UNCITRAL WGIII: Do States Really Need An Advisory Centre?
12 Jul 2024
Location: 1:00pm - 2:15pm UK Time Virtual Event (Zoom) Members: Free to attend - Book by 12 Jul Non Members: Register above as a member and attend for free - Book by 12 Jul
Highlights
UNCITRAL is pitching a sovereign advisory centre as a key reform feature of ISDS for the 21st century. Join our panel of experts as we examine whether such a centre is even needed, how it might work in practice, and the hurdles it will need to overcome to be a valuable addition to the investor-State system.
Questions to be answered by our panellists will include:
- Is the Centre needed, and what services would it provide?
- Will financing of the Centre prove contentious?
- Can investors and non-members be involved?
- Will it provide State-to-State dispute settlement advice?
- Where will it be located and under whose auspices?
- Is the establishment of the Centre a meaningful step for ISDS reform or window dressing?
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Arbitrator and Barrister
Twenty Essex
For well over 20 years, Baiju has focused exclusively on international arbitration matters. He has served as counsel and arbitrator (sole, wing, and chair) in international arbitrations involving ICSID, ICC, LCIA, ICDR, SIAC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL Rules, bilateral investment treaties (BITs), the Energy Charter Treaty, NAFTA, DR-CAFTA, and public international law. He has also advised states on the negotiation and drafting of investment treaties, and investors on the (re)structuring of their investments for maximum treaty protection consonant with tax and corporate governance strategies.
Twenty Essex
Agenda
Speakers TBC