Investment Arbitration 1.- General aspects a) Distinction from other types of arbitration and arbitral institutions. b) Investment protection treaties. c) Regulatory aspects of principal sectors. d) Transactional aspects of the deals giving rise to investment disputes. 2.- Starting the proceedings a) Jurisdiction: immunities and breach by a ¿State¿. b) Standing: definition of ¿investor¿ and ¿investment¿. c) Admissibility of claims. 3.- The procedure and the law a) Specificities of the investment arbitration procedure. b) Substantive law (I): analysis of sectoral rules. c) Substantive law (II): standards of protection. 4.- The award a) The award: structure and contents. b) The annulment of the award. c) The enforcement of the award.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES BY MATTER AF1 Lecture AF2 Practice/Case AF3 Lecture-plus-practice AF6 Group work AF7 Students¿ individual work TEACHING METHODOLOGIES BY MATTER MD1: Lecture in class by the professor aided by computer and audiovisual tools, in which the course¿s main concepts will be developed, and the main literature will be provided. MD2: Critical reading of the texts recommended by the course¿s professor: press articles, reports, manuals and/or academic articles, for their discussion in class, or to expand and consolidate the lessons of the course. MD3: Resolution of cases, problems, etc, provided by the professor, individually or in group. MD4: Exposition and discussion in class, moderated by the professor, on topics regarding the contents of the course, as well as practical cases. MD5: Making of Works and reports individually or in group. TUTORING: Students will have access to tutorials with the person responsible for coordinating the subject. With the tutoring it is intended to organize the teaching and learning processes that are based on the interaction between the student and the teacher in order to: (i) Guide the autonomous and group work of the students (ii) Deepen in different aspects of the subject (iii) Guide the academic and comprehensive training of the student. The tutorials will take place at the time and under the conditions determined by the teacher in Aula Global. The use of Generative AI is not allowed in this subject. The use of Generative AI to assist or complete any work deliverable in this subject will be academically penalized.