UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE

On February 6, 2024, the online workshop on the protection of investments in renewable energies under the Energy Charter Treaty took place in collaboration with the law firm Herbert Smith Freehills. Following the brief presentations by former doctoral candidates on this topic, the developments were commented upon by the lawyers Patricia Nacimiento (HSF) and Robert Hunter (Osborne Clarke). We look forward to organizing future workshops with HSF and thereby contributing to the networking of legal professionals and academia!

In June 2023, the 13. conference of the Krickenbecker Kreis on international investment law took place. The speakers discussed, among other things, the role of investment law in the context of the Russian aggression, the interaction between investment law and climate change, and the correlation between investment law and EU law. The conference report has recently been published in the German Arbitration Journal (SchiedsVZ 2024, 50). 

Our licence for the Investment Arbitration Reporter has been renewed. The IA Reporter can be accessed from the university network via the following link: https://www.iareporter.com. 

On 21st November 2023, from 1 to 2 pm, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Julian Scheu will deliver a lecture on "Climate Change, Human Rights, and the Redirection of Global Capital Flows" as part of the Rhineland Lectures in International Law. The lecture will be conducted in English and held in the library of the Institute of International Law at the University of Bonn. The event will be simulcast via Zoom. The dial-in details are as follows: uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/j/63185129798, meeting-ID: 631 8512 9798, passcode: 730578. We extend a warm welcome to you for the Rhineland Lectures, which are freely accessible to the public and do not require registration.  Further information on the Rhineland Lectures in International Law can be found here.