The second Mauritius International Arbitration Conference hosted by the Government of Mauritius will take place on 10-11 December 2012 in Balaclava, Mauritius. The theme of this year's conference is "An African Seat for the Twenty-First Century?". The PCA is one of six arbitral institutions supporting the event. Current and emerging trends in international commercial and investor-state arbitration will be addressed at the conference.

The specific issues which will be discussed by each panel are as follows:

• The Court’s Duty to Stay Court Proceedings in favour of Arbitration

• The Court’s Role in Supporting Arbitration During the Course of the Arbitral Proceedings (the “Juge d’Appui”)

• The Court’s Role in the Recognition and Enforcement of Awards

• Arbitrator Background, Appointments and Outcomes: Should we take Empirical Research Seriously?

• Investment Arbitration and Sovereign Debt Issues

• Sovereign Policy Flexibility for Social Protection: Managing Uncertainty Risks in International Investment Agreements 

 
The full conference programme, list of speakers and registration details are available at www.miac.mu.

The conference proceedings of the Mauritius International Arbitration Conference 2010 were prepared by the International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and are available for download here.