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The ICSID Panels of Conciliators and of Arbitrators consist of designees of the ICSID Contracting States and of the Chairman of the Administrative Council. Each Contracting State may designate up to four persons to each Panel. The Chairman may designate up to ten persons to each Panel. This…

As part of its services to ICSID Member States and the public, the Secretariat seeks to promote greater awareness of the ICSID dispute settlement process and the development of international law on foreign investment.   

This database provides information relating to: signatures, ratifications and entry into force of the ICSID Convention; designations and notifications made by ICSID Member States to implement and apply the Convention; and designations made to the ICSID Panels of Arbitrators and of Conciliators.…

​​​​​The ICSID List of Contracting States and Other Signatories of the Convention (ICSID/3) records the dates of signature, ratification, and entry into force of the ICSID Convention for each Member State and signatory of the Convention.   ​    

The ICSID Convention is a treaty ratified by 155 Contracting States. It entered into force on October 14, 1966, 30 days after ratification by the first 20 States.  Article 6 of the ICSID Convention requires the Administrative Council of ICSID to adopt rules of procedure for arbitration and…

As the world’s leading institution devoted to international investment dispute settlement, ICSID supports investor-State mediation though the provision of services to parties, the development of rules of procedure for mediation, and the organization of events and training courses. Mediation…