Case Details

Autopista Concesionada de Venezuela, C.A. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/00/5)

Subject of Dispute:

Contract for the construction of a highway system
Economic Sector:

Transportation
Instrument(s) Invoked:

Contract
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Autopista Concesionada de Venezuela, C.A. (Venezuelan)
Respondent(s):

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Venezuelan)
Date Registered:

June 23, 2000
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

January 16, 2001

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Gabrielle KAUFMANN-KOHLER (Swiss) - Appointed by Co-Arbitrators
Arbitrators:

Karl-Heinz BÖCKSTIEGEL (German) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Bernardo M. CREMADES (Spanish) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Respondent(s):

Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Attorney General, Caracas, Venezuela
Ministry of Infrastructure, Caracas, Venezuela
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English,Spanish
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

Award rendered on September 23, 2003.

(a) Original Proceeding

Published Decisions

Introductory Note

Decision on Jurisdiction of September 27, 2001, [English original] 16 ICSID Rev.—FILJ 469 (2001); ); 6 ICSID Rep. 419 (2004); [Spanish original] 16 ICSID Rev.—FILJ 515 (2001);

Award of the Tribunal

Available on the ICSID Website

Introductory Note (September 27, 2001)

Decision on Jurisdiction (September 27, 2001) English (Original); Spanish (Original)

Award of the Tribunal (September 23, 2003) English (Original); Spanish (Original)

No References Available.