UCL Laws Semester in London
Where modules run over two terms as a 30 credit module, SIL students will attend and be assessed on the contents of term 1. Please note that some modules reflect this with an additional "A" in their module code, but this is not the case for all of them due to special assessment arrangements for SIL students.
All assessments are graded on a pass/fail basis.
INTERNATIONAL LAW OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT (LAWSG088)
Credit value: 30 credits (12 ECTS) |
Module Convenor:
Professor Robert Volterra |
Other Teachers:
Professor Alejandro Escobar |
| Intercollegiate teaching: No |
| Teaching Method: 20 x two-hour seminars |
| Who may enrol: LLM students, SIL students |
| Prerequisites: None |
| Barred module combinations: None |
| Core module for specialism: Corporate Law, International Banking and Finance Law, International Law |
| Assessment |
| Practice Assessment: to be confirmed |
| Assessment method for LLM students: 3-hour unseen written examination |
| Assessment method for SIL students: 2-hour unseen written examination |
| Module Overview |
Module summary
The module explores the theory and practice of the international law of foreign investment, including a detailed examination of bilateral investment treaties and investment arbitration. The module is taught by lecture, using the Socratic method (questions from lecturers put to students to elicit student participation). Students are expected to have read the significant reading materials before each class. There is a moot investment treaty arbitration. |
| Recommended materials: A reading list will be made available at the beginning of term. |
| Preliminary reading: N/A |
Other information:
It is advantageous to have studied Public International Law on undergraduate level before registering on this module.
There is a moot investment arbitration at the end of the module.
No dissertation permitted. |
| Prizes for this module: There are currently no prizes available for this module. |
