LLM in International Commercial Law, LLM (General)
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Description
This module considers the central topics of international investment law. It will examine the traditional approach of regulating foreign direct investments in customary international law and then focus on the present state of investor protection under more than 3000 bilateral investment protection treaties and a number of multilateral agreements containing investment provisions such as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (formerly the North American Free Trade Agreement), the Energy Charter Treaty, and others.
This module examines the standards of treatment guaranteed to foreign investors under bilateral/multilateral investment treaties and customary international law, explores various forms of dispute settlement and enforcement mechanisms, and addresses contemporary challenges including international investment law's legitimacy crisis, the ongoing tension between investment protection and human rights/environmental protection, and the potential 'regulatory chilling' effect of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) on state sovereignty.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module the student should be able to:
