Training

First, the WTI’s flagship Masters in International Law and Economics (MILE) has incorporated a more comprehensive module on international investment law.

Second, starting in July 2011, the WTI will develop a two-week Summer Academy specifically devoted to the study and analysis of international investment law and policy.

Third, I³ has designed short courses, learning modules and workshops tailor-made to the needs of governments, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), international governmental and non-governmental organizations and academic institutions on specific subjects relating to international investment law and policy.   

Two Weeks on International Investment Law and Policy in the WTI's Summer Academy 2011

Week 1: The Substance of International Investment Law
Roberto Echandi, World Trade Institute, University of Bern
Eric H. Leroux, Trade Law Bureau, Government of Canada
Pierre Sauvé, World Trade Institute, University of Bern
 

Week 2: Settling Investment Disputes: Recent Trends and the Way Forward
Prof. Jack Coe, Pepperdine University, Malibu CA
Luis González García, Matrix Chambers, London
Dr Veijo Heiskanen, Lalive Lawyers, Geneva
David Herlihy, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
Anna Joubin-Bret, UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva
Eloïse Obadia, ICSID – International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Washington, DC
Michael Schmid, Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO
Gaëtan Verhoosel, Covington & Burling, London

Trade and Investment Courses during the MILE Programme

III/02 Trade and Investment Course in MILE 2011

Roberto Echandi, World Trade Institute, University of Bern
Pierre Sauvé, World Trade Institute, University of Bern

Planned MILE Courses on Investment in 2012

Investment I (16 to 19 April 2012)

Investment II (23 to 26 April 2012)