ITF Events

Events and conferences

The Forum organises regular seminars and conferences inviting key figures from national governments, international organisations, law firms and academia to address Forum Members on selected topics.

There are also two public conferences each year. In addition to the public events listed below the Forum also holds Members-only events. Forum Members are warmly encouraged to suggest topics and/or speakers for future events.

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Forthcoming Investment Treaty Forum Events

Past Investment Treaty Forum Events

2019

13 September 2019 - ISDS@Singapore Public Conference: Dimensions of Legitimacy in Investor-State Dispute Settlement | Event photos
20 June 2019 - Regulatory Freedom and Indirect Expropriation in Investment Arbitration
10 May 2019 - Thirty Second ITF Public Conference: State Responsibility in Investment Law
4 March 2019 - Renewing the Relationship: Treaties and Customary International Law | Event photos
6 February 2019 ITF Meeting: Annulment in International Investment Law | Event photos

2018

8 November 2018 - Legitimate Expectations in International Investment Law
13 November 2018 - ICSID-SIA-BIICL Conference on Proposed Revision of ICSID Rules
26 October 2018 - Public Conference: Thirty First ITF Public Conference: Human Rights in International Investment Law
1 June 2018 - ITF Meeting: Ethics and the Rule of Law in Investment Arbitration | Event photos
11 May 2018 - Thirtieth ITF Public Conference: Enforcement in International Investment Law | Event photos
8 March 2018 - ITF Meeting: General Principles of Law in Investment Arbitration, and the Hierarchy of Norms under International Law
25 January 2018 ITF Meeting: The ne ultra petita principle and investment treaty arbitration

2017

1 November 2017 - ITF Meeting: The Future of Investment Arbitration: Have We Reached a High Water Mark?
23 November 2017 The standard of review of national court decisions by investment tribunals | Event photos

20 October 2017 - Twenty Ninth ITF Public Conference: Treaty Law Issues in International Investment Law | Event photos
8 June 2017 - Difficult Issues in Commercial, Investor-State, and State-State Dispute Resolution: Differences and Commonalities
12 May 2017 - Twenty Eighth ITF Public Conference: Economic Crime and International Investment Law | Event photos
28 March 2017 The History of International Investment Law: A Conversation with Antonio Parra and Christoph Schreuer

2016

15 November 2016 - Investment Arbitration Strategy - Pragmatic Moves and Manoeuvres
27 October 2016 - Twenty-seventh ITF Public Conference: Current Developments in Valuation & Quantum in Investor-State Arbitration
19 May 2016 - Twenty-sixth ITF Public Conference: The Role of Proportionality in International Investment Law

2015

18 September 2015 - Twenty-fifth ITF Public Conference: The ICSID at 50
8 May 2015 - Twenty-fourth ITF Public Conference: The European Union's Investment Treaties in Global Context
22 April 2015 - Investment Treaty Forum Special Conference: Current Issues in Valuation & Quantum in Investor-State Arbitration

2014

12 September 2014 - 23rd Investment Treaty Forum Public Meeting: "Can International Investment Law be Restated? Or is Jurisprudence Constante the El Dorado of Investment Treaty Lawyers?"
8 May 2014 - Investment Treaty Forum: 22nd Public Conference: Investor-State Arbitration and Beyond
20 March 2014 - Investment Treaty Forum and UNCITRAL Seminar
6 March 2014 - Investment Treaty Forum Meeting (Paris): Legitimate Expectations in Investor-State Arbitration: A Complex and Multi-faceted Concept