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Reminder: Deadline for Submitting Comments on the Proposed Amendments to the ICSID Rules
On August 3, 2018, ICSID published extensive proposals to modernize its dispute settlement rules. The proposals are available on the ICSID website in English, French and Spanish, and summaries have also been prepared in Chinese, Russian and Arabic. In the period since, the ICSID Secretariat has…
Schedule of Fees Effective January 1, 2019
ICSID has revised its Schedule of Fees effective January 1, 2019.The US$10,000 fee that is payable to the Centre by a party requesting that the Secretary-General appoint an arbitrator, conciliator or mediator in proceedings that are not conducted under the ICSID Convention or Additional Facility…
ICSID Releases 2018 Caseload Statistics
Demand for ICSID's dispute resolution services continued to grow in 2018 with a record 56 new registered cases, according to the latest edition of the bi-annual ICSID Caseload—Statistics. The 2018 figure surpasses the previous year's record of 53 registered cases. Overall, ICSID has administered…
New Designations to ICSID Panels
The Centre maintains a Panel of Conciliators and a Panel of Arbitrators pursuant to Articles 12-16 of the ICSID Convention. Each ICSID Contracting State may designate up to four persons to each Panel. The designees may, but need not, be nationals of the designating country. In addition, up to ten…
TECO Guatemala Holdings, LLC v. Republic of Guatemala (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/23) Public Hearing
The hearing on the merits in TECO Guatemala Holdings, LLC v. Republic of Guatemala (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/23)- Resubmission Proceeding is scheduled to take place before a three-member arbitral tribunal from Monday, March 11, 2019 through Thursday, March 14, 2019.This case was initiated under the…
ICSID Concludes Cooperation Agreement with KIAC
ICSID is pleased to announce that it has entered into an Agreement on General Arrangements with the Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC). The agreement was signed on behalf of ICSID by Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General of ICSID, and on behalf of KIAC by Fidèle Masengo, Secretary-General of…
New Chair of the ICSID Administrative Council
On April 5, 2019, the Executive Directors of the World Bank unanimously selected David R. Malpass as President of the World Bank Group for a five-year term beginning on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Pursuant to Article 5 of the ICSID Convention, the World Bank President is ex officio the Chair of…
ICSID Member States Hold Second Consultation on Rule Amendments
ICSID Member States convened from April 7-10, 2019, in Washington, D.C. for a second consultation on amending ICSID’s procedural rules for resolving international investment disputes.The meeting entailed a detailed review of the draft rules contained in Working Paper # 2: Proposals for Amendment of…
Spotlight on Contract-based Disputes at ICSID
Many people do not realize that investment arbitration is often based on an investment contract or a foreign investment law, and is not exclusively based on investment treaties. In fact, a significant portion of ICSID’s caseload is based on contractual disputes, with about seven new contract-based…
Update on Designations to the ICSID Panels
In 2018, ten States nominated 43 individuals to ICSID’s Panel of Arbitrators and Panel of Conciliators. The Panels are an important component of the ICSID dispute resolution system. Appointments made by the Chairman of the Administrative Council must be drawn from the Panels. The Panels also…