LAwTTIP News & Events

III LAwTTIP Young Researchers Workshop - Call for papers

19/02/2019
In the framework of the LAwTTIP Jean Monnet Network, the Institut de l'Ouest: Droit et Europe (IODE) of the University of Rennes 1, in collaboration with the Centre of European Law of King's College London and the International Research Centre on European Law of the University of Bologna, is hosting the III LAwTTIP Young Researchers Workshop in Rennes from 4th... Read more

1st KCL LAwTTIP Seminar Series 2019

18/02/2019
The Centre of European Law of King's College London is pleased to invite all the students and staff to the first of the 2019 Seminar Series organised within the framework of the Jean Monnet Network LAwTTIP – Legal ambiguities withstanding TTIP.  The talk on "Brexit Reflections: where do we stand?" will be given by Ian Forrester... Read more

III LAwTTIP Joint Conference - Call for Papers

17/12/2018
The Centre of European Law of King's College London, in collaboration with the International Research Centre on European Law of the University of Bologna and IODE - Institut de l'Ouest: Droit et Europe of the University of Rennes 1, is hosting the III LAwTTIP Joint Conference, to be held in London on 21-22 March 2019. The Conference on "EU Law, Trade Agreements, and Dispute... Read more

UNIBO TTIPills Lecture - Judge Vajda

07/12/2018
The International Research Centre on European Law (CIRDE) of the University of Bologna will host, within the framework of the Jean Monnet Network LAwTTIP, a seminar by Christopher Vajda, UK Judge at the ECJ, on "Achmea case and the autonomy of EU law". The seminar will take place on the 14th of December 2018, 11:00-13:00, in the Sala delle Armi of the Law School... Read more

2nd KCL TTIPills Lecture Series Event 2018-2019

03/12/2018
In collaboration with King's Forum on International Dispute Resolution, the Jean Monnet Network LAwTTIP, Legal Ambiguities withstanding the TTIP will hold an event on the topical matter of the future of investment protection post Brexit. The lecture will be held by Andrea K. Bjorklund, a Full Professor and the L. Yves Fortier Chair in International Arbitration and International... Read more

1st KCL TTIPills Lecture Series Event 2018-2019

05/11/2018
The KCL Centre of European Law, in collaboration with the Jean Monnet Network LAwTTIP – Legal ambiguities withstanding TTIP – is pleased to invite all students and staff to the first KCL LAwTTIPills lecture for the a.y. 2018/2019 on "Investing in a 'Minefield'? Shareholder Voting in Chinese Securities Markets." A talk by Chao XI, Professor... Read more

I LAwTTIP Young Researchers Workshop

30/09/2018
In the framework of the Jean Monnet Network LAwTTIP, the King's College London Centre of European Law is pleased to announce the finalisation of the programme of the I LAwTTIP Young Researchers' Workshop "Beyond TTIP: A New Season for EU FTAs?". The event, which will take place in London on 17-20 October 2018, will gather starting scholars together with experts and more... Read more

KCL LAwTTIP Young Researchers Workshop - Call for Papers

20/07/2018
In the framework of the LAwTTIP Jean Monnet Network, the King’s College London Centre of European Law (CEL) invites submissions for the 1st Young Researchers Workshop.  This four-days’ workshop, which will be held in London on 17-20 October 2018, will consist of a training school for young researchers and doctoral students who will have an opportunity to discuss their work... Read more

IODE job offer - Postdoctoral Fellowship

09/07/2018
Within the framework of LAwTTIP Network, the Institut de l'Ouest: Droit et Europe of the Unviersity of Rennes 1 has just published a call for application for a 12 month Postdoctoral Fellowship on 'The new generation of EU FTAs'. The general selection process is described here: https://u-bretagneloire.fr/dossiers/postdoc/candidatures. Application deadline: 31 August... Read more

