SemesterFall Semester, 2018
DepartmentMA Program of International Business, First Year MA Program of International Business, Second Year
Course NameTopics on International Trade Law (I)
InstructorHSUEH CHING-WEN
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

 


































































































































































週次



Week

課程主題



Topic

課程內容與指定閱讀



Content and Reading Assignment

教學活動與作業



Teaching Activities and Homework

學習投入時間



Student workload expectation

課堂講授



In-class Hours

課程前後



Outside-of-class Hours

1

Introduction (development of international investment law and source of law)

[Dolzer＆Schreuer , pp.1-45]

Lecture, Discussion, Presentation

3

1

2

Investor, Investment, and International Investment Agreements

[Dolzer＆Schreuer , pp.46-65]

Lecture, Discussion, Presentation

3

1

3

The establishment of Investment



[Dolzer＆Schreuer pp.72-84]

Lecture, Discussion, Presentation

3

1

4

Expropriation and Compensation (I)

[Dolzer＆Schreuer, pp.85-100]

Lecture, Discussion, Presentation

3

1

5

Expropriation and Compensation (I)

[Dolzer＆Schreuer , pp.101-119]

Lecture, Discussion, Presentation

3

1

6

Standards of Protection (I)

[Dolzer＆Schreuer pp.120-148]

Lecture, Discussion, Presentation

3

1

7

Standards of Protection (II)

[Dolzer＆Schreuer, pp.149-176]

Lecture, Discussion, Presentation

3

1

8

Standards of Protection (III)



[Dolzer＆Schreuer ,pp.178-194]

Lecture, Discussion, Presentation

3

1

9

Investment Dispute Resolution(I)

[Dolzer＆Schreuer, pp.211-242]

Lecture, Discussion, Presentation

3

1

10

Investment Dispute Resolution(II)　



[Dolzer＆Schreuer, pp.242-262]

Lecture, Discussion, Presentation

3

1

11

Investment Dispute Resolution(III)



[Dolzer＆Schreuer pp.262-290]

Lecture, Discussion, Presentation

3

1

12

SOE, SWF and governmental involvement in international investment



Materials related to the presentation (TBD)

Discussion, Presentation

3

3

13

Investment and Environment　

Materials related to the presentation (TBD)

Discussion, Presentation

3

3

14

Investment and Labor



Materials related to the presentation (TBD)

Discussion, Presentation　

3

3

15

Investment and Public Health



Materials related to the presentation (TBD)

Discussion, Presentation

3

3

16

Investment and Intellectual Property Right　

Materials related to the presentation (TBD)

Discussion, Presentation

3

3

17

Investment Issues between Taiwan and China　

Materials related to the presentation (TBD)

Discussion, Presentation

3

3

18

Reforms or Improvements of ISDS

Materials related to the presentation (TBD)

Discussion, Presentation　

3

3

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

N/A


Requirement/Grading

The grade comprises two parts:



Grading of presentation on chosen topic/term paper (90%):



The criteria for evaluation are as follows:




  1. The ability of identifying feasible topics

  2. The quality of the research

  3. The quality of the paper presented, including the presentation performance

  4. The effectiveness of revision



Grading of class participation (10%):



The evaluation is based the frequency and the substance of comments given to the others’ presentation. The quality of the brief will be accessed as part of the performance of participation.


Textbook & Reference

Principles of International Investment Law, Dolzer & Schreuer, Oxford, 2012

2. Law and Practice of Investment Treaties: Standards of Treatment, Newcombe & Paradell, Kluwer Law International, 2009.

3. Principles of International Investment Law: Reconciling Policy and Principle ,Surya P Subedi, Hart Publishing, 2008

4. Fair and Equitable Treatment in International Investment Law, Klager, Cambridge University Press, 2011.

5. International Investment Law and Arbitration: Leading Cases from the ICSID, NAFTA, Bilateral Treaties and Customary International Law, Weiler, Cameron May, 2005.


Urls about Course
http://icsid.worldbank.org/ICSID/Index.jsp https://www.italaw.com
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