Название предмета: International Investment Law
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Объем (ECTS кредиты) |
5 |
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Тип предмета (обязательный или по выбору) |
Elective |
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Семестр преподавания предмета |
9 |
Короткая аннотация (до 500 печатных знаков)
The course complements the knowledge of students in the area of international economic law. In the time of globalization and intensive economic interchanges between countries, the role of foreign direct investments plays a crucial role in the development of the host county where investors make investments. Protection of investors and investment as well as margin of regulatory powers of a state is the central issues in International Investment Law. In the course, it will be proposed to think over the relationship between International Investment law and International Law and Commercial Law. Students will be studying the definition of investor and investor, as well as standards of protection. Last topics of the course will cover dispute resolution between investors and host states and special relationships between human rights law and international investment law.
Предпосылки прохождения предмета
In order to successfully complete the course it is expected that students possess the knowledge in International law, Human Rights Law, Constitutional Law, Comparative Administrative Law, and International Private Law.
Цель предмета
The aim of the course is to provide key knowledge in the functioning of investment law and regulation.
Связи между результатами программы, результатами предмета, методами обучения и методами оценивания достижения результатов
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Результаты программы |
Результаты предмета |
Методы обучения |
Методы оценивания достижений результатов |
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Knowledge of the contents of principles of law and individual legal institutes in the context of national, European Union and international comparative legal regulation; |
Demonstrate understanding of principles of International Investment Law and its legal framework; |
Lectures; independent study of legal documents and cases; discussions |
Presentation, arbitration simulation, exam; |
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Correctly interpret and apply legal provisions in light of arbitration practice and recent developments; |
Lectures, independent study of legal documents and cases; discussions |
Arbitration simulation, exam |
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Ability to apply the acquired knowledge and scientific research results in complex situations, when through and defined information is missing when making judgment on alternative options of a decision; |
Apply the acquired knowledge to specific factual situation; argument policy improvements and formulate suggestions; |
Discussions; independent study of legal material and case law; |
Seminar, arbitration simulation; |
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Ready to represent and co-ordinate representation of rights and legal interests of individuals and organisations, in accordance with professional ethics and treating confidential information in a proper manner, as well as to assess efficiency of representation and to initiate innovation; |
Be able to work in a team on the complex case; formulate legal position depending on the factual circumstances and the role (investor, state or arbitrator) |
Discussions, case study. |
Arbitration simulation; |
Тематика курса
1. Introduction to International Investment Law;
2. Investment and Investor;
3. Standards of Treatment: FET, NT, MFN;
4. Standards of Treatment: Expropriation;
5. Dispute Resolution and Enforcement;
6. International Investment Law and Human Rights;
Распределение нагрузки студентов
40 ч. – контактные часы (лекции, семинары, онлайн-занятия и др.)
94 ч. – самостоятельная работа.
Формы и методы оценивания учебных достижений студентов
Seminar, test, presentation, arbitration simulation, exam;
Структура накопительной оценки
- Presentation – 25%
- Arbitration simulation – 25 %
- Exam – 50 %
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Основная литература |
- R. Dolzer, National Treatment: New Developments, paper presented at Symposium co-organized by ICSID, OECD and UNCTAD, 2005, Paris;
- P. Dupuy, E. Petersmann, F. Francioni, Human Rights in International Investment Law and Arbitration, Oxford, 2009;
- ICSID Convention, Regulations, and Rules, International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, ICSID/15, April 2006;
- M. Malik, The Full Protection and Security Standard Comes of Age: Yet another challenge for states in investment treaty arbitration?, International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2011;
- The Oxford Handbook of International Investment Law, ed. P. Muchlinski, F. Ortino, Ch. Schreuer, Oxford, 2008;
- OECD, Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard in International Investment Law, OECD Working Papers on International Investment 2004/03, OECD Publishing;
- OECD, Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment in International Investment Law, OECD Working Papers on International Investment, 2004/02, OECD Publishing;
- M. Orellana, Investment Agreements & Sustainable Development: the Non-Discrimination Standards, in Sustainable Development Law & Policy, Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2011;
- M. Paparinskis, Investment Treaty Arbitration and the (New) Law of State Responsibility, EJIL Vol. 24 No. 2, 2013;
- E. Petersmann, Human Rights, Constitutionalism, and ‘Public Reason’ in Investor-State Arbitration, in International Investment Law for the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Christoph Schreuer, Oxford, 2009;
- Sornarajah M., The International Law on Foreign Investment, 2004, Cambridge University Press.