Investment Protection & European Union Law
The interaction between international investment law and the law of the European Union raises a number of complex legal issues. The IILCC examines these legal questions and provides legal and practical solutions. See some of our publications and academic events listed below:
Publications
- The Incompatibility of Intra-EU Investment Treaty Arbitration With European Union Law – Assessing the Scope of the ECJ’S Achema Judgement, 62 German Yearbook of International Law 2019
- The Setting Aside and Enforcement of Intra-EU Investment Arbitration Awards After Achmea, Arbitration International, Oxford University Press 2020
- Note on Intra-EU BITS not Covered by the Termination Agreement, 2020
- Enforcement of Investment Treaty Arbitration Awards in Germany, in: Julien Fouret (ed.), Enforcement of Investment Treaty Arbitration Awards, Globe Law and Business Publishing 2021
- Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunals to Settle Intra-EU Investment Treaty Disputes, ICSID Review, Oxford University Press 2021 (forthcoming)
Lectures
- Brexit und die Folgen für den Investitionsschutz und seine völkerrechtliche Durchsetzung, 15. Frankfurter Gesprächskreis zum Investitionsschutzrecht: Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Investitionsschutzrecht in einer von Rechtsunsicherheit geprägten Zeit (Frankfurt, 12 November 2019)
- Brexit und ISDS: Stärkung oder Schwächung für Schiedsverfahren?, Deutsche Initiative junger Schiedsrechtler - DIS 40 Rhein/Ruhr (Düsseldorf, 14 November 2019)
Events
- The Protection of Foreign Investments in Europe – Perspectives & Solutions, Conference on 5 July 2018, University of Cologne (Conference report in EuZW 2018, 837).
- Workshop on ICSID Convention and EU Law, Workshop with Tim Rusche (EU-Commission) andFrancisco Abriani (ICSID Secretariat), 27 June 2019, Univeristy of Cologne.
- BREXIT – Und nun? – Podiumsdiskussion zu den Folgen des Brexit aus anwaltlicher, kommunaler und unternehmerischer Perspektive, 6 November 2019, University of Cologne.
Interview
- „Revolution statt Evolution“ - Interview zu den investitionsrechtlichen Folgen des Brexit, JUVE Rechtsmarkt 2/2020, pp. 114-115