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22nd Annual IBA Arbitration Day

14 Mar - 15 Mar 2019

Session information

NAFTA/ USMCA and other trade agreements

Committee(s)

Arbitration Committee (Lead)

Description

Given the criticisms of investment treaties and investment chapters in bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, are we seeing the beginning of the end? • Can investors protect themselves against the risk of erosion of treaty protections by providing for corresponding protections in their investment contracts? • How should arbitrators deal with parallel claims under contracts and treaties?

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Professor Guido Tawil Arbitrator Chambers, Punta del Este, Uruguay; Member, Latin American Regional Forum Advisory Board

Speakers

Beth Baltzan American Phoenix Trade Advisory Services, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Stephen Drymer Woods, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean E Kalicki Arbitration Chambers, New York, New York, USA
Meg Kinnear International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Washington, District of Columbia, USA