​On May 12, 2014, ICSID Secretary-General Meg Kinnear and SCC Secretary-General Annette Magnusson participated in a seminar on the role played by Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) in international investment protection at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in Stockholm, Sweden. The seminar was moderated by Mr. Thomas Gür, entrepreneur and author. The presenters gave an overview of the ISDS process, shared insights about the ICSID and SCC experience in administering investment arbitrations, and addressed questions about topics such as transparency, the purpose of ISDS, current trends and future directions.

The PowerPoint presentations of the ICSID Secretary-General and the SCC Secretary-General used during the seminar can be found here.

ICSID has issued a special focus issue of statistics regarding the European Union covering the period up to March 1, 2014.
 
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