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I CS ID

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Doc. ICSID/ 16/ Rev. 5 November 30, 1996

C ontents

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Introduction 7

Holiday Inns S.A., Occidental Petroleum Corporation et al. v. Government of Morocco (Case No. ARB/72/ 1) 9

Adriano Gardella S.p.A. v. Government o f Cote d ' Ivoire (Case No. ARB/74/ 1) 9

Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica, Inc. v. Government o f Jamaica (Case No. ARB/7412) 10

Kaiser Bauxite Company v. Government o f Jamaica (Case No. ARB/74/3) 11

Reynolds Jamaica Mines Limited and Reynolds Metals Company v. Government of Jamaica (Case No. ARB/74/4) 11

Government of Gabon v. Societe Serete S.A. (Case No. ARB/76/1) 12

AGIP S.p.A. v. Government of the People's Republic of the Congo (Case No. ARB/77/ 1) 13

S.A.R.L. Benvenuti & Bonfant v. Government o f the People's Republic of the Congo (Case No. ARB/7712) 13

Guadalupe Gas Products Corporation v. Federal Military Government of Nigeria (Case No. ARB/78/1) 14

Amco Asia Corporation, Pan American Development Limited and P.T. Amco Indonesia v. Republic of Indonesia (Case No. ARB/8 1/1) 15

Klckkner lndustrie-Anlagen GmbH, Klockner Beige S.A. and Klockner Handelmaatschappij B.V. v. United Republic of Cameroon and Societe Camerounaise des Engrais (Case No. ARB/8 1 /2) 18

Societe O uest Africaine des Betons lndustriels v. State of Senegal (Case No. ARB/82/1) 20

SEDITEX Engineering Beratungsgesellschaft fii r die Textilindustrie m.b.H. v. Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar (Case No. CONC/82/ I) 21

Swiss Aluminium Limited and Icelandic Aluminium Company Limited v. Government of Iceland (Case No. ARB/83/1 ) 2 1

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Liberian Eastern Timber Corporation v. Government of the Republic of Liberia (Case No. ARB/83/2) 2 1

Tesoro Petroleum Corporation v. Government of Trinidad and Tobago (Case No. CONC/83/1) 23

Atlantic Triton Company Limited v. People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea (Case No. ARB/8411) 23

Colt Industries Operating Corporation, Firearms Division v. Government of the Republic of Korea (Case No. ARB/84/2) 24

Southern Pacific Properties (Middle East) Limited v. Arab Republic of Egypt (Case No. ARB/84/3) 25

Maritime International Nominees Establishment v. Government of the Republic of Guinea (Case No. ARB/84/4) 26

Ghaith R. Pharaon v. Republic of Tunisia (Case No. ARB/86/1) 28

Societe d ' Etudes de Travaux et de Gestion SETI MEG S.A. v. Republic of Gabon (Case No. ARB/87/l) 28

Mobil Oil Corporation, Mobil Petroleum Company, Inc. and Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited v. New Zealand Government (Case No. ARB/87/2) 29

Asian Agricultural Products Limited v. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Case No. ARB/87/3) 30

Occidental of Pakistan, Inc. v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Case No. ARB/87/4) 30

Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company v. Arab Republic of Egypt and General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (Case No. ARB/8911) 31

Vacuum Salt Products Limited v. Government of the Republic of Ghana (Case No. ARB/92/1) 32

Scimitar Exploration Limited v. Bangladesh and Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Case No. ARB/92/2) 32

American Manufacturing & Trading, Inc. v. Republic of Zaire (Case No. ARB/9311) 33

Philippe Gruslin v. Government of Malaysia (Case No. ARB/94/1) 33

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SEDITEX Engineering Beratungsgesellschaft for die Textilindustrie m.b.H. v. Government of Madagascar (Case No. CONC/94/1) 33

Tradex Hellas S.A. v. Republic of Albania (Case No. ARB/94/2) 34

Leaf Tobacco A. Michaelides S.A. and Greek-Albanian Leaf Tobacco & Co. S.A. v. Republic of Albania (Case No. ARB/95/1) 35

Cable Television of Nevis, Ltd. and Cable Television of Nevis Holdings, Ltd. v. Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis (Case ARB/95/2) 35

Antoine Goetz and others v. Republic of Burundi (Case ARB/95/3) 35

Compania del Desarrollo de Santa Elena S.A. v. Government of Costa Rica (CaseARB/96/1) 36

Misima Mines Pty. Ltd. v. Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Case ARB/96/2) 36

Fedax N.Y. v. Republic of Venezuela (Case No. ARB/96/3) 37

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Introduction

The International Centre for Settlement oflnvestment Disputes (ICSID or the Centre) was established on O ctober 14, 1966 when its constituent treaty, the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the Convention), entered into force.As of November 30, 1996, the Convention had been signed by 139 countries; of these, 126 had also ratified the Convention and have therefore become Contracting States.1

Pursuant to the provisions of the Convention, I CSID provides facilities for the conciliation and arbitration of investment disputes between Contracting States and nationals of other Contracting States. To date, thirty-eight such disputes, three of them involving conciliation and the remaining thirty-five arbitration, have been brought under the Convention.2 Of the conciliation disputes, two proceedings were closed after an agreement was reached by the parties.

