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San Marino Ratifies the ICSID Convention
On April 18, 2015, the Republic of San Marino deposited its Instrument of Ratification of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention) with the World Bank.
San Marino signed the ICSID Convention on April 11, 2014. The…
Spence International Investments et al. v. Republic of Costa Rica (ICSID Case No. UNCT/13/2) – Public Hearing Video Recordings
ICSID transmitted live on its website the public hearing on the merits in the above case, held in Washington, D.C. from April 20 to April 24, 2015.
The case concerns a real estate project in the Republic of Costa Rica. Procedural details of the case are available here.
The live…
ICSID hosts book launch: “Ethics in International Arbitration"
On May 14, 2015, ICSID, in collaboration with the American Society of International Law, hosted the launch of a new book titled “Ethics in International Arbitration” by Catherine A. Rogers. The event included a panel discussion on current ethical issues examined in the book: arbitrator ethics,…
New issue of the ICSID Caseload - Statistics published (Special Focus – European Union)
ICSID generated statistics, as of April 30, 2015, specific to the European Union and has issued another special focus issue of statistics regarding the European Union. ICSID comprehensive statistics can be found at: The ICSID Caseload – Statistics.
This new issue focusing on the EU…
Spanish Arbitration Club Congress, Madrid
On June 10, 2015, Gonzalo Flores, ICSID Team Leader/Legal Counsel, participated on a panel on investment arbitration at the 10th International Arbitration Conference, “The Evolution of Arbitration in the Last Decade”. The conference was hosted by the Spanish Arbitration Club (Club Español del…
2015 ICSID Review Student Writing Competition (deadline extended to July 31st, 2015)
ICSID is pleased to announce the Annual ICSID Review—Foreign Investment Law Journal Student Writing Competition. Current law students are invited to submit articles on a procedural or substantive issue in international investment arbitration by July 31st, 2015. The author of the winning submission…
Mercer International, Inc. v. Canada (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/3) – NAFTA/ICSID Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules Proceeding
The hearing on jurisdiction and the merits in this case is scheduled to take place before a three-member arbitral tribunal from Tuesday, July 21, 2015 through Friday, July 31, 2015 (weekend excluded).
This case was initiated under Chapter Eleven of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)…
New Issue of the ICSID Review Published
Vol. 30(2) of the ICSID Review is now available online and in print. This issue contains a special agora on the Yukos Universal Limited (Isle of Man) v The Russian Federation case, with an introductory note by one of our Associate Editors, Professor Andrew Newcombe. This issue also contains an…
New issue of the ICSID Caseload – Statistics published (Issue 2015-2)
The ICSID Secretariat has released a new issue of its online publication, the ICSID Caseload – Statistics.
This issue (Issue 2015-2), published in the three official languages of the Centre (English, French and Spanish), contains an overview of the cases registered or otherwise administered by…
The History of the ICSID Convention – Now Available Online and Free
As part of the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the ICSID Convention, the ICSID Secretariat has made available The History of the ICSID Convention in PDF format on its website.
The History of the ICSID Convention is a unique source of preparatory documents concerning the origin and…