Advanced Investment Law
This course thoroughly examines selected international law topics governing foreign investment.
This course covers new developments concerning investment facilitation, investment screening, pre-establishment, establishment, and performance requirements, as well as further research that tackles whether international investment agreements (IIAs) promote foreign investment or serve other purposes. Particular emphasis is given to the relationship between IIAs and public policies, examining exceptions, carve-outs, and non-conforming measures, and the relationship with the “right to regulate” in sensitive policy areas, like sustainable development, climate change, human rights, economic sanctions, political risk, digitalisation, and taxation. This course also covers new developments in investor-state dispute settlement mechanism (ISDS) concerning conflicts of interests, the role of third parties (and third parties funding), transparency, provisional measures, and a review of the criticisms of the international investment regime, its reform process, and possible alternatives.
Prior attendance to a course providing an introduction to international investment law is desirable but not mandatory.
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ECTS: 5
16 Feb 2026 -
29 May 2026
In the following programs: Master of Advanced Studies in International Law and Economics (MILE), Master of Law (LL.M.) in International Trade and Investment Law and Diploma of Advance Studies in International Law and Economics (TRAIL+)