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ICSID Annual Report
Every year the Secretary-General submits an Annual Report on the operation of the Centre to the Administrative Council for its approval. The Annual Report provides an overview of activities during the past ICSID fiscal year, including information on developments in the ICSID membership and caseload…
The ICSID Caseload - Statistics
The ICSID Caseload - Statistics contains a profile of the ICSID caseload since the first case was registered in 1972. ICSID has hosted the majority of all known international investment cases and the ICSID Caseload - Statistics is a valuable empirical reference about trends in international…
News from ICSID
From 1984 to 2009, ICSID published News from ICSID, a newsletter reporting on current events, containing short articles and notes on investment law and arbitration and information about pending ICSID cases.
Investment Treaty Series
ICSID publishes a multi-volume loose-leaf collection of Investment Treaties containing the texts of investment treaties and protocols concluded by over 165 countries from 1959 until the present. The Investment Treaties collection has been published since 1986 and is updated three times per year.…
Investment Laws of the World
ICSID’s multi-volume loose-leaf collection, Investment Laws of the World, features investment legislation and contact information of national investment agencies from over 140 countries. Investment Laws of the World has been published since 1973 and the legislation reproduced is available in the…
ICSID Rules and Regulations Amendment
ICSID amended its rules and regulations in 2022. This marks the fourth time the ICSID rules have been updated and the most extensive amendment to date.
The overarching goals of the rule amendments are to modernize, simplify, and streamline the rules, while also leveraging information technology…
Background Papers: 2006 Rules Amendment
The current ICSID rules came into effect on April 10, 2006, following a two-year period of extensive public consultation. As background, the Secretariat issued a discussion paper on October 22, 2004 titled Possible Improvements of the Framework of ICSID Arbitration and a working paper on May 12,…
Practice Notes for Respondents in ICSID Arbitration
The Practice Notes for Respondents in ICSID Arbitration (Practice Notes) address practical aspects of responding to an investment claim brought under the ICSID Convention or the ICSID Additional Facility Rules. The Practice Notes provide suggestions on dispute prevention and pre-arbitration…
Background Paper on Investment Mediation
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…
Overview of Investment Treaty Clauses on Mediation
ICSID’s Overview of Investment Treaty Clauses on Mediation draws on an extensive survey of existing dispute resolution clauses in bilateral investment treaties, free trade agreements, and dispute settlement provisions in model treaties.
By analyzing all known clauses that provide for mediation in…