Call for papers: International Investment Law & the Law of Armed Conflict (Ateny, październik 2017)

Athens Public International Law Center wraz z partnerami zaprasza do udziału w kolokwium zatytułowanym "International Investment Law & the Law of Armed Conflict", które odbędzie się w dniach 5 oraz 6 października 2017 r. w Atenach. Organizatorzy są szczególnie zainteresowani następującymi tematami:

• Unlawful seizures of territory in inter-state and investor-state arbitration proceedings
• ‘War clauses’ in investment treaties
• ‘Essential security interests’ exceptions in investment treaties
• Force majeure, military necessity and other circumstances precluding wrongfulness in investment claims involving armed conflict
• Protection and security standards and due diligence obligations of host states during armed conflict
• Obligations under investment treaties relating to pre-conflict military activities by host states
• Denial of benefits in case of armed conflict
• Systemic overlaps between investment protection law and international criminal law arising from investment relations with entities engaged in armed conflict
• Armed conflict and the role of administering institutions in investment arbitration
• Divergence and convergence between international investment law and the law of belligerent occupation
• Implications of armed conflict for jurisdiction and admissibility in investor-state arbitration (e.g. territory, nationality, state succession etc.)
• The effect of economic sanctions on investors’ rights and investment arbitration proceedings
• OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: towards a socially responsible investment law?
• Termination and suspension of investment treaties as a consequence of armed conflict
• Investment arbitrators’ mandate vis-a-vis the obligation not to recognize as ‘lawful’ a situation created by an illegal use of force and/or the acquisition or occupation of territory
• Transnational (or truly international) public policy and investment arbitration in claims involving armed conflict
• Recognition and enforcement of investment arbitral awards stemming from cases involving armed conflict
• Scope for judicial dialogue and cross-fertilization between the investment protection and armed conflict regimes

Propozycje referatów można przesyłać do 15 marca 2016 r. Więcej szczegółów można znaleźć tu.