Of the arbitration cases, fourteen were similarly settled by the parties on agreed terms before the rendition of an award; in one of those cases, the settlement was later embodied in an award. Arbitral awards have been rendered in a further thirteen cases. In four of them, there have been annulment proceedings under Article 52 of the Convention followed, in three of the cases, by resubmission proceedings under the same Article of the Convention. Eight other arbitrations remain pending at the date of issuance of this brochure.

The cases have concerned a variety of different kinds of investment in the agriculture, banking, construction, energy, health, industrial, mining and tourism sectors. Ninety-five different individuals from thirty-seven countries have served on the forty-one commissions, tribunals and committees thus far constituted in the cases.

Decisions rendered in several of these I CS ID proceedings have been published. In some of the cases, there have also been national court decisions relating to ICSID. References for such published decisions are provided in this brochure, together with other data on the cases. Such data include the dates upon which the requests initiating proceedings were registered by the Secretary-General of the Centre, the dates of the constitution of each tribu-

1 The Convention, 575 UN.TS. 159, is reprinted in Document ICSID/ 15, ICSID Basic Documents Oan. 1985). A list of Contracting States and other signatories of the Convention is provided in Document ICSID/ 3.

2 The prefix ("CONC" or "ARB") of an ICSID case's serial number indicates whether the case involves conciliation or arbitration.

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nal, commission and committee, the names and nationalities of their members, and brief indications of the subject matter and outcome (or current status) of the proceedings. The information is provided separately for each of the cases, which are arranged in the brochure in chronological order according to their respective registration dates.

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1. Holiday Inns S.A., Occidental Petroleum Corporation et al. v. Government of Morocco (Case No. ARB/72/1)

Subject Matter Joint venture to build and operate hotels

Date Registered January 13, 1972

Dates of Constitution ofTribunal March 28, 1972 O ctober 28, 1976 (reconstituted) April 14, 1977 (reconstituted)

Composition ofTribunal President: Gunnar LAGER GREN 3 (Swedish) Arbitrators: Paul REUTER (French)

J.C. SCHULTSZ4 (N etherlands)

Outcome of Proceeding Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding discontinued at their request (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Tribunal on O ctober 17, 1978 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 43(1)) .

2. Adriano Gardella S.p.A. v. Government of Cote d'Ivoire (Case No. ARB/74/1)

Subject Matter Production of fibers and textiles

Date Registered March 6, 197 4

Dates of Constitution ofTribunal O ctober 7, 197 4 August 7, 1975 (reconstituted) April 28, 1976 (reconstituted)

3 Appointed in April 1977 after the death of Stu re PETR.EN (Swedish). 4 Appointed in October 1976 after the resignation of John FOSTER (British) .

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Composition ofTribunal President: Pierre CAVIN 5 (Swiss) Arbitrators: Jacques Michel GROSSEN6 (Swiss)

Dominique PONCET (Swiss)

Outcome of Proceeding Award rendered on August 29, 1977.

Published Decisions Award of August 29, 1977, English translation of French original in 1 IC SID R eports, a publication of the Research Centre for International Law of the University of Cambridge, (ICSID Rep. ) 283 (1993) (excerpts).

3. Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica, Inc. v. Government of Jamaica (Case No. ARB/ 74/ 2)

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Subject Matter Bauxite mining

Date Registered June 21, 197 4

Dates of Constitittion ofTribunal December 16, 1974 March 10, 1975 (reconstituted)

Composition ofTribunal President: J0rgen TROLLE (Danish) Arbitrators: Michael KERR7 (British)

Fuad ROUHANI (Iranian)

Outcome of Proceeding Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding discontinued at their request (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Tribunal on February 27, 1977 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 43(1)).

5 Appointed in April 1976 after the death of Andre PANCHAUD (Swiss) . 6 Appointed in August 1975 after the death of Edouard ZELLWEGER (Swiss). 7 Appointed in February 1975 after the resignation of Elihu LAUTERPACHT (British).

