Centre for Trade And Investment Law

August 2019

Conference

RGNUL-CTIL Multidisciplinary Congress on FDI in South Asia

The RGNUL-CTIL Multidisciplinary Congress on Foreign Direct Investment in South Asian Region is the fifth edition of the annual Congress organised by RGNUL, Patiala. The even is co-sponsored by Centre for Trade and Investment Law, New Delhi. The Congress aims to look into the motivations, positive spillovers and challenges of FDI. Other interdisciplinary aspects of Foreign Direct Investment in South Asian countries like Green FDI are also important. The Congress invited paper presentations from students, academicians, practitioners and experts on various themes of FDI ranging from socio-political conflicts to international investment treaties and WTO.

10 AM

RGNUL, PUNJAB BHADSON ROAD, SIDHUWAL, PATIALA, PUNJAB

September 2019

DISCUSSION SESSION

CTIL and SAIELN Session on ‘Paradise Lost or Found? – The Post WTO International Legal Order (Utopian and Dystopian Possibilities)’

This session was organized in light of the uncertainty surrounding the future of dispute settlement the WTO, and consequently the future of the multilateral trading system. The session began with a welcome address from Dr. James Nedumpara, Professor and Head, CTIL, who provided a brief background to the current crisis facing the WTO Appellate Body. This was followed by a keynote address by Prof. Picker, who shared insights from these workshops, the methodology of the studies, and some possibilities that were debated in them.

5:30 pm

Old Conference Hall (OCH), 2nd Floor, Block I, IIFT Bhawan, B-21, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi

August 2019

ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION

Regulatory Barriers and Trade In Services - A Global Perspecve

The discussion session examined the nature and importance of several policy areas such as Restrictions on foreign entry, Movement of people, Regulatory Transparency, Barriers to competition and other discriminatory as well as non-discriminatory measures in a?ecting exports and imports of three professional services viz. Legal, Accounting/Auditing, and Architectural services.

9:30 AM

Old Conference Hall (OCH), 2nd Floor, Block I, IIFT Bhawan, B-21, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi

June 2019

Work Shop

Workshop on “International Treaty Negotiation" organised by CTIL

The workshop pointed out the various aspects of treaty negotiation while negotiating trade in services and also emphasised on the aspects of negotiating bilateral and multilateral trade agreements with different countries.

10:00 AM

IIFT Bhawan, B-21, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi.

June 2019

Anniversary

Second Anniversary celebration

The Centre celebrated its second anniversary on 12th June 2019. Dr. Anup Wadhawan, Commerce Secretary, Government of India was invited as the Chief Guest on this occasion.

6.40 PM TO 8.00 PM

Speaker Hall, Constitution Club of India, New Delhi.

11-13

June 2019

Training Programme

Training and capacity building programme on “International Trade Law, International Investment Law And Treaty Negotiations" organised by the Centre for Trade and Investment Law and World Trade Institute, Bern

The training was to examine the basic aspects and the latest trends in the implementation of international trade and investment agreements.

10:00 am – 10:45 am

Old Conference Hall (OCH), 2nd Floor, Block I, IIFT Bhawan, B-21, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi.

April 2019

General Counsel Meeting

INBA General counsel meeting cosponsored by Centre for Trade and Investment Law dated 12th April, 2019

It was a discussion revolving around the regime regulating legal services in India.

6:00 PM

The Deputy Chairman Hall, Constitution Club of India, New Delhi

10-12

April 2019

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

Roundtable discussion on “Regulation /restrictions that impede services trade in any form” organized jointly by IIFT and CTIL dated 10th April 2019

The discussion was to examine the five sectors; legal services, accounting, architecture, air transport and courier services. The importance of policy areas were examined in order to understand the importance of these areas.

10:00 AM

Nalanda, Administrative Block-I, IIFT-New Delhi

March 2019

TRADE TALK

Talk on “How should WTO members respond to their WTO governance and appellate body crises? “by Prof. Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann dated 26th March, 2019

This talk focussed on the ways to implement and reform the WTO system and not to destroy it in the light of blocking of (re)appointment of Appellate Body candidates.

CRIT Conference Hall, 8th Floor, NAFED House, New Delhi-110014

March 2019

WORKSHOP

Workshop on investment treaties and investor-state dispute settlement system for government officials organised by Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India and Centre for Trade and Investment Law, IIFT dated 8th March, 2019

The workshop aimed at providing a basic understanding of investment treaty related issues and developing capacity at all levels of the government to understand the nature of BITs, their enforcement and the implications for the government.

