Trade and Investment Law and Governance Roundtable 2021
Advancing Sustainable Trade and Investment through International Law and Governance
Thursday 30 March 2021 | 16:00 – 18:00 (CET)
Venue: Zoom Online Platform (due to COVID-19 travel restrictions)
16:00 – 16:05 Welcome and Overview
Chairs: Dr. Markus W. Gehring (Hughes Hall & Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge / CISDL) & Dr. Fabiano de Andrade Correa (CISDL)
Opening Remarks: Prof Thomas Cottier (University of Bern / World Trade Institute)* & Prof. Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger (University of Cambridge / University of Waterloo / CISDL)
16:05 – 17:50 Sustainable Trade and IP Law: Mobilising Legal and Institutional Reform for Trade & Long-Term Sustainable Development
What are the most pressing legal obstacles and opportunities to advancing sustainable trade law and sustainable development through IP law? What can be learned from recent FTA experiences for sustainable trade and trade and climate change, and are Environmental Goods and Services part of any modern trade deal? Can fisheries and fossil fuel subsidies be reformed, and what legal reforms can support global supply chains and emissions trading for a carbon neutral world, including border carbon? Could the WTO be further reformed to contribute to the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? What can be learned from national experiences for rapid decarbonization, to incentivize carbon-negative technologies and what are the IP law implications? Is IP law the problem or the solution to long-term COVID recovery?
16:50 – 17:00 Book Launch, Celebration of CISDL Toolkits, Online Courses & CISDL Legal Specialist Award Recipients
* Global Launch of D Olawuyi, Local Content and Sustainable Development in Global Energy Markets (CUP, 2021) https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/local-content-and-sustainable-development-in-global-energy-markets/365092990B11E7A2AF455A289A1260D4
* Special Recognition to the Winners of the CISDL Legal Specialist Awards for Trade and Investment: https://www.cisdl.org/2020/12/11/legal-specialist-award-recipients-2020/
17:00 – 17:30 Sustainable Investment: Mobilising Legal and Institutional Reform for Investment and Long-Term Sustainable Development
What are the most pressing legal obstacles and opportunities to strengthen sustainable investment law? How can investment law facilitate the transition to a greener economy? Is climate resilient investment possible? Should the Energy Charter Treaty be reformed? How to align pandemic recovery measures and climate measures with investment obligations? Can international investment law take the global Sustainable Development Goals seriously?
17:30 – 18:00 Rounds of Questions & Exchange with the Audience & Closing Remarks
Moderators: Adv. Freedom-Kai Phillips (CISDL Operations Director / University of Cambridge) & Adv. Marios Tokas (CISDL Trade & Investment Programme Coordinator / IHEID, Geneva)
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