Published Decisions Decision on Jurisdiction and Competence of July 6, 1975, 4 Yearbook Commercial Arbitration (Y. B. Com. Arb.) 206 (1979) (excerpts).

4. Kaiser Bauxite Company v. Government of Jamaica (Case No. ARB/74/3)

Subject Matter Bauxite mining

Date Registered June 21, 1974

Dates of Constitution ofTribimal December 16, 197 4 March 10, 1975 (reconstituted)

Composition ofTribunal President: J0rgen TROLLE (Danish) Arbitrators: Michael KERR 8 (British)


Outcome of Proceeding Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding discontinued at the request of the Claimant (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Tribunal on February 27, 1977 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 44).

Published Decisions Decision on Jurisdiction and Competence of July 6, 1975, 1 JCSID Rep. 296 (1993).

5. Reynolds Jamaica Mines Limited and Reynolds Metals Company v. Government of Jamaica (Case No.ARB/74/4)

Subject Matter

Bauxite mining

8 Appointed in February 1975 after the resignation of Elihu LAUTERPACHT (British).

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Dates of Constitution of Tribunal December 16, 197 4 March 10, 1975 (reconstituted)

Composition ofTribunal President: J0rgen TROLLE (Danish) Arbitrators: Michael KERR9 (British)


Outcome of Proceeding Proceeding discontinued at the request of the C laimant (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Tribunal on October 12, 1977 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 44).

6. Government of Gabon v. Societe Serete S.A. (Case No.

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ARB/76/1)

Subject Matter Construction of a hospital maternity ward

Date Registered October 5, 1976

Date of Constitution ofTribimal February 28, 1977

Composition ofTribimal President: Pierre TERCIER (Swiss) Arbitrators: Victor-Gaston MARTINY (Belgian)

Hans SPITZNAGEL (Swiss)

Outcome of Proceeding Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding discontinued at their request (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Tribunal on February 27, 1978 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 43(1)).

9 Appointed in February 1975 after the resignation of Elihu LAUTERPACHT (British).

7. AGIP S.p.A. v. Government of the People's Republic of the Congo (Case No. ARB/77 /1)

Subject Matter O il products distribution venture

Date Registered November 4, 1977

Date of Constitution of Tribunal July 18, 1978

Composition ofTribunal President: Jorgen TRO LLE (Danish) Arbitrators: Rene-Jean DUPUY (French)

Fuad ROUHAN I (Iranian)

Outcome of Proceeding Award rendered on November 30, 1979.

Published D ecisions Award of November 30, 1979, 64 R ivista di diritto internazionale 863 (1981); 71 Revue critique de droit international prive 92 (1982); English translations of French original in 21 International Legal Materials (ILM) 726 (1982); 8 Y.B. Com. A rb. 133 (1983) (excerpts); 67 International Law Reports (I.L. R.) 318 (1984); 1 ICSID Rep. 306 (1993).

8. S.A.R .L. Benvenuti & Bonfant v. Government of the People's Republic of the Congo (Case No. ARB/ 77 /2)

Subject Matter Manufacture of plastic bottles

Date Registered December 15, 1977

Dates of Constitution ofTribunal May 9, 1978 June 6, 1978 (reconstituted)

Composition ofTribimal President: Jorgen T RO LLE 10 (Danish)

10 Appointed in May 1978 after the resignation of Alex BONN (Luxembourg).

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Arbitrators:

Oi1tcome of Proceeding

RudolfBYSTRICKY (Czechoslovak) Edilbert RAZAFINDRALAMBO

(Malagasy)

Award rendered on August 8, 1980.

Published Decisions Award of August 8, 1980, English translations of French original in 21 ILM 740 (1982), with correction at 21 ILM 1478 (1982); 8 Y.B. Com. Arb. 144 (1983); 67 I.L.R. 345 (1984); 1 ICSID Rep. 330 (1993).

National court decisions:Trib. gr. inst., Paris, decision of December 23, 1980, 1982 Revue de /'arbitrage 205.

Trib. gr. inst., Paris, decision of January 13, 1981, 108 Journal du droit international 365 (1981 ); 1982 Rev11e de I' arbitrage 206; English translations of French original in 65 I.L.R. 91 (1984); 1 ICSID Rep. 369 (1993).

Cour d'appel, Paris, decision of June 26, 1981, 108 ]011rnal du droit international 843 (1981); 1982 Revue de ['arbitrage 207; 71 Revue critique de droit international prive 379 (1982); English translations of French original in 20 ILM 878 (1981); 7 Y. B. Com. Arb. 159 (1982) (excerpts); 65 J.L.R. 88 (1984); 1 ICSID Rep. 369 (1993).