5th KCL TTIPills Lecture Series Event 2017-2018

23/06/2018
The importance of the decision of the European Court of Justice in Achmea can hardly be overestimated. Only a few months after 6 March, its effects are already deeply affecting the arbitration community, with final awards being challenged before national courts and private investors withdrawing from impending arbitral proceedings. Resorting to the very broad concept of... Read more

4th KCL TTIPills Lecture Series Event 2017-2018

08/05/2018
While the TTIP negotiations have generated overwhelming public attention in Europe and beyond, the discussions around the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) have proceeded quietly and slowly since 2013. However, in view of the broad scope and complexity of the treaty, and the diverging approaches of the negotiating actors, it is only a matter of time before the... Read more

3rd KCL LAwTTIP Seminar Series Event

20/04/2018
In this tumultuous moment for global trade governance, the European Union places itself as a leader for reform. The challenges that the EU faces in this reform process are however numerous and include, among others, the limits of the EU competencies for the conclusion of its broad Free Trade Agreements and the future of investor-state disputes in the EU. On the very “fitting”... Read more

II LawTTIP Joint Conference (Bologna, 12-13 April 2018)

24/03/2018
The International Research Centre on European Law (CIRDE) of the University of Bologna is proud to announce that the programme of  the II LAwTTIP Joint Conference "Rights, Values and Trade: Is an Agreement between EU and US Still Possible?" - organised in cooperation with the Centre of European Law (CEL) at King's College London and the Institut de l'Ouest:... Read more

UNIBO LAwTTIP Seminar Series Event - Prof. Weiler

05/02/2018
The International Research Centre on European Law (CIRDE) of the University of Bologna will host, within the framework of the Jean Monnet Network LAwTTIP, a seminar by Professor Joseph H.H. Weiler (NYU) on "The Normative Fault Lines in the World of International Trade Law". The seminar will take place on the 16th of March 2018, 11:00 - 12:30, in the Sala Armi of the Law... Read more

2nd KCL TTIPills Lecture Series Event 2017-2018

05/02/2018
What is the state of the art of transparency in investment arbitration? Is transparency a value in itself? And what are the advantages of subjecting this method of international adjudication to public scrutiny? The KCL Centre of European Law, in collaboration with the Jean Monnet Network LAwTTIP – Legal ambiguities withstanding TTIP – is pleased to invite all... Read more

3rd KCL TTIPills Lecture Series Event 2017-2018

05/02/2018
The third KCL TTIPills event will review past and current investment treaty drafting praxis. The lecture will focus on emerging practices such as standardisation and greater precision in the wording of treaty clauses, with specific attention to the chapters regarding investment dispute resolution. The KCL Centre of European Law, in collaboration with the Jean Monnet Network LAwTTIP... Read more

2nd KCL LAwTTIP Seminar Series Event

04/02/2018
On March 5, 2018, the Centre of European Law of King's College London, in cooperation with GW Law, will host the second of a series of seminars focusing on the principle of effective judicial protection under the EU's Free Trade Agreements. The second seminar, discussing "How Courts and Tribunals Approach Their Roles in the International... Read more

LAwTTIP IODE Roundtable

29/01/2018
The IODE - Institut de l'Ouest: Droit et Europe of the University of Rennes 1, together with the Franco-American Institute, is hosting a Roundtable within the framework of Jean Monnet Network LAwTTIP, which will take place on 13 February 2018, in Rennes.  The Round Table on "Who will draft international trade rules? Citizens' challenges of the EU trade agreements with... Read more

LAwTTIP IODE Seminar

29/01/2018
The IODE - Institut de l'Ouest: Droit et Europe of the University of Rennes 1, together with the University of Montreal, is hosting a seminar within the framework of Jean Monnet Network LAwTTIP, which will take place on 5 February 2018, in Rennes.  The seminar on "Comparative law aspects of CETA: Provisional application, investors/State arbitration and... Read more

