New Frontiers of ADR: From Commercial and Investment Matters to Regulatory Violations
6 Nov - 7 Nov 2018
McGill Faculty Club and Conference Centre
Session information
The crisis of investor-state disputes: can mediation offer the way out?
Wednesday 7 November (1145 - 1300)
McGill Faculty Club and Conference Centre
Committee(s)
Mediation Committee
(Lead)
Dispute Resolution Section
Legal Practice Division
Description
Building on the idea of mediation as an alternative to arbitration, this session will discuss the how and why of mediation clauses in bilateral investment treaties. Panellists will explore the use of mediation in investor-state disputes in practice, with reference to the 2012 IBA Rules for Investor-State Mediation.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Jalal El Ahdab | Bird & Bird LLP, Paris, France |
Speakers
| Martin Doe | Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, Netherlands |
| Kun Fan | McGill University, Faculty of Law, Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Alexander G Fessas | ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris, France |
| Hon Barry Leon | Arbitration Place | 33 Bedford Row | Caribbean Arb, Road Town, British Virgin Islands |
| Frauke Nitschke | ICSID, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Wolf J Von Kumberg | ArbDB Chambers, London, England |