BIAMC Academy

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Acquire Essential ADR Skills with BIAMC!

Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Center (BIAMC) is offering an exciting opportunity for you to enhance your ADR expertise with our “The Essentials of International Investment Law and Arbitration” a three-day arbitration course in Bali on June 30-July 2, 2023.

Our course features top-notch training delivered by highly experienced and competent industry experts, ensuring you receive the best education possible.

Boost your career and stand out in the ADR field with this comprehensive certification. You will learn the fundamentals of:

  • Interpretation of investment treaties
  • Definition of investor and investment
  • Jurisdiction and admissibility
  • Defenses and exceptions
  • The course of investment arbitration
  • Enforcement and challenges of arbitral awards

Our program is facilitated by the industry's top experts, ensuring you receive the best education and training in the field.

Check out our schedule to see what you can expect from The Essentials of International Investment Law and Arbitration, a three-day arbitration course in Bali.

Session I: Introduction
  • Historical background
  • The modern system of international investment and arbitration
Session II: Understanding the Investment Treaties
  • Dissecting a BIT
  • Investment treaties interpretation
Session III: Material Scope of Investment Treaties Application: the Concept of Investment
  • The evolution of definition of “investment”
  • Definition of the investment and jurisdiction
Session IV: Personal Scope of Investment Treaties Application: Nationality of Investor
  • Nationality of investor and jurisdiction
  • Shareholders’ standing
  • Dual nationality
Session V: Discrimination
  • National treatment
  • MFN treatment
Session VI: Fair and Equitable Treatment and Umbrella Clauses
  • The evolution of the concept
  • The meaning of the fair equitable: a case study
  • The concept of ‘umbrella clauses’
Session VII: Expropriation
  • The evolution of the concept
  • Direct & indirect expropriation
Session VIII: Access to investor-State Arbitration and the Applicable Law
  • Applicable procedural law
  • Consent to ISA and its scope
  • Conditions precedent:
  • – Exhaustion of local remedies – Cooling-off periods
  • Applicable substantive law
Session IX: Investor-State Arbitration Procedure Access to investor-State Arbitration and the Applicable Law
  • Applicable procedural law
  • – ICSID: ICSID Arbitration Rules & Additional Facility Rules – UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules – AIAC Arbitration Rules
  • The course of typical ISA proceedings
Session X: Defenses, Exceptions and Counterclaims
  • Treaty-based and customary international law defenses
  • Exceptions to host-State’s responsibility
  • Arbitrating investor’s conduct: counterclaims by host-States
Session XI: Remedies, Enforcement and Challenge of Awards
  • Pecuniary and non-pecuniary remedies
  • Enforcement of ICSID and non-ICSID awards
  • Annulment of ICSID awards
  • Setting-aside of non-ICSID awards
Session XII: Contemporary Issues in International Investment Law & Arbitration
  • ISDS Criticism: a quest for alternative to arbitration
  • Fragmentation of the international investment regime

Embark on a journey to explore the essentials of international investment law and arbitration in the beautiful island of Bali, gaining a comprehensive understanding of key concepts and practical applications.

Enroll now to elevate your ADR skills and start your journey towards mastering international investment law and arbitration.

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