9. Guadalupe Gas Products Corporation v. Federal Military Government of Nigeria (Case No. ARB/78/1)

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Subject Matter Production and marketing of liquefied natural gas

Date Registered March 20, 1978

Date of Constitution ofTribimal April 25, 1979

Composition ofTribunal President: Ivan WALLENBERG (Swedish) Arbitrators: Elihu LAUTERPACHT (British)

Pieter SANDERS (Netherlands)

Outcome of Proceeding Settlement agreed by the parties and settlement recorded at their request in the form of an award (Award embodying the parties' settlement agreement rendered on July 22, 1980, pursuant to Arbitration Rule 43(2)) .

10. Amco Asia Corporation, Pan American Development Limited and P. T. Amco Indonesia v. Republic of Indonesia (Case No. ARB/81/1)

Subject Matter Construction and operation of a hotel

(a) Original Arbitration Proceeding

Date Registered February 27, 1981

Date of Constitution ofTribimal March 31, 1982

Composition ofTribunal President: Berthold GOLDMAN (French) Arbitrators: Isi FOIGHEL (Danish)

Edward W RUBIN (Canadian)

Outcome of Proceeding Award signed by the Tribuna l on November 20, 1984.

Published Decisions Jurisdictional decision of September 25, 1983, 23 ILM 351 (1984); 10 Y.B. Co111. Arb. 61 (1985) (excerpts); 89 J.L.R. 379 (1992); 1 JCSJD Rep. 389 (1993); French translations of English original in 1985 Revue de /'arbitrage 259 (excerpts); 113 ]011mal du droit intemational 202 (1986).

Decision of December 9, 1983 Regarding Provisional M easures, 24 ILM 365 (1985); 11 Y.B. Com. Arb. 159 (1986) (excerpts); 89 I.L.R. 402 (1992) ; 1 ICSJD Rep. 410 (1993).

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Award of November 20, 1984, 24 ILM 1022 (1985) (excerpts); 1 International Arbitration Report (Int' / Arb. Rep.) 601 (1986); 89 I.L.R. 405 (1992); 1 ICSID Rep. 413 (1993); French translation of English original in 114 j ournal du droit international 145 (1987) (excerpts).

(b) Annulment Proceeding


Date of Constitution of Ad Hoc Committee April 22, 1985

Composition of Ad Hoc Committee President: Ignaz SEIDL-HOHENVELDERN

(Austrian) Members: Florentino P. FELICIANO (Philippine)

Andrea GIARDINA (Italian)

Outcome of Proceeding Decision annulling the Award signed by the ad hoc Committee on May 16, 1986.

Published Decisions Ad hoc Committee Decision of May 16, 1986, 25 ILM 1439 (1986); 1 Int'l Arb. Rep. 649 (1986); 12 Y.B. Com. Arb. 129 (1987); 89 I.L.R. 514 (1992); 1 ICSID Rep. 509 (1993); French translation of English original in 114 journal du droit international 175 (1987) (excerpts).

(c) Resubmission

Dates Registered Requests for resubmission of the dispute to a new Tribunal registered on May 21, 1987 and June 24, 1987

Date of Constitution ofTribunal October 20, 1987

Composition ofTribunal President: Rosalyn HIGGINS (British) Arbitrators: Marc LALONDE (Canadian)

Per MAGID (Danish)

Outcome of Proceeding

Award rendered on June 5, 1990; Decision on Supplemental Decisions and Rectification of the Award rendered on October 17, 1990.

Published D ecisions Decision on Jurisdiction of May 10, 1988, 3 IC SID ReviewForeign Investment Law journal (JCSID Rev.-FILJ) 166 (1988); 27 ILM 1281 (1988); 3 Int'! Arb. Rep., No. 6, at Sec. A Oune 1988); 14 Y.B. Com. Arb. 92 (1989) (excerpts); 89 J.L.R. 552 (1992); 1 ICSID Rep. 543 (1993); French translation of English original in 116 Journal du droit international 143 (1989) (excerpts).

Award of June 5, 1990 and Decision on Supplemental Decisions and Rectification of October 17, 1990, 5 Jnt'lArb. R ep., No. 11, at Sec. D (Nov. 1990); 17 Y.B. Com. Arb. 73 (1992) (excerpts); 89 I.L.R. 580 (1992); 1 ICSID Rep. 569 (1993); French translation of English original of Award in 118 Journal du droit international 172 (1991) (excerpts).