Old Conference Hall (OCH), 2nd Floor, Block I, IIFT Bhawan, B-21, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi 110 016

February 2019

TRADE TALK

Trade 2019 - Challenges and trends in US trade law organized by Centre for Trade and Investment Law & South Asian International Economic Law Network dated 27th February, 2019

The trade talk focussed on the US trade policy in the trade remedy investigations and how the Indian industry can defend its position along with the recent Section 301 measures imposed by the US.

CRIT Conference Hall, NAFED House, New Delhi -110014

Janurary 2019

PANEL DISCUSSION

Panel discussion on "Shaping the future of WTO": Centre for Trade and Investment Law & South Asian International Economic Law Network dated 29th January, 2019

The panel discussed the various approaches to resolve the issue of appointment of the Appellate Body, the consequence the utopian possibilities that may arise in the international legal-economic system and the increasing inefficiency of the Appellate Body

CRIT, NAFED House, Siddhartha Enclave, Ring Road, Ashram Chowk, New Delhi -110014

Janurary 2019

TRAINING PROGRAMME

Intensive training programme on trade and investment law by Centre for Trade and Investment Law and International Law Institute, Washington D.C. held on 10-12th January

The discussion focussed on the issues of reappointment of Appellate Body, improving the negotiating functions of WTO and on the justification for use of national security exception.

CRIT, NAFED House, Siddhartha Enclave, Ring Road, Ashram Chowk, New Delhi -110014

Janurary 2019

PANEL DISCUSSION

Panel discussion on “Time and Transition in Investment Arbitration” organised by NUJS Model United Nations Society in association with Centre for Trade and Investment Law dated 9th January, 2019

The discussion was centred on the difficulties that India had faced to deal investor-state disputes against it and the prospects that India has in the international investment arena.

West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata

December 2018

BOOK LAUNCH AND PANEL DISCUSSION

Launch of "Non-Market Economies in the Global Trading System: The Special Case of China" edited by Professor James J. Nedumpara & Dr. Weihuan Zhou dated 15th December, 2018

The panel discussed the contours of Section 15 of the Protocol of China’s Accession to WTO, various interpretations that flow from it and the distortionary practices taken up by China. The treatment of external benchmark in the light of WTO disputes, US approach and Indian approach in calculation of dumping margin was also discussed.

10:00 AM - 4:30 PM

India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

December 2018

DISCUSSION SESSION

Policy forum on bilateral investment dated 13th December 2018

The evolution of BITs, their elements, architecture and the impact of such treaties on attracting foreign investments were discussed. The study commissioned by Centre for Trade and Investment Law on Impact of Investment Treaties on Investment Flows in India was released in the event.

IIFT, New Delhi

November 2018

DISCUSSION SESSION

Discussion on "Regulation of Non-Litigious Services: Best practices and trends in the State of Florida " dated 27th November, 2018

CTIL was requested by the Department of Law and Justice to prepare a report of the reforms required in the governance of non-litigious services and the roadmap for liberalisation of legal services. CTIL held a consultation with the Florida Bar Association on specific issues on regulation of the legal profession and foreign legal practitioner regime prevalent in Florida.

3:00 PM

8th Floor, CRIT Conference Hall, NAFED House, Ashram Chowk, New Delhi- 110014

November 2018

DISCUSSION SESSION

Discussion on recent development in trade law organized by and Centre for Trade and Investment Law and South Asian International Economic Law Network dated 20th November, 2018

The discussion addressed some of the recent developments in the sphere of international trade such as the renegotiation of NAFTA 2.0, the making of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) and the future of mega regional trade agreements.

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

8th Floor, CRIT Conference Hall, NAFED House, Ashram Chowk, New Delhi- 110014

Ocotober 2018

DISCUSSION SESSION

Panel discussion on ‘Investment arbitration in India: Challenges and opportunities’ organized by Centre Trade and Investment Law and Young ITA dated 29th October, 2018

The Panel discussed the discontents of the international investment arbitration with focus on the Investor-State dispute settlement system.

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Seminar Hall 2 (New Building), India International Centre, 40, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi

Ocotober 2018

COLLOQUIUM

National Colloquium on Investment Arbitration organized by Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law and Centre for Trade and Investment Law dated 12th October, 2018

The colloquium comprised of lectures delivered by eminent personalities in the field of Investment Arbitration. The lectures were followed by Panel Discussion on the ongoing “Vodafone- India BIT Arbitration.

