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​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 the question of “What do you think will be the most important development to take place in investor-State dispute settlement in…

​Young ICSID is pleased to announce that it will be offering an “Introduction to ICSID Process” for current law students.  The course will take place in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 2016 at the World Bank. The session will review the ICSID process, tour a hearing room, and conclude with a question…

​Vol. 31(1) of the ICSID Review is now available online and in print. This volume celebrates the 50th anniversary of ICSID and the 30th anniversary of the ICSID Review with three issues focusing on three special themes of interest.This first special focus issue, guest edited by Lu Wang (Xi’an…

On March 11, 2016, ICSID entered into an Agreement on General Arrangements with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).  The Agreement was signed on behalf of ICSID by Ms. Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General of ICSID, and on behalf of ICC, by Mr. Andrea Carlevaris, Secretary-General of the ICC…

​​A hearing on preliminary objections in the above case will be transmitted live via internet feed on Monday, April 11, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. CET (Central European Time) to 5:30 p.m. CET (estimated)  and on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. CET to 3:00 p.m. CET (estimated). The live streaming…

​On December 11, 2015, ICSID hosted the 32nd AAA-ICDR/ICC/ICSID Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration in Washington, D.C. on the theme “Modernization of Arbitration – New Approaches to Continuing Challenges.” The event covered a wide range of topics, including conflicts of interest and…

​The Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID Convention) was signed today on behalf of the Republic of Nauru by the Honorable David Adeang, Minister for Finance & Sustainable Development and Minister for Justice. Minister…

​On March 30 and 31, 2016, ICSID and the Ministry of Financial Services and Investments of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas co-organized a two-day conference celebrating ICSID’s 50th Anniversary.  The event, entitled “Introduction to ICSID Arbitral Practice,” was held in Nassau, The Bahamas, and was…

​The 23rd Congress of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) was held on May 8-11 at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre in Mauritius. The Congress is the largest regular conference devoted exclusively to international arbitration and draws practitioners and…