R. Parra, Antonio Keywords: International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes | Foreign direct investment | International arbitration | Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (Washington, D.C., 18 March 1965) | Mots clefs: ABSTRACT This course is centered on the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other States, and the work of the organization established by the Convention (ICSID Convention), the International Centre for Se…

B. Lamm, Carolyn Keywords: Foreign direct investment | International commercial arbitration | International arbitration | International dispute settlement | International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes | International arbitral awards | Cases | Mots clefs: ABSTRACT The point of this class is to address the situation of the legal profession under actual circumstances. As the business is global, the legal profession is too, and it is put under special regulations. The third chapter of the class points that internalizati…

Sinjela, Mpazi Keywords: Developing countries | Patents | Trademarks | Copyright law | New varieties of plants | Traditional knowledge | Intellectual property | International trade | Foreign direct investment | Economic development | Mots clefs: ABSTRACT Intellectual property, through its different branches, is a promoter of wealth creation for national development, especially for developing countries. Intellectual property is to be understood as a tool for all kinds of development and an important tool for the acquisition of techn…

V. M. Struycken, A. Keywords: State contracts | Foreign direct investment | Lex fori | International arbitration | Public international law | International economic relations | International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes | Mots clefs: ABSTRACT Starting with an overview of international economic relations and foreign investments, this course aims to understand State contracts and international arbitration. It shows reflection on two main points that are essential to State contracts in private international law: the la…

Leben, Charles Keywords: Foreign direct investment | State contracts | Law of contracts | Private international law | International arbitration | Mots clefs: Investissement | Contrats d'Etat | Droit des obligations | Droit international privé | Arbitrage international | ABSTRACT A contract of State, explains Professor Leben, is an official report drawn up between the State and a foreign body with regards to an international economic operation, that generally, but not necessarily, concerns an investment. This matter has evolved conside…

Enrique Alvarez, José Keywords: Foreign direct investment | Public international law | Legal regime | Economy | Globalization | Sovereignty | United States of America | Bilateral investment treaties | Argentina | Mots clefs: Investissements directs à l'étranger | Droit international public | Régime juridique | Economie | Mondialisation | Souveraineté | Etats-Unis d'Amérique | Traités bilatéraux d'investissement | Argentine | ABSTRACT This course considers the ramifications of the legal regime that governs transborder capital flows. This regime consists pri…