II LAwTTIP Joint Conference - Call for Papers

26/01/2018
The International Research Centre on European Law of the University of Bologna, together with IODE - Institut de l'Ouest: Droit et Europe of the University of Rennes 1 and the Centre of European Law at King's College London is hosting the II LAwTTIP Joint Conference, which will be held at the Law School of the University of Bologna on 12-13 April 2018, in Bologna. The... Read more

1st KCL LAwTTIP Seminar Series Event

01/01/2018
On February 1st, 2018, the Centre of European Law of King's College London, within the framework of the Jean Monnet Network LAwTTIP – Legal ambiguities withstanding TTIP, will host the first of a series of seminars focusing on the principle of effective judicial protection under the EU's Free Trade Agreements. The seminar "Chinese Apples and... Read more

1st KCL TTIPills Lecture Series Event 2017-2018

05/12/2017
What is the EU Custom Union about? How does it differ from a free trade area and what are the consequences of adopting one model or the other in terms of judicial protection? Does it constitute a feasible model for the UK-EU relations after Brexit? The KCL Centre of European Law, in collaboration with the Jean Monnet Network LAwTTIP – Legal ambiguities withstanding TTIP –... Read more

UNIBO TTIPills Lecture Series

04/10/2017
TTIPills will consists of lessons on the foundations of EU trade agreements of new generation and their implications for the European Union and EU citizens. The aim is to increase public awareness on the major legal implications arising out from those agreements. More to the point, UNIBO’s TTIPills will be focused on the following topics:  the interaction among the EU trade... Read more

UNIBO LAwTTIP Seminar Series

25/09/2017
The International Research Centre on European Law of the University of Bologna, in cooperation with the PhD Programme in European Law, will host in the Fall semester of the a.y. 2017/18 a LAwTTIP Seminar Series focusing on the legal implications for the protection of the EU fundamental rights emerging from the negotiation and implementation of EU Free Trade... Read more

I LAwTTIP Joint Conference ''TTIP and Beyond...''

19/05/2017
The Institut de l'Ouest: Droit et Europe (IODE) of the University of Rennes 1, in cooperation with the University of Bologna and King's College London, hosts the I Joint Conference of the Jean Monnet Network LAwTTIP "TTIP and Beyond... Negotiating and implementing the EU's Free Trade Agreements in an uncertain environment".  The Conference will take place on 15... Read more

LAwTTIP Summer School ''Fundamental Rights and EU Trade Agreements''

18/05/2017
The International Research Centre on European Law (C.I.R.D.E.) of the University of Bologna, jointly with the King's College London, the University of Strasbourg and the University of Rennes1, and in cooperation with the Fondazione Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì, the University Residential Centre of Bertinoro and the Fondazione Alma Mater, will conduct the LAwTTIP Summer... Read more

I LAwTTIP Joint Conference - Call for Papers

11/02/2017
Call for papers  "TTIP and Beyond: Negotiating and implementing the EU’s Free Trade Agreements in an uncertain environment"  I LawTTIP Joint Conference (Rennes, 15-16 June 2017)   Objective of the Conference:  TTIP has been one of the most contested topics on the EU’ External Agenda. The legal questions raised by TTIP exceed its... Read more

I Jean Monnet Network LAwTTIP Roundtable

01/02/2017
The first Jean Monnet Network 'LAwTTIP - Legal Ambiguities withstanding TTIP' Roundtable will be hosted at the School of Law of the University of Bologna on 6 February 2017 (9:00 AM). The Roundtable aims at: presenting the Network to a targeted audience of potential interest groups, with particular regard to European and national decision-makers and... Read more

KCL TTIPills Lecture Series 2016-2017

29/11/2016
TTIPills will consists of lectures on the foundations of EU trade agreements of new generation and their implications for both the European Union and EU citizens. The aim of the lectures is to increase public awareness on the major legal implications arising out from those agreements. More to the point, KCL’s TTIPills will explore some sectoral aspects of the... Read more