Authors: Peter Plachy, Peter C. Y. Kim, Vincent Reynaud and Sean Tan
Published: December 2018
| Jurisdiction: International |
Topics: New York Convention Investment Disputes States as Parties Third Parties in Arbitral Proceedings |
Description:
I. PANEL 1 – THE NEW YORK CONVENTION: UNRESOLVED 60 YEARS ON
The New York Convention was concluded sixty years ago. Currently, 157 States adhere to this international treaty. It has been referred to as the most successful legal instrument in the history of international commercial exchanges. As Professor Paulsson quipped, any person without legal training could render an award which has greater international effect than decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court simply because this person was appointed as a sole arbitrator. Sixty years of practice under the Convention have naturally spurred various questions. Have all the challenges been resolved or is there still room for further global unification? […]
II. PANEL 2 – REFORMING INVESTOR-STATE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT (ISDS): BETWEEN PRAGMATISM AND UTOPIA
III. PANEL 3 – DISPUTES WITH STATES; INTERSTATE ARBITRATION, INTERNATIONAL COURTS, AND INVESTMENT ARBITRATION
IV. PANEL 4 – THIRD-PARTY FUNDING; ETHICAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES