The Trade Law Forum will be held in Incheon, Republic of Korea on 10-12 September 2018. The forum comprises the first Inter-sessional Regional Meeting on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) reform and three workshops to discuss recent trends in international trade.
The Inter-sessional Meeting will consist of a one-day Conference on regional perspectives on ISDS reform on 10 September 2018, followed by a half-day Roundtable discussion on 11 September 2018. It will be an open forum for high-level government representatives as well as relevant stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region to discuss issues being deliberated by Working Group III. We expect participation of high-level government officials responsible for investment policy and investment dispute settlement.
The second part of the Trade Law Forum will consist of three workshops that will provide a forum for discussing recent developments in norm making in the field of international trade law. UNCITRAL’s recent work in the fields of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), electronic commerce, insolvency and secured transactions will be featured during the workshops.
The Trade Law Forum will provide an opportunity for participants to receive updates on recent developments at UNCITRAL on a number of different topics. Interested attendees should confirm participation by registering for the event at the Register RSVP link or here by no later than 31 August 2018.
All queries may be directed to UNCITRAL-RCAP by email at: uncitral.rcap@un.org or tlforum2018@gmail.com.