As the Working Group proceeds to consider the draft statute of a standing mechanism for the resolution of international investment disputes (whether for a two-tiered body or a standalone appellate mechanism), this side event organised by the Academic Forum on ISDS will focus on crucial treaty law aspects of this multilateral instrument. The following are some of the questions the event will aim to answer. What form should the instrument take and how can its effectiveness be ensured? What will be the relationship between this prospective instrument and existing investment treaties? What will be the relationship between the standing mechanism and arbitration, in the case of states that subscribe both to the multilateral instrument and arbitration?
Panellists: George A Bermann (Columbia University), Gabriel Bottini (Uría Menéndez & University of Buenos Aires), Marc Bungenberg (Europa-Institut, Saarland University), Catharine Titi (French National Centre for Scientific Research & CERSA, University Paris-Panthéon-Assas) (moderator), and Michael Waibel (University of Vienna).
Venue: Boardroom D