Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment 3rd Annual Conference
Date: September 10-11, 2020
Location: The Conference will be held online; details to follow
Investment Law and Policy
Executive Training on Investment Treaties and Arbitration for Government Officials
Date: June 15-25, 2020
Location: Columbia Law School, room TBA
Webinar on International Investment Law Assistance Mechanisms: Issues, Evidence, Lessons Learned, Proposed Solutions
Date: March 24, 2020, 9:00am – 10:00am (EST); 2:00pm – 3:00pm (CET)
Location: Webinar
Concrete Measures for a Framework on Investment Facilitation for Development: Report
Based on a number of background papers and discussions during an Expert Workshop, this report identifies 12 concrete measures that could be included in the Framework on Investment Facilitation for Development being negotiated in the WTO.
The Global Rush to Foreign Direct Investment Screenings
Date: February 24, 2020, 4:00-6:00pm
Location: Columbia University, International Affairs Building, Room 918
Preparing Legal Frameworks for Environmental Disasters: Practical Considerations for Host States
This report sets forth specific steps that host-governments can take during the pre-investment, operation, and enforcement phases of extractives projects to provide financial and other protection in the context of environmental disasters associated with private sector investments.
Environmental Injustice: How treaties undermine human rights related to the environment
Policymakers and environmental advocates have often overlooked how provisions granted by states in international investment agreements (IIAs) have been used by investors to challenge government measures taken in the public interest to protect the environment and advance environmental justice.
Aligning Investment Treaties with Sustainable Development
Policy makers and other stakeholders are currently asking fundamental questions about whether and to what extent international investment agreements (IIAs) are consistent with and are helping to advance sustainable development objectives at home and abroad. A 2019 paper from CCSI examines the alignment of IIAs with the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, arguing that while FDI will play an… read more
IIAs and Investor (Mis) Conduct
By Lise Johnson
January 14, 2019
The issue of investor responsibilities in investment law is – and should be — gaining prominence. Questions regarding whether and how investor responsibilities are, could, and should, be incorporated into or otherwise interact with international investment law and international investment agreements (IIAs) are a crucial part of the conversation regarding international investment law and policy, and reform thereof.
Access to Justice and Corporate Accountability for Investment-Related Harms: Opportunities and Limitations of the International Investment Regime
By Jesse Coleman
January 14, 2019
Can the investment regime be used to enhanced access to remedy and corporate accountability for human rights abuses in the context of international investment? If so, how?