Case Details

Marvin Roy Feldman Karpa v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/99/1)

Proceeding Materials Procedural Details

  • Foreign trade enterprise
  • Services & Trade
  • NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
  • ICSID Additional Facility - Arbitration Rules

    (a) Original Proceeding

    • Marvin Roy Feldman Karpa (U.S.)
    • United Mexican States (Mexican)
    • May 27, 1999
    • January 18, 2000

      Composition of Tribunal

    • Konstantinos D. KERAMEUS (Greek) - Appointed by the Secretary-General
    • Jorge COVARRUBIAS BRAVO (Mexican) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)
      David A. GANTZ (U.S.) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)

      Party Representatives

    • Feldman Law Offices P.C., Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
      Law Firm of Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
      Marvin Roy Feldman Karpa, CEMSA, Mexico City, Mexico
    • Subsecretaría de Negociaciones Comerciales Internacionales, Dirección General de Consultoría Jurídica de Negociaciones, Ministry of Economy, Mexico City, Mexico
    • English,Spanish
    • Concluded
    • Award rendered on December 16, 2002; attached to the award is a Dissenting Opinion by one of the arbitrators.

    (b) Interpretation and Supplementary Decision and Correction Proceeding

    • Both Parties
    • February 26, 2003 (Claimant(s)), January 30, 2003 (Respondent(s))

      Party Representatives

    • Feldman Law Offices P.C., Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
      Law Firm Solorzano, Carvajal, Gonzalez y Perez-Correa, S.C., Mexico City, Mexico
      Law Firm of Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
      Marvin Roy Feldman Karpa, CEMSA, Mexico City, Mexico
    • Subsecretaría de Negociaciones Comerciales Internacionales, Dirección General de Consultoría Jurí­dica de Negociaciones, Ministry of Economy, Mexico City, Mexico
    • English,Spanish
    • Concluded
    • Decision on the correction and interpretation of the award rendered on June 13, 2003.

(a) Original Proceeding

Published Decisions

Introductory Note

Interim Decision on Preliminary Jurisdictional Issues of December 6, 2000, 18 ICSID Rev.—FILJ 469 (2003); 7 ICSID Rep. 327 (2005);

Award of the Tribunal

Annexes (Attached to the Award)

Award and Dissenting Opinion of December 16, 2002, 18 ICSID Rev.—FILJ 488 (2003); 42 ILM 625 (2003); 7 ICSID Rep. 341 (2005).

Available on the ICSID Website

Introductory Note (December 6, 2000)

Interim Decision on Preliminary Jurisdictional Issues (December 6, 2000) English (Original); Spanish (Original)

Award of the Tribunal (December 16, 2002) English (Original); Spanish (Original)

Annexes (Attached to the Award) (December 16, 2002) English (Original); Spanish (Original)

Dissenting Opinion (Attached to the Award) (December 16, 2002) English (Original); Spanish (Original)

(b) Interpretation and Supplementary Decision and Correction Proceeding

Published Decisions

Decision on the Correction and Interpretation of the Award of June 13, 2003, 18 ICSID Rev.—FILJ 595 (2003); 7 ICSID Rep. 418 (2005).

National Court Decisions: Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Judicial Review of December 3, 2003, 8 ICSID Rep. 500 (2005).

Ontario Court of Appeal, Judicial Review, January 11, 2005, 9 ICSID Rep. 508 (2006).

Available on the ICSID Website

Decision on Correction and Interpretation of the Award of the Tribunal (June 13, 2003) English (Original); Spanish (Original)