Wednesday, August 31, 2011

MANDELA INSTITUTE WORKSHOPS

Using the World Trade Organisation Dispute Settlement System 13 and 14 September 2011
Burgers Park Hotel, Pretoria
The Mandela Institute at Wits School of Law, in conjunction with the Department of Trade and Industry and the World Trade Institute, will be holding a one and a half day workshop on the World Trade Organisation Dispute Settlement Understanding (WTO DSU).
Workshop topics will include:
Introduction to the DSU
The structure of states’ rights and obligations under WTO Agreements
WTO dispute settlement procedures (consultation, panels and appeals)
Use of the dispute settlement mechanism (as claimant, third party, respondent, amicus curiae)
Efficient and inefficient use of existing opportunities
Reforming the system to improve access
Enforceability of DSU outcomes
South African industry and the DSU
Positioning the South African government in relation to WTO claims
Case studies
Expert Speakers
David Unterhalter SC, WTO Appellate Body Member
Mustaqeem De Gama, Director ITED Legal International Trade and Investment, Department of Trade and Industry
Michael Hahn, Professor and Director of LLM Program in International and European Economic and Commercial Law, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Lambert Botha, Director, Trade Law Chambers
Other speakers to be confirmed
Dates and times: 13 September, 07h15 – 16h00 and 14 September, 09h00 – 13h30 Venue: Burgers Park Hotel, 424 Van der Walt Street (Cnr Minnaar Street), Pretoria Central Cost:

 Foreign Direct Investment – Southern African Needs and Systems 11 and 12 October 2011
Chalsty Teaching and Conference Centre, Wits School of Law, Johannesburg
A second workshop on Foreign Direct Investment – Southern African Needs and Systems will follow the WTO DSU workshop.
Workshop topics will include:
Trends in foreign direct investment (global, South African, case studies)
International investment policy and development
Trends in the evolution of investment rule-making: Bi-lateral investment agreements and investment chapters in regional trade agreements
Regulatory policy in South Africa in foreign direct investment
Dispute resolution options – policy and practice
Case studies in cross-border investment
Southern African developments
Drafting an investment act
Drafting a model investment treaty
Resolving investment disputes
Expert Speakers
Roberto Echandi, Director, Program on International Investment, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland
Mustaqeem De Gama, Director ITED Legal International Trade and Investment, Department of Trade and Industry
Laurence Boulle, Issy Wolfson Professor of Law and Director, Mandela Institute, Wits School of Law
Stephen Gelb, Professor, University of Johannesburg and Executive Director, The EDGE Institute
Dates and times: 11 October, 09h30 – 18h00 and 12 October, 08h30 – 13h00 Venue: Chalsty Teaching and Conference Centre, Wits School of Law, Johannesburg Cost: A small charge to be advised. Limited scholarships covering registration fee, airfare and accommodation, are available for SADC delegates. Motivation must be provided if applying for a scholarship. Registration: For further information and to book your place, please contact Julie Dunsford at the Mandela Institute, Wits School of Law on Julie.Dunsford@wits.ac.za or phone +27 11 7178468. WTO DSU workshop registration closing date is 8 September 2011 FDI- Southern African Needs and Systems workshop registration closing date is 6 October.
There is no charge to attend the workshop. Limited scholarships, covering airfare, transport to and from Pretoria and accommodation, are available for SADC delegates. Motivation must be provided if applying for a scholarship.

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