Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Conference: The Emerging Jurisprudence of International Investment Law

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law will host its 9th Investment Treaty Forum Public Conference on September 14, 2007. The theme is The Emerging Jurisprudence of International Investment Law. The program is here. Topics include: Precedent in Domestic Law - A Comparative Approach; the Role for Precedent in the Expanded World of International Courts and Tribunals; Fragmentation and Custom in Investment Treaty Law; Analysis of a Developing Jurisprudence in International Investment Law; Fair and Equitable Treatment Nationality; Most-Favoured Nation Treatment ("MFN"); and Umbrella Clauses.