(d) Second Annulment Proceeding

Dates Registered

October 18, 1990 and February 20, 1991

D ate of Constitution of Ad Hoc Committee

January 30, 1991

C omposition of Ad Hoc Committee President: Sompong SUCHARITKUL (Thai) Members: Arghyrios A. FATOUROS (Greek)

Dietrich SCHINDLER (Swiss)

Outcome of Proceeding Decision rejecting the parties' applications for annulment of the Award and annulling the Decision on Supplemental Decisions and Rectification rendered on December 17, 1992.

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11. Klockner Industrie-Anlagen GmbH, Klockner Beige S.A. and Klockner Handelmaatschappij B.V. v. United Republic of Cameroon and Societe Camerounaise des Engrais (Case No. AIIB/81/2)

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Subject Matter Construction and operation of a fertilizer factory


Date Registered April 14, 1981


Composition ofTribunal President: Eduardo JIMENEZ DE ARECHAGA

(Uruguayan) Arbitrators: Wm. D. ROGERS (U.S.)

Dominique SCHM IDT (French)

Outcome of Proceeding Award rendered on October 21, 1983; attached to the Award is a Dissenting Opinion by one of the arbitrators.

Published Decisions Award of October 21, 1983, 1984 Revue de /'arbitrage 19 (excerpts); 111 Journal du droit international 409 (1984) (excerpts); English translations of French original in 1 j. Int'/ Arb. 145 (1984) (excerpts); 10 Y.B. Com. Arb. 71 (1985) (excerpts) ; 2 ICSID Rep. 9 (1994) (excerpts) .

Dissenting Opinion of October 21, 1983, 111 Journal d11 droit international 441 (1984) (excerpts); English translations of French original in 1 J. Int'/ Arb. 332 (1984) (excerpts); 2 ICSID Rep. 77 (1994) (excerpts).



Date of Constitution of Ad Hoc Committee March 19, 1984

Composition of Ad Hoc Committee President: Pierre LALIVE (Swiss) Members: Ahmed Sadek EL-KOSHER! (Egyptian)

Ignaz SEIDL-HO HENVELDERN (Austrian)

Outcome of Proceeding Decision annulling the Award signed by the ad hoc Committee on M ay 3, 1985.

Published Decisions Ad hoc Committee Decision of May 3, 1985, 114 Journal du droit international 163 (1987) (excerpts); English translations of French original in 1 IC SID R ev.-FILJ 89 (1986); 11 YB. Com. Arb. 162 (1986) (excerpts); 2 ICSID Rep. 95 (1994).

(c) Resubmission

Dates Registered Requests for resubmission of the dispute to a new Tribunal registered on June 7, 1985 and July 3, 1985

Date of Constitution of Tribunal March 3, 1986

Composition ofTribunal President: Carl F. SALANS (U.S.) Arbitrators: Jorge C ASTANEDA (Mexican)

Juan Antonio C REMADES SANZ-PASTOR (Spanish)

Outcome of Proceeding Award rendered on January 26, 1988.

(d) Second Annulment Proceeding

Date Registered July 1, 1988

Date of Constitution of Ad Hoc Committee July 8, 1988

Composition of Ad Hoc Committee President: Sompong SUCHARITKUL (Thai) Members: Andrea GIARDINA (Italian)

Keba MBAYE (Senegalese)

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Outcome of Proceeding Decision rejecting the parties' applications for annulment signed by the ad hoc Committee on May 17, 1990.

12. Societe Ouest Africaine des Betons Industriels v. State of Senegal (Case No. ARB/ 82/1)

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Subject Matter Construction of low-income housing units


Dates of Constitution ofTribimal September 15, 1983 December 5, 1983 (reconstituted) May 30, 1985 (reconstituted)

Composition ofTribunal President: Aron BROCHES 11 (Netherlands) Arbitrators: Keba MBAYE (Senegalese)

J.C. SCHULTSZ12 (Netherlands)

Outcome of Proceeding Award rendered on February 25, 1988; attached to the Award is a Dissenting Opinion by one of the arbitrators.

Published Decisions Award of February 25, 1988 and its attachments, 117 Journal du droit international 192 (1990) (excerpts); 6 ICSID Rev.FIL] 125 (1991); English translations of French original in 17 Y.B. Com.Arb. 42 (1992) (excerpts); 2 ICSID Rep. 164 (1994).

National court decisions: Cour d'appel, Paris, decision of December 5, 1989, 117 Journal du droit international 141 (1990); 1990 Revue de /'arbitrage 164; 80 R evue critique de droit international prive 121 ( 1991); English translations of French original in 5 IC SID Rev.-FIL] 135 (1990); 29 ILM 1341 (1990); 2 ICSID R ep. 337 (1994).

