For our readers who are based in Singapore, or who may be visiting in the month of April, you might want to attend these upcoming lectures given the increasing interest in the area of International Investment Treaty arbitration.

The inaugural NUS-SMU Public Lecture Series on International Investment Law and Dispute Resolution takes place on the 1st and 15th of April 2015, 6.30pm to 8pm, at Seminar Room 4-4, Level 4, Block B, NUS Bukit Timah Campus, 469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259756.

Hosted by the Centre for International Law, the first instalment on 1 April 2015 will see Toby Landau QC and Sam Wordsworth QC, both barristers at Essex Court Chambers, address the topic “ISDS: (Mis)understanding State Consent”.

The second instalment on 15 April 2015 will feature J Christopher Thomas QC, Senior Principal Research Fellow at the Centre for International Law, on the topic “Modern Investment Treaty-Making Practice: Restatement, Elaboration and Transparency”.

Admission is free-of-charge, but as seats are limited and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, you will need to quickly reserve your seat by emailing cil.events@nus.edu.sg