Case Details

Československa obchodní banka, a.s. v. Slovak Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/97/4)

Subject of Dispute:

Debt instruments
Economic Sector:

Finance
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT Czechia - Slovak Republic 1992 - Contract
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Československa obchodní banka, a.s. (Czech)
Respondent(s):

Slovak Republic (Slovak)
Date Registered:

April 25, 1997
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

August 20, 1997

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Hans VAN HOUTTE (Belgian) - Appointed by the Parties
Arbitrators:

Piero BERNARDINI (Italian) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)
Andreas BUCHER (Swiss) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)

Initial Composition of Tribunal

President:

Thomas BUERGENTHAL (U.S.)
Arbitrators:

Piero BERNARDINI (Italian)
Andreas BUCHER (Swiss)
Reconstituted:

December 11, 2001: Hans VAN HOUTTE (Belgian) appointed following the resignation of Thomas BUERGENTHAL (U.S.)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

White & Case, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Respondent(s):

Cernejova & Hrbek, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Shearman & Sterling, New York, NY, U.S.A. and Paris, France
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

Award rendered on December 29, 2004.

(a) Original Proceeding

Published Decisions

Introductory Note

Decision on Objections to Jurisdiction of May 24, 1999, 14 ICSID Rev.—FILJ 251 (1999);

Introductory Note

Decision of the Tribunal on the Further and Partial Objection to Jurisdiction of December 1, 2000, 15 ICSID Rev.—FILJ 530 (2000), 26 Y.B. Com. Arb. 87 (2001) (excerpts).

Procedural Order No. 2

Procedural Order No. 3

Procedural Order No. 4

Procedural Order No. 5

Available on the ICSID Website

Introductory Note (May 24, 1999)

Decision on Objections to Jurisdiction (May 24, 1999) English (Original)

Introductory Note (December 1, 2000)

Decision on the Further and Partial Objection to Jurisdiction (December 1, 2000) English (Original)

Procedural Order No. 2 (September 9, 1998) English (Original)

Procedural Order No. 3 (November 5, 1998) English (Original)

Procedural Order No. 4 (January 11, 1999) English (Original)

Procedural Order No. 5 (March 1, 2000) English (Original)

No References Available.