11 Appointed in December 1983 after the resignation ofR.L. BINDSCHEDLER (Swiss). 12 Appointed in May 1985 after the resignation of Jean VAN HOUTTE (Belgian).

Cour de cassation, Fr., decision of June 11, 1991, 6 JCSID Rrn-FILJ 598 (1991); 118 j ournal du droit international 1005 (1991); 1991 R evue de !'arbitrage 637; 81 Revue critique de droit international prive 331 (1992). English translations of French original in 30 ILM 1169 (1991); 2 ICSID R ep. 341 (1994).

13. SEDITEX Engineering Beratungsgesellschaft fiir die Textilindustrie m.b.H . v. Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar (Case No. CONC/ 82/ 1)

Subject Matter Textile enterprise

Date R egistered October 5, 1982


Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding closed on June 20, 1983 before the constitution of a Commission.

14. Swiss Aluminium Limited and Icelandic Aluminium Company Limited v. Government of Iceland (Case No. ARB/ 83 / 1)

Subject Matter Aluminium smelter

Date Registered

June 16, 1983

Outcome of Proceeding Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding discontinued at their request (Order of the Secretary-General taking note of the discontinuance issued on March 6, 1985 pursuant to Arbitration R ule 43(1)).

15. Liberian Eastern Timber Corporation v. Government of the Republic of Liberia (Case No. ARB/ 83/2)

Subject Matter

Forestry concession

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Date Registered

June 21, 1983

Dates of Constitution ofTribunal

November 15, 1983 March 2, 1984 (reconstituted)

Composition ofTribunal President: Bernardo M. CREMADES (Spanish) Arbitrators: Jorge GONCALVES PEREIRA 13

(Portuguese) D.A. REDFERN (British)


Award rendered on March 31, 1986; Rectification of error in the Award rendered on June 10, 1986.

Published Decisions Award of March 31, 1986 and Rectification of June 17, 1986, 26 ILM 647 (1987); 13 Y.B. Com. Arb. 35 (1988) (excerpts); 89 I.LR. 313 (1992); 2 ICSID Rep. 346 (1994); French translation of English original in 11 5 journal du droit international

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National court decisions: United States District Court, Southern District of New York, decision of September 5, 1986, 2 ICSID Rev.- FILJ 187 (1987); 2 ICSID Rep. 384 (1994).

United States District Court, Southern District ofNewYork, decision of December 12, 1986, 650 Federal Supplement (F. Supp.} 73 (1986); 2 ICSID Rev.-FILJ 188 (1987); 26 ILM 695 (1987); 2 Int'/ Arb. Rep. 45 (1987); 89 I.LR. 355 (1992); 2 ICSID R ep. 385 (1994).

United States District Court, District of Columbia, decision of April 16, 1987, 659 F. Supp. 606 (1987); 3 I CS ID

Rev.-FILJ 161 (1988); 89 I.LR. 360 (1992); 2 ICSID R ep.

391 (1994).

13 Appointed in March 1984 after the resignation of Frank C HURC H (U.S.).

16. Tesoro Petroleum Corporation v. Government ofTrinidad and Tobago (Case No. CONC/83/1)

Subject Matter Oil exploitation and exploration

Date Registered August 26, 1983

Date of Constitution of Commission January 6, 1984

Composition of Commission Sole Conciliator: Richard WILBERFORCE (British)

Outcome of Proceeding Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding closed (Report of the Conciliation Commission issued on November 27, 1985 pursuant to Conciliation Rule 33).

17. Atlantic Triton Company Limited v. People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea (Case No. ARB/84/1)

Subject Matter Contract for the conversion, equipping and operation of fishing vessels


Date of Constitution ofTribunal August 1, 1984

Composition ofTribunal President: Pieter SANDERS (Netherlands) Arbitrators: Jean-Franc;:ois PRAT (French)

A.J.VAN DEN BERG (Netherlands)

Outcome of Proceeding Award signed by the Tribunal on April 21, 1986.

Published Decisions Award of April 21, 1986, 115 Journal du droit international 181 (1988) (excerpts); English translation of French original in 3 ICSID Rep. 13 (1995).

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National court decisions: Cour d'appel, Rennes, decision of October 26, 1984, 112 Jo11rnal d11 droit international 925 (1985); 1985 Rev11e de /'arbitrage 439; English translations of French original in 24 ILM 340 (1985); 2 f\'ews from IC SID, No. 2, at 7 (1985) (excerpts); 11 YB. Com.Arb. 215 (1986); 82 I.LR. 77 (1990) (excerpts); 3 IC SID Rep. 4 (1995) (excerpts).

