RFA o Language o Fees o Screening o Notice o Defects Arbitration rules o Articles 41-47 o ICSID Arbitration rules o Different rules o Questions of procedure Tribunal constitution o Appointment o Replacement Challenging arbitrators o Applicable provisions o Initiative & Time of challenge o Grounds o Applicable standards Tribunal’s first session ICSID costs o Administrative charge o Advance payment o Costs o No advance payment Defaulting parties Preliminary objections ...

Jurisdiction ratione personae - Contracting state - Constituent subdivision/agency - Investor’s nationality - Natural person - Juridical person - Investor Jurisdiction ratione materiae - Legal dispute - Dispute directly arising from investment - Investment - Time of dispute (ratione temporis)

Jurisdiction Jurisdiction vs Admissibility ICSID Convention – Jurisdiction Parties’ consent – Investment treaty arbitration - Direct agreement between parties - Host state’s national law - BITs - MITs Parties’ consent – Specificities Parties’ consent – Conditions - Prior notices/Waiting periods – Amicable settlement - Exhaustion of local remedies - ‘Fork in the road’ provision MFN Clause

Regulatory framework MITs - NAFTA - USMCA - CAFTA - ASEAN Agreement - ECT BITs - Provisions  Preamble  Definitions  Conditions for admission of investments  Substantive rights  Compensation for Losses (War clauses)  Free transfer of payments  Subrogation of risks  State-to-state disputes  Duration - Arbitration  Cooling off period  Written notice  Litigation  Fork in the road  Compensation ICSID Convention ICSID Additional Facili...

- Foreign investment - Parties - Conflicts - Evolution – Law of investment disputes - BITs - ICSID Convention - Investment treaty arbitration vs Commercial arbitration - Investment treaty arbitration vs Interstate arbitration - Challenges – Legitimacy of investment treaty arbitration - Developments in investment treaty arbitration

Single contract Procedural issues Joinder rules - National laws - Institutional rules Non-signatories Consolidation rules - National laws - Institutional rules - IBA Guidelines Enforceability of awards

Article VI Article V(1)(e) – Award Not Yet Binding - Autonomous definition - Territorial definition - Parties’ agreement Article V(1)(e) – Award Suspended Article V(1)(e) – Award Set Aside - Territorial approach - Delocalised approach - In-Between approach Article V(2) – Sovereignty Article V(2)(a) – Non-arbitrability - Choice of law - Issues Article V(2)(b) Article V(2)(b) – Violation of Public Policy - ILA Report - Interpretation - Application - Narrow definiti...

What are the key features of New York Convention? What is the scope of application of New York Convention? What are the fundamental principles of interpreting Article V? How can parties be prevented from resisting enforcement? How is Article V(1)(a) interpreted? How is Article V(1)(b) interpreted? How is Article V(1)(c) interpreted? How is Article V(1)(d) interpreted?