Universität Wien

950034 KU International Investment Law (2024W)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), Universitätslehrgänge
Continuous assessment of course work

This is a fee-based continuous education and training programme/certificate course offered by the Postgraduate Center. Please note that you must be admitted to a continuing education and training programme/certificate course to participate.

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 40 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims: Introduction to International Investment Law
Contents: The course will trace the traditional approach of regulating foreign direct investments in customary international law and then focus on the present state of investor protection through a dense web of bilateral investment protection treaties as well as some multilateral agreements containing investment provisions. The standards of treatment guaranteed to foreign investors in these treaties as well as under customary international law will be analyzed. This course will on the one hand focus on substantive standards, such as fair and equitable treatment, full protection and security, most-favored-nation treatment and national treatment. Equally, the protection against expropriation will merit special attention. On the other hand this course provides an overview of international arbitration between States and foreign investors. Arbitration is the preferred method for the settlement of disputes arising from investments. The proliferation of bilateral investment treaties has contributed to a dramatic increase in investor-State arbitrations. The growing case-law of international arbitration tribunals will serve as a background to this analysis.
Method: Lecture and discussion

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment: Written exam
Permitted materials: closed book

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

50% for a positive grade, based on the written exam

Examination topics

All topics covered in the course

Reading list

Materials will be provided during the course.

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