Commentary on the Draft Code of Conduct

The draft Code of Conduct for Adjudicators in ISDS Proceedings, published by ICSID and UNCITRAL in May 2020, has been discussed in a wide variety of events and publications. What follows is a roundup of recent commentaries, blogs and articles published on the draft code. 

• Back to Basics: Drawing the line between Disclosure, Challenge and Disqualification Standards in International Investment Arbitration, by Fahira Brodlija, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, March 1, 2021
   
• On ISDS Reform and the ICSID-UNCITRAL Draft Code of Conduct for Adjudicators, by Sebastian Wuschka, Luther, November 17, 2020
   
• Draft Code of Conduct for Adjudicators in ISDS Proceedings: Further Practical Considerations, by Felipe de Marinis, Lucy Winnington-Ingram, Zach Mollengarden, and Paige von Mehren, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, November 1, 2020
   
• The Draft Code of Conduct for Adjudicators in Investor-State Dispute Settlement: An Important Step Forward in the Reform Process?, by Chiara Giorgetti, EJIL:TALK!, August 13, 2020
   
• Young ISDS Club — ICSID and UNCITRAL Draft Code of Conduct for Adjudicators in ISDS Disputes, by Suksham Chauhan, European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration Blog, July 27, 2020
   
• ICSID and UNCITRAL release their Draft Code of Conduct for Adjudicators: A Long Road Travelled and Yet A Long Way to Walk, by Morgane Palau, McCarthy Tétrault, June 25, 2020
   
• ICSID and UNCITRAL Release Draft Code of Conduct for Adjudicators in Investor-State Dispute Settlement, McNair Chambers, June 8, 2020.
   
• ICSID's New Rules and Proposed Adjudicator Code of Conduct, Catherine Amirfar, Donald Francis Donovan, Tony Dymond, Mark W. Friedman, Debevoise & Plimpton, June 2, 2020
   
• A binding code of conduct for adjudicators in investor-state disputes: a step forward?, by Laura Pereira and Zara Desai, Thomson Reuters Arbitration Blog, May 26, 2020
   
• Judging the adjudicators: Analysing ICSID and UNCITRAL's proposed Code of Conduct, Emily Wyse Jackson, Fieldfisher, May 21, 2020
   
• The ICSID and UNCITRAL Draft Code of Conduct for Adjudicators—a reflection, Gordon McAllister, Edward Norman, and Catherine Hammeson-Jones, Crowell Moring, May 15, 2020
   
• ICSID and UNCITRAL Release Draft Code of Conduct for ISDS Adjudicators, Christian Leathley, Amal Bouchenaki, and Caitlin Eaton, Herbert Smith Freehills, May 11, 2020
   
• ICSID and UNCITRAL Publish the Anticipated Draft of the Code of Conduct for Adjudicators in Investor-State Dispute Settlement, by Chiara Giorgetti, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, May 1, 2020