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UNCITRAL

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

UNCTAD 2017 High-level IIA Conference UNCITRAL - Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform Geneva, 10 October 2017

Caroline Nicholas UNCITRAL Secretariat October 2017 caroline.Nicholas@uncitral.org

UNCITRAL

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

Mandate of UNCITRAL WG III (2017 …)

• first, identify and consider concerns

regarding ISDS

• second, consider whether reform is

desirable in light of any identified concerns

• third, if reform is desirable, develop

any relevant solutions to be recommended to the Commission

UNCITRAL

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

UNCTRAL Process

Formal intergovernmental sessions Inclusive, multilingual Observer States, IGOs, international NGOs Member States Share experience Consensus

UNCITRAL

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

UNCITRAL WG III - information

http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/commission/working_groups/3In vestor_State.html