Rajiv Gandhi National University Of Law, Punjab (RGNUL), Punjab

September 2018

DISCUSSION SESSION

Case discussion on ‘In the matter of Guatemala – Issues Relating to the obligations under Article 16.2.1 (a) of the CAFTA-DR’ dispute and its implications organized by South Asian International Economic Law Network and Centre for Trade and Investment

The discussion engaged on the legal nuances of this decision and its consequent impact on the inclusion of labour issues within trade agreements.

11:00 AM

CRIT Conference Hall, 8th Floor, NAFED House, New Delhi

September 2018

DISCUSSION SESSION

Discussion session on Indonesia – Safeguards on Certain Iron or Steel Products and its implications on US 232 Tariffs organized by South Asian International Economic Law Network and Centre for Trade and Investment Law dated 4th September, 2018

The discussion engaged on the legal nuances and impact on the unilateral actions of the United States.

4:00 PM – 5.30 PM

CRIT Conference Hall, 8th Floor, NAFED House, New Delhi

July 2018

FIRST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION & DISCUSSION SESSION

Centre for Trade and Investment Law’s First Anniversary & Panel Discussion on the future of WTO’s Appellate Body dated 27th July, 2018

The discussion focussed on the perspectives to deal with the crisis of the Appellate Body reappointment.

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

NAFED Building, New Delhi

May 2018

DISCUSSION SESSION

Knowledge sessions on Indian legal services sector dated 16 and 17th May, 2018

The discussion centred around the focussed on making India a hub for international arbitration, improving the institutional arbitration in India and borrowings to be taken from international institutions. Legal education was the theme for the second day, the practices to be included in the education in the law school level and mainstreaming the legal processing outsourcing and in-housing of legal services.

Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai

April 2018

DISCUSSION SESSION

Discussion session on the entry of foreign law firms and lawyers into India: The continuing debate organized by South Asian International Economic Law Network and Centre for Trade and Investment Law dated 5th April, 2018

The discussion revolved around analying the implications of the Supreme Court decision prohibiting entry of foreign law firms and discuss the best way forward for the Indian legal profession.

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

IIFT, New Delhi

February 2018

SEMINAR

Seminar on India – an emerging hub for institutional arbitration jointly organized by The International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution Regional Centre, Hyderabad and Centre for Trade and Investment Law dated 18th February, 2018

The discussion revolved around the state of institutional arbitration in India and the reforms required in the institutional arbitration in India.

2:00 PM

ICADR Hyderabad

February 2018

SEMINAR

Bar Leadership Summit on “Legal reforms in arbitration and liberalisation of legal services in India” dated 17th February, 2018

The discussion focussed on the impact of recent amendments in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. It also focussed on the question whether the foreign law firms be allowed to practice in India and the advantages and pitfalls for the litigants.

10:45 - 1:00 PM

Rangaswar, Y. B Chavan Center, Mumbai

December 2017

DISCUSSION SESSION

Discussion session on “War Against ISDS: Rebellion without a cause or lost battle? organized by South Asian International Economic Law Network and Centre for Trade and Investment Law dated 19th December, 2017

The discussion session addressed the current global ISDS crisis and reforms from a variety of perspectives breaching the public/private law gap and paving the way for a suitable and possibly new ISDS system in South Asia and India in particular.

4:00 PM

NTH Complex, New Delhi

December 2017

DISCUSSION SESSION

Discussion on “Emerging trends in privacy and data protection” organized by NLSIU, IIFT and DSCI dated 13th December, 2017

Justice Sri Krishna Committee report was discussed along with right to privacy judgement and the ways in which a robust regime for privacy laws can be created.

5:00 PM - 7:50 PM

The Leela Ambience, Gurugram

December 2017

DISCUSSION SESSION

Discussion session on “European Union – Countervailing measures on certain polythene terephthalate from Pakistan (DS486)” organized by South Asian International Economic Law Network and Centre for Trade and Investment Law dated 11th December, 2017

Discussion session focussed on the legal nuances of the WTO panel decision in EU-PET (Pakistan), 2017 with respect to the SCM agreement and considering the same, its impact on practices adopted by Indian and other investigating agencies vis-à-vis their evidence mechanism.

