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"The Crisis of Investment Arbitration: What's Next?," The 2025 J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium Foreign Investment and the Environment: Local Communities, Human Rights, and Dispute Resolution

Event | 03.20.25, 10:15 AM EDT - 10:45 AM EDT

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The George Washington University Law School

2000 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052

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The Crisis of Investment Arbitration: What's Next? explores the challenges of protecting the environment within the current international investment law regime. It offers a comprehensive overview of International Investment Law, focusing on emerging trends that seek to integrate environmental values into arbitration between states and foreign investors. The panel will highlight key developments and challenges, while assessing potential pathways for harmonizing environmental protection with investment arbitration practices. It will also provide insights into how the evolving landscape might better accommodate environmental goals.

For more information, please visit these areas: International Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration, Litigation and Trial, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources

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