Case Details

Metalclad Corporation v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/97/1)

Subject of Dispute:

Waste disposal enterprise
Economic Sector:

Water, Sanitation & Flood Protection
Instrument(s) Invoked:

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Additional Facility - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Metalclad Corporation (U.S.)
Respondent(s):

United Mexican States (Mexican)
Date Registered:

January 13, 1997
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

May 19, 1997

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Elihu LAUTERPACHT (British) - Appointed by the Parties
Arbitrators:

Benjamin R. CIVILETTI (U.S.) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
José Luis SIQUEIROS (Mexican) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Law Offices of Clyde C. Pearce, Salinas, CA, U.S.A.
Respondent(s):

Consultor Jurídico, Subsecretaría de Negociaciones Comerciales Internacionales, Dirección General de Consultoría Jurídica de Negociaciones, Secretaría de Comercio y Fomento Industrial, Mexico City, Mexico
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English,Spanish
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

Award rendered on August 30, 2000.

(a) Original Proceeding

Published Decisions

Introductory Note

Award of August 30, 2000, 16 ICSID Rev.—FILJ 168 (2001); 40 ILM 36 (2001); 26 Y.B. Com. Arb. 99 (2001) (excerpts); 119 I.L.R. 618 (2002); 5 ICSID Rep. 212 (2002); French translation of English and Spanish originals in 129 Journal du droit international 233 (2002) (excerpts).

National court decisions: Supreme Court of British Columbia, Reasons for Judgment of May 2, 2001, The United Mexican States v. Metalclad Corporation, 2001 BCSC 664; 119 I.L.R. 647 (2002); 5 ICSID Rep. 238 (2002).

Supreme Court of British Columbia, Supplementary Reasons for Judgment of October 31, 2001, The United Mexican States v. Metalclad Corporation, 2001 BCSC 1529; 6 ICSID Rep. 53 (2004).

Available on the ICSID Website

Introductory Note (August 30, 2000)

Award of the Tribunal (August 30, 2000) English (Original); Spanish (Original)

No References Available.