International Investment Law

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Course ID:	WP-MON-IntInvL
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	International Investment Law
Name in Polish:	International Investment Law
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Law and Administration
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Subject level:	intermediate
Learning outcome code/codes:	Skills: PR_U10
Short description:	Students will learn the basics of international investment law. Special emphasis is placed on investment arbitration mechanisms.
Full description:	During the classes, students learn the basics of international investment law (typical content of BITs, IIAs, FTAs). Particular emphasis will be placed on the mechanisms of investment arbitration, including the need for its reform (works of UNCITRAL Working Group III).
Bibliography:	Basic literature: Ł. Gruszczyński, M. Menkes, Ł. Nowak, Prawo międzynarodowe gospodarcze, Warszawa 2016 M. Jeżewski, Międzynarodowe prawo inwestycyjne, Warszawa 2011 Additional literature: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, The Rise Of Regionalism In International Investment Policymaking: Consolidation or Complexity?, UNCTAD Issue Note 3/2013, za: https://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/webdiaepcb2013d8_en.pdf A. Ali Ghouri, The Evolution of Bilateral Investment Treaties, Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Investment Law, International Arbitration Law Review 2011, vol. 14, nr 6 A. Newcombe, L. Paradell, Law and Practice of Investment Treaties, Kluwer Law International 2009 (rozdz. 1) E. Zagórska-Prątnicka, Dwustronne umowy o wzajemnej ochronie inwestycji, Biuletyn Arbitrażowy 2009, nr 9 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Scope and Development, UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements II, za: http://unctad.org/en/Docs/diaeia20102_en.pdf S.H. Nikièma, Best Practices. Definition of Investor, International Institute for Sustainable Development, za: https://www.iisd.org/pdf/2012/best_practices_definition_of_investor.pdf United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Expropriation, UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements II, za: http://unctad.org/en/Docs/unctaddiaeia2011d7_en.pdf M. Świątkowski, Czy wyrok sądu stanowi „inwestycję” w rozumieniu traktatów o ochronie inwestycji?, (w:) M. Łaszczuk (red.), M. Furtek, S. Pieckowski, J. Poczobut, A. Szumański, M. Tomaszewski, Arbitraż i mediacja. Księga jubileuszowa dedykowana doktorowi Andrzejowi Tynelowi, Warszawa 2012 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Fair and Equitable Treatment, UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements II, za: http://unctad.org/en/Docs/unctaddiaeia2011d5_en.pdf A. Martinez, Invoking State Defenses in Investment Treaty Arbitration', (w:) M. Waibel , A. Kaushal (red.), The Backlash against Investment Arbitration, Kluwer Law International 2010 J. Sicard-Mirabal, Yves Derains, Introduction to Investor-State Arbitration, Kluwer Law International 2018 M. Świątkowski, Dlaczego Polska nie jest stroną Konwencji waszyngtońskiej o rozstrzyganiu sporów inwestycyjnych?, (w:) J. Okolski (red.), A. Całus, M. Pazdan, S. Sołtysiński, T. Wardyński, S. Włodyka, Księga pamiątkowa 60-lecia Sądu Arbitrażowego przy Krajowej Izbie Gospodarczej w Warszawie, Warszawa 2010 K. Czech, O przystąpieniu Polski do konwencji waszyngtońskiej: debata na argumenty prawne, ekonomiczne, czy reputacyjne?, (w:) M. Tomalak (red.), Ius est a iustitia appellatum. Księga jubileuszowa dedykowana Profesorowi Tadeuszowi Wiśniewskiemu, Warszawa 2017 P. Bernardini, ICSID Versus Non-ICSID Investment Treaty Arbitration?, (w:) M.A. Fernández-Ballesteros, D. Arias (red.), Liber Amicorum Bernardo Cremades, La Ley 2010 Ł. Kaługa, Specyfika międzynarodowego arbitrażu inwestycyjnego, Mik C. (red.), Arbitraż w prawie międzynarodowym, Warszawa 2014 S.D. Franck, Development and Outcomes of Investment Treaty Arbitration, Harvard International Law Journal 2009, vol. 50, nr 2 A. Nilsson, O. Englesson, Inconsistent Awards in Investment Treaty Arbitration: Is an Appeals Court Needed?, Journal of International Arbitration 2013, vol. 30, nr 5 Z. Kosteczka, Amicus curiae w arbitrażu inwestycyjnym, Biuletyn Arbitrażowy 2010-2011, nr 4 (16) J. Kozikowski, Nowe reguły jawności UNCITRAL w kontekście Polski i dalszego rozwoju standardów jawności w arbitrażu międzynarodowym, ADR. Arbitraż i Mediacja 2013, nr 4 P. Nisztor, Milionowe wydatki na prawników nie idą w błoto, Puls Biznesu, 8 sierpnia 2012 r., wyd.elektroniczne Ch.N. Brower, Are Fear, Disinformation, Politics and the European Commission Becoming The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse For International Investment Dispute Arbitration?, Arbitraje: Revista de Arbitraje Comercial y de Inversiones 2015, vol. 8, nr 3 Ł. Kułaga, Unia Europejska a zmiana paradygmatu w międzynarodowym prawie inwestycyjnym, Europejski Przegląd Sądowy, kwiecień 2017 S. Hindelang, Study on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (‘ISDS’) and Alternatives of Dispute Resolution in International Investment Law, (w:) European Parliament, Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union, Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions in the EU’s International Investment Agreements, vol. 2, wrzesień 2014, za: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2525063
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:	PR_U10: students are able to use a foreign language at B2+ level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages of the Council of Europe. Class: 15h Preparation for the moot excercise: 30 h Independent analysis of source materials: 40h Consultation: 5h TOTAL: 90h = approximately 4 ECTS
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Moot Exercise at the end of semester (students will be assigned roles to make presentations of arguments as counsel / oral presentations are required)

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