- This event has passed.
Webinar: EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment in Context
March 8, 2022 All day
The negotiation of EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment between China and the EU will be a watershed event in global investment treaty practice. Because of the size and importance of the PRC-EU bilateral investment relationship, and because of the leading role both parties have played in the global spread of investment treaties, the issues raised and lessons drawn from the PRC-EU case will have ramifications well beyond China and Europe. However, a number of issues have so far prevented the conclusion of the negotiations. This webinar aims at providing a comprehensive update on the negotiations, discussing the main stumbling blocks and highlighting the next key steps in the negotiations.
This webinar is organized by EUPLANT and Asia Pacific FDI Network in conjunction with Queen Mary Law School (UK) and City University Law School (Hong Kong).
Opening remarks (9am London time // 5pm Beijing time) by Dr Matthieu Burnay (QMUL) and Prof. Julien Chaisse (City University of Hong Kong)
Introductory remarks (9:10am London time // 5:10 Beijing time) by Ms Sylvia Baule (European Commission) (TBC)
Session 1: EU and China Investments: Areas of Convergence and Divergence
9:30am London time (5:30pm Beijing time)
Chair: Prof. Julien Chaisse
– EU-China investment relations, by Prof. Jean-Christophe Defraigne (University Saint Louis-Brussels)
– Services and market, by Dr Pascal Kerneis (European Services Forum)
– SOEs by Dr Lu Wang (UNSW)
– Arbitration Clauses Limited to Compensation due to Expropriation, by Dr Matteo Vaccaro-Incisa (European University Institute)
Discussants: Dr Chien-Huei Wu (Academia Sinica) and Prof. José Luís de Sales Marques (Institute of European Studies of Macau)
Session 2: EU and China investment disputes: To ISDS or not to ISDS?
11:00am London time (7:00pm Beijing time)
Chair: Dr Matthieu Burnay
– European approach towards ISDS reform, by Ms. Adinda Sinnaeve (European Commission)
– The state of China’s experience in ISDS, by Prof. Chi Manjiao (UIBE)
– China’s approach towards ISDS reform, by Prof. Ming Du (Durham University)
– Issues around ISDS in CAI, Prof. Tong Qi (Wuhan University)
Discussants: Prof. Li Yuwen (Erasmus University Rotterdam) and Dr Daniel Behn (QMUL)
12:30am London time (8:30pm Beijing time)
Concluding remarks