12:10pm-1pm
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 807
Should Universities and Pension Funds Divest From Fossil Fuel Stocks?
Date: November 24, 2014 7-9pm
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 103
Ninth Annual Columbia International Investment Conference: “Raising the Bar: Home Country Efforts to Regulate Foreign Investment for Sustainable Development”
Date: November 12-13, 2014 8:30am-5:30pm
Location: Faculty House, Columbia University, New York
Is International Investment Law an Obstacle to Decentralized Smart Sanctions in International Law?
Date: November 3, 2014 12:10pm-1:00pm
Location: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 646
The Mauritius Convention on Transparency: Comments on the treaty and its role in increasing transparency of investor-State arbitration
This paper describes the background of the Mauritius Convention on Transparency, its specific articles, and the mechanism through which it can accomplish such broad reform.
State Control over Interpretation of Investment Treaties
Many critiques of investment treaties relate to concerns that tribunals’ interpretations of these agreements depart from states’ understandings of the texts, and do so in unpredictable ways leading to expensive litigation and unforeseen liability. States, however, can take steps to make their intentions regarding the texts clearer, and reduce the risk of uncertain outcomes. This policy… read more