4:00 PM

NTH Complex, New Delhi

November 2017

SUMMIT

Bar Leadership Summit on reforms in the Indian legal services sector organized by Indian National Bar Association in collaboration with the Department of Commerce and Centre for Trade and Investment Law dated 11th November, 2017

The Summit explored the issues and concerns surrounding the liberalization of the Indian legal services sector. The summit involved discussions on three major issues: (i) the conduct of arbitration in India; (ii) reforms in the Indian legal regulatory sector; and (iii) the liberalization of Indian legal services

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

SCOPE Convention Centre, New Delhi, India

Ocotober 2017

DISCUSSION SESSION

The new geometry of Trade - beyond the WTO, what trade for democratic and sustainable societies organized by South Asian International Economic Law Network dated 16th October, 2017

The discussion session addressed the new geometry of trade in reflecting upon its engines and actors with a special focus on the expected positive outcomes of globalization for the emerging and developing world and South Asia in particular.

4:00 PM

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi

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The workshop pointed out the various aspects of treaty negotiation while negotiating trade in services and also emphasised on the aspects of negotiating bilateral and multilateral trade agreements with different countries.

The Centre celebrated its second anniversary on 12th June 2019. Dr. Anup Wadhawan, Commerce Secretary, Government of India was invited as the Chief Guest on this occasion.

The training was to examine the basic aspects and the latest trends in the implementation of international trade and investment agreements.

It was a discussion revolving around the regime regulating legal services in India.

The discussion was to examine the five sectors; legal services, accounting, architecture, air transport and courier services. The importance of policy areas were examined in order to understand the importance of these areas.

This talk focussed on the ways to implement and reform the WTO system and not to destroy it in the light of blocking of (re)appointment of Appellate Body candidates.

The workshop aimed at providing a basic understanding of investment treaty related issues and developing capacity at all levels of the government to understand the nature of BITs, their enforcement and the implications for the government.

The trade talk focussed on the US trade policy in the trade remedy investigations and how the Indian industry can defend its position along with the recent Section 301 measures imposed by the US.

The panel discussed the various approaches to resolve the issue of appointment of the Appellate Body, the consequence the utopian possibilities that may arise in the international legal-economic system and the increasing inefficiency of the Appellate Body

The discussion focussed on the issues of reappointment of Appellate Body, improving the negotiating functions of WTO and on the justification for use of national security exception.

The discussion was centred on the difficulties that India had faced to deal investor-state disputes against it and the prospects that India has in the international investment arena.

The evolution of BITs, their elements, architecture and the impact of such treaties on attracting foreign investments were discussed. The study commissioned by Centre for Trade and Investment Law on Impact of Investment Treaties on Investment Flows in India was released in the event.

The discussion addressed some of the recent developments in the sphere of international trade such as the renegotiation of NAFTA 2.0, the making of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) and the future of mega regional trade agreements.

The Panel discussed the discontents of the international investment arbitration with focus on the Investor-State dispute settlement system.

The colloquium comprised of lectures delivered by eminent personalities in the field of Investment Arbitration. The lectures were followed by Panel Discussion on the ongoing “Vodafone- India BIT Arbitration.

The discussion engaged on the legal nuances of this decision and its consequent impact on the inclusion of labour issues within trade agreements.

The discussion engaged on the legal nuances and impact on the unilateral actions of the United States.

The discussion focussed on the perspectives to deal with the crisis of the Appellate Body reappointment.

The discussion revolved around analying the implications of the Supreme Court decision prohibiting entry of foreign law firms and discuss the best way forward for the Indian legal profession.

The discussion revolved around the state of institutional arbitration in India and the reforms required in the institutional arbitration in India.

The discussion focussed on the impact of recent amendments in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. It also focussed on the question whether the foreign law firms be allowed to practice in India and the advantages and pitfalls for the litigants.

The discussion session addressed the current global ISDS crisis and reforms from a variety of perspectives breaching the public/private law gap and paving the way for a suitable and possibly new ISDS system in South Asia and India in particular.

Justice Sri Krishna Committee report was discussed along with right to privacy judgement and the ways in which a robust regime for privacy laws can be created.

Discussion session focussed on the legal nuances of the WTO panel decision in EU-PET (Pakistan), 2017 with respect to the SCM agreement and considering the same, its impact on practices adopted by Indian and other investigating agencies vis-à-vis their evidence mechanism.

The discussion session addressed the new geometry of trade in reflecting upon its engines and actors with a special focus on the expected positive outcomes of globalization for the emerging and developing world and South Asia in particular.

Stay Connected