Announcement: Hosting of the Academic Forum on ISDS
We are pleased to announce that the Universidad Externado de Colombia is now hosting the Academic Forum on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS).
The Academic Forum was originally established through the efforts of the University of Oslo (UiO) as part of its COPIID project, with the aim of fostering independent, high-quality academic engagement on ISDS-related issues. Since its creation, the Forum has served as an important platform for scholarly collaboration, dialogue, and research in the field of international investment law.
With its new institutional home at Universidad Externado de Colombia, the Academic Forum enters an exciting new phase, continuing its mission to promote inclusive and globally diverse academic perspectives on ISDS.
We look forward to the continued development and impact of the Forum under this new hosting arrangement.
Description of the Academic Forum
The Forum is academic in nature in the sense that membership is open to individuals holding an academic position (at either a university or academic research center). The academic nature reflects the intention to pursue objective research and analysis of the issues that are likely to arise in the context of reform initiatives.
The Forum is also neutral, meaning that it will work in a spirit of independence, without pre‐conceived ideas on possible outcomes of the reform process.
The Forum is diverse and inclusive so as to comprise the perspectives of regions of the world that are often under‐represented in similar fora and to include individuals with diverse academic interests, scholarly backgrounds, and views on ISDS. The promoters of the Forum firmly believe that inclusiveness and diversity are key to the success of the group’s mission.
Read the Academic Forum research policy here (pdf).
Members of Academic Forum on ISDS
The members of the Academic Forum on Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) seek to discuss, debate and hopefully constructively contribute to ongoing reform processes, including within UNCITRAL.
Disclosure Register for ISDS Academic Forum
Members of the ISDS Academic Forum have provided interested persons with information about any financial interests in relation to ISDS activities.
Election Policy and Governance
The following document outlines the process of the appointments of the steering committee and chairs.