Advisory Services, Technical Support, and Workshops
IISD's international lawyers and policy experts provide training courses, workshops, and a range of advisory services for developing economy officials—covering investment treaties, laws and contracts, negotiations, and dispute prevention and management.
IISD's pro bono advisory services, technical support, and in-person workshops help developing countries to navigate the wide range of legal and policy instruments governing international investment—enabling them to level the playing field in negotiations and disputes and making sure foreign direct investment truly supports sustainable development.
Our services on international investment law and policy include
- investment negotiation support and advice, including commentary on negotiating texts
- development of national and regional investment treaties or contract models
- development of national strategies and institutional frameworks for investment treaty negotiations and reforms
- investment treaty and contract implementation and design
- investment dispute prevention and management at the pre-litigation phase
- interactive workshops and practical training courses for negotiators and policy-makers on sustainable investment law and policy frameworks.
To learn more about IISD advisory services, please view our brochure in English and French, and please don't hesitate to reach out to our team at investmentlaw@iisd.org.
Our Beneficiaries to Date
Governments
A number of diverse countries have retained the advisory services of IISD’s legal team, including:
| Angola | Côte d'Ivoire | Mali | Sao Tomé and Principe |
| Argentina | Congo DRC | Marshall Islands | Senegal |
| Bangladesh | Ecuador | Mauritania | Seychelles |
| Benin | Egypt | Mongolia | Sierra Leone |
| Bolivia | Ethiopia | Morocco | South Africa |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Gabon | Mozambique | Sri Lanka |
| Botswana | Ghana | Myanmar | Tanzania |
| Burkina Faso | Honduras | Namibia | Thailand |
| Burundi | Hungary | Niger | Togo |
| Cambodia | India | Nigeria | Tunisia |
| Cameroon | Indonesia | Pakistan | Uganda |
| Cape Verde | Kenya | Paraguay | Vietnam |
| China | Lao PDR | Peru | Zambia |
| Colombia | Madagascar | Philippines | |
| Costa Rica | Malawi | Rwanda |
Regional Country Groupings, Institutions, and Processes
We have also provided advisory services to various regional country groupings, institutions, and processes, including:
| The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) process | The Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC/ECCAS) | Various African parliamentary groups | The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) |
| The African Union (AU) | The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) | The Southern African Development Community (SADC) | |
| The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) | The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) | |
| The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) | The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) | The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) |
List as of December 31, 2022.
Our core expert team is a diverse, cross-disciplinary team of lawyers, economists, and sectoral policy experts in agriculture, mining, and infrastructure. They are based in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America, and are also multilingual, providing support in Chinese, English, French, German, and Spanish, among other languages.
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