Ref. Ares(2018)6087220 - 28/11/2018
Mandate of Working Group III (2017)
“The Commission entrusted Working Group III with a
broad mandate to work on the possible reform of
investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS). In line with
the UNCITRAL process, Working Group III would, in
discharging
that
mandate,
ensure
that
the
deliberations, while benefiting from the widest possible
breadth of available expertise from all stakeholders,
would be government-led with high-level input from all
governments,
consensus-based
and
be
fully
transparent.
UNCITRAL
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
Mandate of Working Group III (2017)
The Working Group would proceed to : first,
identify and consider concerns regarding
ISDS; second,
consider whether reform was
desirable in light of any identified concerns; and
third, if the Working Group were to conclude that
reform was desirable,
develop any relevant
solutions to be recommended to the
Commission. (…).”
UNCITRAL
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law