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ICSID Partners with Oxford University Press for Publication of the ICSID Review
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) is pleased to announce its partnership with Oxford University Press (OUP) for publication of the ICSID Review—Foreign Investment Law Journal. OUP will begin publishing articles in 2012, in addition to providing access to the…
United Parcel Service of America, Inc. v. Government of Canada NAFTA/UNCITRAL - Arbitration Rules Proceeding
Washington, D.C., July 25, 2002. The hearing on the objections to jurisdiction filed by the Government of Canada in the UPS v. Canada case is scheduled to take place before a three-member arbitral from 10:00 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday, July 29-30, 2002 (and possibly on Wednesday, July 31, 2002).…
Roberto Dañino New Secretary-General of ICSID
On September 24, 2003, the Administrative Council of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) unanimously elected Roberto Dañino as ICSID's new Secretary-General. Mr. Dañino, a Peruvian national, has been appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the…
New Amendments of the ICSID Regulations and Rules and the Additional Facility Rules
At its 36th Annual Meeting, held in Washington, D.C. on September 29, 2002, the Administrative Council of the Centre approved new amendments of the ICSID Regulations and Rules and the Additional Facility Rules of the Centre.
The ICSID Regulations and Rules comprise:
(i) the ICSID Administrative…
Methanex v. United States of America NAFTA/UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules Proceeding
Washington, D.C., January 30, 2004. On December 30, 2003, the Tribunal adopted the procedures for non-disputing party participation set out in part B of the Statement of the NAFTA Free Trade Commission on such participation. The Tribunal adopted these procedures in line with the understanding of…
Updated Methanex Corporation v. United States of America: Hearing Open to Public — New Room for Live Broadcast
Washington, D.C., January 30, 2004. On December 30, 2003, the Tribunal adopted the procedures for non-disputing party participation set out in part B of the Statement of the NAFTA Free Trade Commission on such participation. The Tribunal adopted these procedures in line with the understanding of…
ICSID Client Survey
The Secretary-General had launched a client survey in 2004 to identify areas of possible improvements in the Centre’s services and to also assess the importance of the role played by ICSID in supporting the legal framework for investment in member countries. A questionnaire prepared in the…
Possible Improvements of the Framework for ICSID Arbitration
The ICSID Secretariat has released a discussion paper on Possible Improvements of the Legal Framework for ICSID Arbitration.
Among the improvements considered in the paper are changes to the Arbitration Rules to introduce procedures for the expedited consideration of requests for provisional…
Canfor Corporation v. United States of America NAFTA/UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules Proceeding
Washington, D.C., December 2, 2004. A hearing on jurisdiction in the Canfor Corporation v. United States of America case is scheduled to take place before a three-member arbitral tribunal from Tuesday, December 7 through Thursday, December 9, 2004. The hearing will begin each day at 9 a.m.
This…
Antonio R. Parra Retiring from ICSID
Antonio R. Parra is retiring from the service of the World Bank Group's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) at the end of September 2005, on completion of his term as the first Deputy Secretary-General of ICSID. In October 2005, Mr. Parra will be taking up an…