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    Annual ISDS Update: Energy Charter Treaty, UNCITRAL Working Group III, sanctions, corruption

    Arbitration Lab has just released the 2023 edition of the Annual ISDS Update, which is available in the live format and as an asynchronous online course with videos, quizzes and additional materials.

    The course covers:
    • An overview of the Energy Charter Treaty reform process, its impact on ISDS and why states withdraw from the treaty
    • The impact of sanctions on investor-state arbitration (users, institutions, and law firms) with a particular emphasis on EU and UK Russia-related sanctions
    • Key empirical findings on corruption allegations in ISDS, including relevant treaty provisions, jurisdiction and merits, burden and standard of proof and the red flag analysis methodology
    • The most important recent developments at the UNCITRAL Working Group III, including third-party funding, costs and damages, and multilateral instrument on ISDS reform.

    The course could be of particular interest to lawyers practising or wishing to practice investor-state arbitration and government officials in charge of ISDS.

    To learn more, including feedback from former participants follow this link.

    To take the online version of the course (at any time) follow this link.

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