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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">FYI. From Thomas Dromgool. DA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">On
<b>23rd and 24th October 2014</b> the Research Centre for International Economic Law led by Prof. Dr. Thilo Rensmann at the University of Dresden and the affiliated research project “Global TranSAXion” will be hosting a
<b>conference on “Mega-Regionals and the Future of International Trade and Investment Law”</b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">The conference offers a forum to discuss the content and structure of the preferential trade agreements currently under negotiation between some of the world’s major
trading partners. The main focus is on the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">CETA, TTIP and TPP reflect a novel approach to global trade relations by virtue of their economic impact, broad sectoral coverage and provisions on investor-state
dispute settlement. International scholars and practitioners will discuss these developments and their policy-implications from both an international trade and investment law perspective. Issues addressed by the panels include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Structural implications for the international economic order<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Democratic legitimacy
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Investment protection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Energy governance and the Green Economy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Innovation and IP protection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Novel regulatory areas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">The conference language will be English. For a detailed programme, see
</span><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext"><a href="http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/fakultaeten/juristische_fakultaet/jfoeffl9/globaltransaxion/conference2014/programme"><span lang="EN-US">here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Further information about the conference, the registration and the venue can be found at
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext"><a href="http://www.tu-dresden.de/globaltransaxion/conference2014"><span lang="EN-US">www.tu-dresden.de/globaltransaxion/conference2014</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Dipl. iur. Thomas Dromgool<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Forschungsprojekt Global TranSAXion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Technische Universität Dresden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Juristische Fakultät<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Prof. Dr. Thilo Rensmann, LL.M.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Lehrstuhl für Völkerrecht, Europarecht und Öffentliches Recht<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">01062 Dresden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Tel.: +49 351 463 43158<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">Fax : +49 351 463 37465<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">E-Mail:
<a href="mailto:thomas.dromgool@tu-dresden.de">thomas.dromgool@tu-dresden.de</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:windowtext">www:
<a href="http://www.tu-dresden.de/globaltransaxion">http://www.tu-dresden.de/globaltransaxion</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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