投資條約仲裁(investment treaty arbitration)係國際經濟法秩序中解決投資人與地主國投資爭端普遍而重要的方式。依據UNCTAD之估計，已知的投資仲裁案共計514件；亦有95個國家因其投資條約而成為投資仲裁之被控訴方。投資條約仲裁旨在處理投資人私人利益與地主國條約義務之關係。本質上具有若干國際公法的色彩。然投資仲裁程序規則本身，例如ICSID仲裁規則（ICSID Rules of Procedure for Arbitration Proceedings），乃係參照國際商務仲裁為其規範基礎。UNCITRAL 仲裁規則、斯德哥爾摩仲裁規則、ICC仲裁規則等，則本在適用於私人間的國際商務仲裁。因此，投資條約仲裁實務如何回應投資條約的公共利益關切，亦值得觀察。
本學期擬以投資條約仲裁為核心，討論該仲裁程序之特色、制度以及與其他爭端解決方式之關係(例如國家與國家爭端解決、地主國法院)。
以下略述課程討論內容:
General Topics:
1. Treaty schemes, foreign investment disputes and the character of investment treaty arbitration
a. Investment treaties and investment treaty arbitration
b. The principle, rationale and legal character of the direct access of foreign investors to investment treaty arbitration
c. Distinguishing the contract and treaty levels in investment treaty arbitration
d. Systemic distinction between investment treaty and arbitration and international commercial arbitration
2. Jurisdiction and admissibility in investment treaty arbitration
3. The role, function and qualification of arbitrators in investment treaty arbitration(I): The selection and qualification of arbitrators; independence and impartiality of arbitrators;
4. The role, function and qualification of arbitrators in investment treaty arbitration(II): Legal reasoning of awards; party autonomy and the powers of the arbitral tribunals
5. The applicable law and non-investment consideration in investment treaty arbitration
6. Transparency and public access in investment treaty arbitration
7. Annulment proceedings
8. Remedies in investment treaty arbitration: Compensation, non-pecuniary remedies and moral damages
9. Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards

Specific Topics:
1. Multiple proceedings between local court and investment treaty arbitration
2. Diplomatic intervention, state-to-state arbitration and investment treaty arbitration
3. A possible coordination between dispute settlement mechanism under trade chapter and investment arbitration under investment chapter in the context of free trade agreement
4. Annulment proceedings as the Appellate proceedings