Predators in the pond of jurisdiction? The EU constitutional restraints on investor-State dispute settlement provisions in European comprehensive free trade agreements.

Predators in the pond of jurisdiction? The EU constitutional restraints on investor-State dispute settlement provisions in European comprehensive free trade agreements.

Investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS), once developed as ‘last straw’ for foreign investors to gain access to justice in the forgotten corners of this world, grew out of its niche existence – for the better or the worse. In a remarkable metamorphosis ISDS made its way not only into trade agreements among what was once called…

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Speaker at the Freie Universität Berlin–Indiana University Joint Speaker Series International Governance in a Multipolar Age on “The Future of Global Trade: Protectionism vs. Open Markets”

Speaker at the Freie Universität Berlin–Indiana University Joint Speaker Series International Governance in a Multipolar Age on “The Future of Global Trade: Protectionism vs. Open Markets"

In the month of January 2017, Professor Steffen Hindelang was invited as a Speaker for the Freie Universität Berlin–Indiana University Joint Speaker Series International Governance in a Multipolar Age on “The Future of Global Trade: Protectionism vs. Open Markets.”   Moderator for the series was Stefan Mair, Member of the Executive Board BDI – Federation…

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Co-organization of the strategy workshop „Die deutschen Interessen im Reformprozess des Internationalen Investitionsschutzrechts: Chancen, Risiken und Herausforderungen für den deutschen Wirtschafts-, Wissenschafts- und Anwaltsstandort (German Interests in the Reform Process of International Investment Law: Opportunities, Risks and Challenges for Germany as a Place for Business and Research)

At Freie Universität Berlin, co-hosted with Stephan Wernicke, Head of Legal Affairs, General Counsel of the German Association of Chambers of Commerce Berlin and Honorary Professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin

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