Instruction for the first session

Please go through all reading materials.

Please focus on the following:

1.       What is Jan Paulsson speaking about in his article „Arbitration without Privity“? Does
international investment arbitration differ to international commercial arbitration? How?

2.       What are the sources of law in international investment law and arbitration?

3.       Which interesting provisions may we find in bilateral investment treaties?

4.       What is ICSID? What is the purpose of the ICSID Convention?