ISDS@Singapore Public Conference: Dimensions of Legitimacy in Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Date: 13th September 2019
Time: 13:30 - 18:15
Venue: National University of Singapore, Bukit Timah Campus 469G Bukit Timah Road, SINGAPORE, 259776
Event Details
The landscape of investor-State dispute settlement is changing. In 2017, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law conferred a broad mandate on Working Group III to consider possible reform of ISDS.
The progressive agenda was borne from growing concerns over the system and the substance of decision-making in ISDS. To its critics, the repeat appointment of certain decision-makers when investor-State disputes are settled by arbitration and the uneven quality of decisions rendered unite to undermine confidence in the ability of ISDS, in its present form, to adequately safeguard the interests of investors, States, and relevant stakeholders.
The inaugural ISDS@Singapore Public Conference assembles leading policy-makers, practitioners and academics to discuss the different dimensions of a legitimate, sustainable ISDS. It marks the first time that an Investment Treaty Forum-led conference is held in Singapore.
Speakers:
- Mr Cavinder Bull, SC, CEO, Drew & Napier LLC
- Mr Toby Landau QC, Barrister and Arbitrator, Essex Court Chambers
- Dr Jean Ho, Associate Professor, NUS Law
- Ms Daphne Hong, Director‐General, International Affairs Division (IAD) of the Attorney‐General's Chambers
- Ms Miriama Kiselyova, Investment Expert & Legal Adviser, Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to the EU
- Prof Yarik Kryvoi, Director of the Investment Treaty Forum, BIICL
- Mr Jonathan Lim, Senior Associate, WilmerHale
- Ms Lim Seok Hui, CEO, SIAC
- Ms Inga Martinkute, PhD candidate, NUS Law
- Dr Nimnual Piewthongngam, Director, DPU Praxis Center and Lecturer, Dhurakij Pundit University
- Mr Jeremy Sharpe, Partner, International Arbitration and Public International Law practices, Shearman & Sterling
- Prof M Sornarajah, CJ Koh Professor, NUS Law
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Event convened by Prof Yarik Kryvoi, Senior Research Fellow in International Economic Law and Director of the Investment Treaty Forum and Dr Jean Ho, Associate Professor, NUS Law.
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Event photos
01 - Welcome, Chesterman (3063)
02 - Opening, Kryvoi (3085)
03 - Opening, Ho (3110)
04 - Closing, Lim (3316).JPG
06 - Session 1, Sornarajah (3139)
07 - Session 1, Martinkute (3154)
08 - Session 1, Lim (3156)
09 - Session 1, Sharpe (3187)
11 - Session 1 Audience
12 - Session 2, The Panel
Audio recording
CPD Information
This event offers the equivalent of 3.5 CPD Points
Practice Area: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Training Level: Foundation
Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes signing in on arrival and signing out at the conclusion of the activity in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.
