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The course shall in more details focus on both general problems and selected special areas of international economic law. A student will acquire the following knowledges and skills: to be able to research, analyse and interpret legal norms (in particular international treaties) and decisions of international courts and arbitral tribunals, as well as other information necessary for solution of legal problems; to be able to analyse, formulate and present a plausible legal argument.
The general part includes the concept, sources and subjects of IEL, including the role of States and international organizations. The special part shall deal in particular with WTO law and the protection of international investment. The course shall also address the possibilities of settlement of international disputes, including both traditional and modern forms, from a diplomatic protection to the specialized means of dispute settlement, such as the European Court of Human Rights, WTO Dispute Settlement Board and the investment treaty arbitration. Last but not least, a lecture shall outline the recent changes of investment law and dispute settlement through the new EU trade and investment agreements, including the perspective of the Investment Court System. Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (13.05.2025)
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1. attendance at lectures min. 65% 2. activity (discussion) 3. written exam (multiple choice + open questions) Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (13.05.2025)
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The course covers primarily the following topics: 1. Introduction to international legal framework of economic relations General introduction and special characteristics Law of international economic relations 2. Sources of IEL. International treaties. Interpretation Traditional and modern sources of international economic law Law of treaties Interpretation of international treaties 3. Subjects of International Economic Law. International economic organizations Variety of subjects of IEL International economic and financial organizations Bretton Woods institutions and beyond 4. State in IEL. Jurisdictional immunities of state State as subject of IEL, its double role Jurisdictional immunities of state 5. WTO. Substantive law The origins and developments of WTO General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 6. Other multilateral trade agreementWTO. Dispute settlement Dispute Settlement Understanding New developments 7. Diplomatic protection. Case law (PCIJ, ICJ) The concept of diplomatic protection Protection of natural and juridical persons Case law (selected) 8. Multilateral and bilateral investment treaties Bilateral investment treaties Survey of important multilateral treaties (ICSID, MIGA, TRIMS, ECT, NAFTA) 9. Other free trade and investment agreements Energy Charter Treaty NAFTA/USMCA Other free trade agreements 10. Protection of property rights by the European Court of Human Rights. Case law System of the ECHR Article 1 of the Protocol No. 1 Selected case law 11. ICSID, UNCITRAL and arbitration ad hoc 1965 Washington Convention ICSID arbitration rules UNCITRAL rules of arbitration Selected cases 12. The impact of the EU on International Investment Law and arbitration Achmea case and the end of intra-EU BITs CETA and other new trade and investment agreements The new Investment Court System Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (29.08.2025)
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Basic literature: 1. TREBILCOCK, M.J., TRACHTMAN, J. Advanced Introduction to International Trade Law. 2nd ed., Edward Elgar, 2020. ISBN: 978-1788971423. 2. REINISCH, August. Advanced Introduction to International Investment Law, Edward Elgar, 2020. ISBN: 978- 1783474516. Other literature: 1. Dugan, Ch.F., Wallace, D. Jr., Rubins, N.D., Sabahi, B.; Investor-State Arbitration, Oxford University Press 2008 Basic legislation (always in wording in force and effect as on the date of examination): 1. WTO Agreement, GATT, WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding 2. ICSID Convention, Regulations and Rules 3. UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules Other legal regulations (always in wording in force and effect as on the date of examination): 1. Energy Charter Treaty 2. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 3. Act no. 34/2021 Coll. on the screening of foreign investments and amendments of related laws (Foreign Investments Screening Act) Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (28.08.2025)
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