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Investment Arbitration in Latin America and the Development of International Law

Prof. Francisco Orrego Vicuña, Professor of Law at the University of Chile; former President of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal; former President of the Institut de droit international.

The increasing number of arbitrations involving investments in Latin America has raised many important issues in respect of the development and clarification of international law. This course will identify and discuss such issues, which comprise state of necessity, contract and treaty claims, fair and equitable treatment, the most favored nation clause, termination of treaties, provisional measures and protection of indirect investments.

Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) - Geneva Law School and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
P.O. Box 136 - 1211 Geneva 21 - Switzerland
T: +41 22 908 4487 - F: +41 22 908 4499 - info@mids.ch