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The ICSID Secretariat today released the fifth Working Paper on proposed amendments to the Centre’s procedural rules for resolving international investment disputes. Working Paper # 5: Proposals for Amendment of the ICSID Rules features the updated rules and regulations for ICSID Convention and…

ICSID is amending its rules and regulations. This marks the fourth time the ICSID rules have been updated and is the most extensive review to date. Five Working Papers have been prepared by the ICSID Secretariat in English, French and Spanish. These incorporate input received from State delegates…

This publication describes the origins of the ICSID, outlines its institutional structure, and explains how cases are decided at ICSID.

This document outlines a number of the special features of ICSID, from its unique role as an institution specifically designed for the settlement of international investment disputes, to the Centre’s part in supporting diversity and encouraging transparency. It also details the advantages of ICSID…

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 21, 2021 — The Republic of Ecuador’s Ambassador to the United States, Ivonne Juez Abuchacra de Baki, today signed the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States, also known as the ICSID Convention. The ICSID Convention,…

Please note that the ICSID Secretariat will be closed on Monday, July 5, Tuesday, July 6 and Wednesday, July 7 in observance of the U.S. Independence Day. For urgent matters, please send an email to [email protected]

In fiscal year 2021, 18 Member States nominated 84 individuals to ICSID’s Panel of Arbitrators and of Conciliators. Panel members are vital to the effective functioning of the international investment dispute settlement system. For example, appointments to annulment committees must be made by the…

A hearing on jurisdiction in the above case is scheduled to take place remotely from 14-15 July 2021. Pursuant to Section 24.1 of Procedural Order No. 1, the hearing shall be open to the public, except for those parts involving confidential information. A video of the hearing will be streamed…

ICSID’s Background Paper on Investment Mediation serves as a step-by-step introduction to the role of mediation in resolving investment disputes, how the mediation process works in practice, and the key ways that participants—States, investors and mediators—can set themselves up for successful…

A Hearing on Jurisdiction, Merits and Quantum in the above case is scheduled to take place on the premises of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague) from July 12 to 20, 2021. In accordance with Section IV of the Tribunal’s Transparency Rules of August 29, 2019, the hearings shall be made…