CIEL Participates in an International Anti-Corruption Conference

October 2008

CIEL will participate in the 13th International Anti-Corruption Conference in Athens (http://www.13iacc.org/), Greece from October 30th until November 2nd, 2008. The International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) brings together practitioners and academics to combat corruption and fraud globally. The theme of this year's conference is Global Transparency: Fighting Corruption for a Sustainable Future.

CIEL will host a workshop entitled Shedding Light onto Investment Arbitration, (http://www.13iacc.org/en/IACC_Workshops/Workshop_4.6). CIEL's workshop will explore the linkages between investment arbitration and corruption, and address problems related to the lack of transparency in international investment arbitration. The session will discuss how lifting the veil of secrecy would help expose and thus fight corruption in international investment, and will strategize on ways to introduce transparency and participation into international investment dispute settlement.

CIEL's workshop will be held on November 1st, from 11.00am until 1.00pm, in room MC 3.4 of the Megaron Moussikis in Athens, Greece.

CIEL's workshop will be moderated by Sofia Plagakis of CIEL. Panelists include: Jacob Werksman, Program Director, Institutions and Governance Program, World Resources Institute; Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Managing Attorney, Geneva, CIEL; Lucinda Low, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP; and Peter Eigen, Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Transparency International.

CIEL has consistently advocated for transparency and accountability as essential elements of international dispute settlement.

Additional materials:

Combating Corruption Through more Transparent Dispute Settlement Processes, Presentation by Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, CIEL

For more information, please contact:


Marcos Orellana, morellana@ciel.org