Cour de cassation, Fr., decision of November 18, 1986, 2 ICSID Rev.-FILJ 182 (1987); 114 Journal du droit international 125 (1987); 76 Revue critique de droit international prive 760 (1987); 2 Int'/ Arb. Rep. 21 (1987); 1987 Swiss Arbitration Association Bulletin (Swiss Arb.A. B11//.) 162(excerpts);14 Droit et pratique du commerce international 487 (1988); English translations of French original in 12 YB. Com.Arb. 103 (1987) (excerpts); 2 Int '/ Arb. Rep. 25 (1987); 26 ILM 373 (1987); 82 I.L.R. 83 (1990); 3 ICSID Rep. 10 (1995).

18. Colt Industries Operating Corporation, Firearms Division v.

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Government of the Republic of Korea (Case No. ARB/84/2)

Subject Matter Technical and licensing agreements for the production of weapons

Date Registered February 21 , 1 984


Composition ofTribimal President: Kenneth 0. RATTRAY Qamaican) Arbitrators: Eduardo JIMENEZ DE ARECHAGA

(Uruguayan) Ian E. McPHERSON (Canadian)

Outcome of Proceeding Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding discontinued at their request (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Tribunal on August 3, 1990 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 43(1)).

19. Southern Pacific Properties (Middle East) Limited v. Arab Republic of Egypt (Case No.ARB/84/3)

Subject Matter Tourism development project


Date Registered August 28, 1984

Date of Constit11tion ofTribunal December 18, 1984

Composition ofTribunal President: Eduardo JIMENEZ DE AREC HAGA

(Uruguayan) Arbitrators: Mohamed Amin Elabassy EL MAHDI

(Egyptian) Robert F. PIETROWSKI ,Jr. (U.S.)

Outcome of Proceeding Award rendered on May 20, 1992; attached to the Award is a Dissenting Opinion by one of the arbitrators.

Published Decisions Decision on Jurisdiction of N ovember 27, 1985, 16 Y. B. Com. A rb. 19 (1991)(excerpts); 3 ICSID Rep. 11 2 (1995); French translation of English original in 121 Journal du droit international 219 (1994) (excerpts).

Decision on Jurisdiction and Dissenting O pinion of April 14, 1988, 16 YB. Co111 .Arb. 28 (1991) (excerpts); 3 ICSID Rep. 131 (1995); French translation of English original in 12 1 Journal du droit international 220 (1994) (excerpts) .

Award and D issenting O pinion of May 20, 1992, 8 ICSID Rev.-FILJ 328 (1993); 32 ILM 933 (1993) , with correction at 32 ILM1470 (1993); 8 Int' / A rb. R ep., No. 8, at Sec.A (Aug. 1993); 19 Y. B. Com. Arb. 51 (1994) (excerpts); 3 ICSID Rep. 189 (1995); French translation of English original in 121 Journal du droit international 229 (1994) (excerpts) .


Date Registered May 27, 1992

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Date of Constitution of Ad Hoc Committee June 25, 1992

Composition of Ad Hoc Committee President: Claude REYMOND (Swiss) Members: Arghyrios A. FATOUROS (Greek)


Outcome of Proceeding Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding discontinued at their request (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Committee on March 9, 1993 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 43(1)).

20. Maritime International Nominees Establishment v.

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Government of the Republic of Guinea (Case No. ARB/84/ 4)

Subject Matter Bauxite transportation joint venture


Date Registered September 18, 1984

Date of Constitution ofTribunal June 17, 1985

Composition ofTribunal President: Donald E. ZUBROD (U.S.) Arbitrators: Jack BERG (U.S.)

David K. SHARPE (U.S.)

Outcome of Proceeding Award rendered on January 6, 1988.

Published Decisions Award of January 6, 1988, 3 Int'[ Arb. Rep., No.1 , at Sec. A Qan. 1988); 14 Y.B. Com.Arb. 82 (1989) (excerpts).

National court decisions: United States District Court, District of Columbia, decision of January 12, 1981, 505 F. Supp. 141 (1981); 20 ILM 666 (1981); 63 I.LR. 535 (1982).

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, decision of November 12, 1982, 693 Federal Reporter Seco11d Series (F.2d) 1094 (1982); 21 IU'vl 1355 (1982); 72 l.L.R. 152 (1987); cert. denied, 104 S11pre111e Co11rt Reporter (S. Ct.) 71 (1983).

