Investment Law and Policy Reform: A series of expert meetings
Through a series of interactive expert meetings, IISD has fostered innovative thinking and developed elements of a progressive agenda on investment.
Investment treaties and investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) have come under increasing scrutiny over the past decade. A call for reform has emerged. IISD is working towards progressive solutions. Through a series of interactive expert meetings, IISD has fostered innovative thinking and developed elements of a progressive agenda on investment.
The outcomes of the meetings include:
- Developing a Progressive Agenda for Reform of International Investment Law: Canadian perspectives: event page and report of the expert meeting held in Ottawa, Canada, June 13, 2018.
- Integrating Investor Obligations and Corporate Accountability Provisions in Trade and Investment Agreements: event page and report of the expert meeting held in Versoix, Switzerland, January 11-12, 2018.
- Developing a New Accountability and Dispute Settlement Mechanism on Investment: Lessons from international accountability mechanisms (IAMs): event page and report of the expert meeting held in Washington, D.C., United States, April 11, 2017.
- Investment-Related Dispute Settlement: Towards an inclusive multilateral approach: event page and report of the expert meeting held in Montreux, Switzerland, May 23–24, 2016..
- Investment-Related Dispute Settlement: Reflections on a new beginning: report of the expert meeting held in Montreux, Switzerland, October 17–18, 2014.
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