Study

This course introduces international investment law as a tool to protect investments abroad and explores its principles and key features from the perspective of various stakeholders that support and derive financial value from the system. Since the value of claims depends on their legal merit and enforceability of decisions, the course begins with key jurisdictional and substantive legal principles and also covers valuation principles and the regime for the recognition and enforcement of awards. The course also covers a variety of techniques that investors and their counsel can use to preserve and recover value from international investment law claims, including incorporating in jurisdictions affording treaty rights and introduces students to the growing industry of legal finance, which has permitted the funding and monetization of claims (such as through the assignment of claims or divestitures) and continues to innovate ways to allow users to access justice and hedge risks.

Special Notes:

Meets 1/8-2/26/26

Spring 2026

Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor
521.01	2	Research and/or analytical paper(s), 15-20 pages	Tim Meyer, Isabella Bellera Landa
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