Case Details

Société Ouest Africaine des Bétons Industriels v. Republic of Senegal (ICSID Case No. ARB/82/1)

Subject of Dispute:

Construction of low-income housing units
Economic Sector:

Construction
Instrument(s) Invoked:

Contract
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Société Ouest Africaine des Bétons Industriels (Senegalese)
Respondent(s):

Senegal (Senegalese)
Date Registered:

November 8, 1982
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

September 15, 1983

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Aron BROCHES (Dutch) - Appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council
Arbitrators:

Kéba MBAYE (Senegalese) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)
J.C. SCHULTSZ (Dutch) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)

Initial Composition of Tribunal

President:

Rudolf BINDSCHEDLER (Swiss)
Arbitrators:

Kéba MBAYE (Senegalese)
Jean VAN HOUTTE (Belgian)
Reconstituted:

December 5, 1983: Aron BROCHES (Dutch) appointed following the resignation of Rudolf BINDSCHEDLER (Swiss)
May 30, 1985: J.C. SCHULTSZ (Dutch) appointed following the resignation of Jean VAN HOUTTE (Belgian)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Gilbert-Charles Danon, France
Liquidateur de la Société Ouest Africaine des Bétons Industriales, Dakar, Senegal
Respondent(s):

Agent judiciaire de l'Etat, Ministère de l’economie et finances, Dakar, Senegal
Christian Valantin, Dakar, Senegal
Surrey & Morse, Paris, France
Language(s) of Proceeding:

French
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

Award rendered on February 25, 1988; attached to the Award is a Dissenting Opinion by arbitrator Keba M'Baye.

(a) Original Proceeding

Published Decisions

Introductory Note

Award of February 25, 1988 and its attachments, 117 Journal du droit international 192 (1990) (excerpts); 6 ICSID Rev.—FILJ 125 (1991); English translations of French original in 17 Y.B. Com. Arb. 42 (1992) (excerpts); 2 ICSID Rep. 164 (1994).

Dissenting Opinion (Attached to the Award)

Decision on Jurisdiction (Attached to the Award)

Declaration of the President of the Tribunal on the Tribunal's Decision of August 1, 1984 (Attached to the Award)

National court decisions: Cour d'appel, Paris, decision of December 5, 1989, 117 Journal du droit international 141 (1990); 1990 Revue de l'arbitrage 164; 80 Revue critique de droit international privé 121 (1991); English translations of French original in 5 ICSID Rev. —FILJ 135 (1990); 29 ILM 1341 (1990); 2 ICSID Rep. 337 (1994); 113 I.L.R. 440 (1999).

Cour de cassation, Paris, decision of June 11, 1991, 6 ICSID Rev. —FILJ 598 (1991); 118 Journal du droit international 1005 (1991); 1991 Revue de l'arbitrage 637; 81 Revue critique de droit international privé 331 (1992). English translations of French original in 30 ILM 1169 (1991); 2 ICSID Rep. 341 (1994); 113 I.L.R. 444 (1999) (excerpt).

Available on the ICSID Website

Introductory Note (February 25, 1988)

Award of the Tribunal (February 25, 1988) French (Original)

Dissenting Opinion (Attached to the Award) (February 25, 1988) French (Original)

Decision on Jurisdiction (Attached to the Award) (August 1, 1984) French (Original)

Declaration of the President of the Tribunal on the Tribunal's Decision of August 1, 1984 (Attached to the Award) (August 1, 1984) French (Original)

No References Available.