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Special lecture by Prof. Yarik KRYVOI entitled "Three Dimensions of Inequality in Investor-State Arbitration"

  A special lecture by Prof. Yarik KRYVOI entitled "Three Dimensions of Inequality in Investor-State Arbitration" was presented on May 23, 2023. Prof. Yarik KRYVOI is a Senior Fellow in International Economic Law and Director of the Investment Treaty Forum at The British Institute of International and Comparative Law in London. He has been invited by Professor Dai YOKOMIZO of Nagoya University's Graduate School of Law. The lecture was held in International Building 2nd floor CALE FORUM and attracted a diverse audience consisting of professors and international students of the Graduate School of Law.

 His presentation was well received by the audience, as he explained the system of international investment law and investor-state arbitration into its historical context, examined economic data and discussed the views of states regarding inequalities in the field. During his lecture, a lively question-and-answer session was conducted in which participants discussed several measures for reducing inequalities in investor-state arbitration, which greatly interested the participants.