9th Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference

The Ninth Annual Juris Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference

will address the complex issues raised by investor-state arbitration, and in particular will address these issues in the context of disputes in the natural resources sector. Over a quarter of all investor-state arbitrations commenced in 2013 alone arose out of disputes related to oil, gas and mining projects. With the continued importance of natural resource exploitation to the wealth of many states, and a resurgence of resource nationalism in parts of the world, it is not unexpected that related disputes with foreign investors continue to figure prominently in investment treaty arbitration.

The conference will be in its usual format – we will pit two rising stars in the field against each other to take a side in key current debates. The panel topics will be:

The Role of Domestic Property Rights in Investment Treaty Arbitration – A Misleading Rubric?

Lost on the way to Chorzów: Have arbitrators just been paying lip service to the PCIJ’s seminal case in their damages analyses?

Lawful versus Unlawful Expropriation: is this a Distinction Without a Difference?

Burdens and Standards of Proof for Corruption – is the allegation of claimant corruption by a state a sufficient basis on which tribunals may deny an investment claim?

More infromation is avaible here.