The ICSID Convention - The Law of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

Price: $100.00 1 Hardcover Volume. Table of Cases. Index. Published August 2000.
ISBN-13: 978-1-929446-05-6 / ISBN-10: 1-929446-05-5

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Book Overview

Chapter One
INTRODUCTION

Chapter Two
    FUNDAMENTALS OF THE ARBITRAL PROCESS

1. Mutuality
2. Doctrine of Severability
3. Doctrine of Compéténce de la Compéténce

Chapter Three
    INTERFACING IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATIONS

1. Points of Contact
2. The Coming Together of Diverse Cultures and Legal Systems
3. The Role of International Law in International Arbitrations
4. Harmonization of Arbitration Laws and Procedural Rules

Chapter Four
    THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES

1. The Washington Convention
2. Organization and Management of ICSID
3. Administration and Arbitration Costs

Chapter Five 
    SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ICSID CONVENTION

1. Renunciation of Diplomatic Protection
2. Effectiveness of ICSID Awards
3. Exclusion of Jurisdiction of Local Courts
4. Annulment of ICSID Awards
5. Applicable Law

Chapter Six 
    PARTIES TO AN ICSID ARBITRATION

1. General
2. State Parties
3. Nationality in ICSID Arbitration

Chapter Seven 
    ICSID ARBITRABLE DISPUTES

1. Legal Disputes
2. Investment Disputes

Chapter Eight 
    ICSID JURISDICTION - CONSENT OR CONVENTION

1. General
2. Investment in International Law
3. The Practice of ICSID
4. ICSID Secretary-General: Judge or Administrator
5. Jurisdiction of ICSID Tribunals is not an Inter Partes Matter
6. Interpretation of the ICSID Convention

Chapter Nine 
    THE DEVELOPMENT OF RULES OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW

1. Special Aspects of International Arbitrations
2. ICSID and International Law

Appendix One:

LIST OF CONTRACTING STATES AND OTHER SIGNATORIES OF THE CONVENTION

Appendix Two:

CONVENTION ON THE SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES BETWEEN STATES
AND NATIONALS OF OTHER STATES

Appendix Three:

RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS

Table of Cases

Index