Rechtbank van eerste aan leg [Tribunal of First Instance], Antwerp, decision of September 27, 1985, English translations of Dutch original in 24 ILM 1639 (1985); 1 ICSID Rev.-FILJ 380 (1986); 3 Nellls from IC SID, No.2, at 5 (1986) (excerpts); 12Y.8. Conr.Arb.181 (1987) (excerpts).

Tribunal federal suisse, decision of December 4, 1985, 1987 Sllliss Arb. A. 8111/. 26 (excerpts); 42 A111111aire s11isse de droir international 69 (1986) (excerpts); English translation of French original in 1 lllt'I Arb. Rep. 257 (1986).

Tribunal de premiere instance, Geneva, decision of March 13, 1986, 1987 Swiss Arb. A. 8111/. 28 (excerpts); English translations of French original in 1 ICSID Rev.-FILJ 383 (1986); 3 Nelllsfro111 ICSID,No.2,at5 (1986) (excerpts).

Autorite de surve illance des offices de poursuite pour dettes et de faillite, Geneva, decision of October 7, 1986, 2 ICSID Rev.-FILJ 170 (1987); 1987 Swiss Arb. A. B11/I. 33 (excerpts); English translation of French original in 26 IL\1 382 (1987).



Date of Constitution of Ad Hoc Committee April 29, 1988

Composition of Ad Hoc Committee President: Sompong SUCHARITKUL (Thai) Members: Aron l3ROCHES (Netherlands)



Decision partially annulling the Award rendered on December 22, 1989.

Published Decisions

Ad hoc Committee Decision of December 22, 1989, 5 I CS ID Rev.-FILJ 95 (1990); 5 lllt'I Arb. Rep., No. 2, at Sec. E (Feb.

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1990); 16 Y. B. Com. Arb. 40 (1991 ) (excerpts); French translation of English original in 118 Journal du droit international 166 (1991) (excerpts).

(c) Resubmission

Date Registered R equest for resubmission of the dispute to a new Tribunal registered on January 26, 1990.

Outcome of Proceeding Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding discontinued at their request (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Secretary-General on November 20, 1990 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 43(1)).

21. Ghaith R. Pharaon v. Republic ofTunisia (Case No.ARB/86/ 1)

Subject Matter Tourism and holiday resort projects

Date Registered September 24, 1986

Date of Constitution of Tribunal January 20, 1987

Composition ofTribunal President: Claude REYMOND (Swiss) Arbitrators: Giorgio BERNINI (Italian)

Karl- Heinz BOCKSTIEGEL (German)

Outcome of Proceeding Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding discontinued at their request (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Tribunal on November 21, 1988 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 43 (1)).

22. Societe d'Etudes de Travaux et de Gestion SETIMEG S.A. v. Republic of Gabon (Case No. ARB/87 /1)

Subject Matter R estructuring of an administrative and residential complex

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Date Registered

February 24, 1987

Dates of Constitution of Tribunal December 10, 1987

May 25, 1988 (reconstituted)

Composition ofTribunal President: C laude REYMOND (Swiss)

Arbitrators: H enri CAILLAVET 14 (French)


Marie-Madeleine MBORANTSUO (Gabonese)

Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding discontinued at their request (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Tribunal on January 21, 1993 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 43(1)).

23. Mobil Oil Corporation, Mobil Petroleum Company, Inc. and Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited v. New Zealand Government (Case No. ARB/87 /2)

Subject Matter

Synthetic fuels project

Date Registered

April 15, 1987

Date of Constitution ofTribunal

November 4, 1987

Composition ofTribunal

President: Graham SPEIGHT (New Zealand) Arbitrators:


Maureen BRUNT (Australian)

Stephen CHARLES (Australian)

Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding discontinued at their request (Order taking note of the discontinuance

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issued by the Tribunal on November 26, 1990 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 43(1)).

Published Decisions National court decision: Decision of the High Court of New Zealand, 2 ICSID Rev.-FILJ 497 (1987).

24. Asian Agricultural Products Limited v. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Case No. ARB/87 /3)

Subject Matter Shrimp farming joint venture

Date Registered July 20, 1987

Date of Constitution ofTribunal January 5, 1988

Composition ofTribunal President: Ahmed Sadek EL-KOSHER! (Egyptian) Arbitrators: S.K.B. ASANTE (Ghanaian)

Berthold GOLDMAN (French)

Outcome of Proceeding Award rendered on June 27, 1990; attached to the Award is a Dissenting Opinion by one of the arbitrators.

Published Decisions Award and Dissenting Opinion of June 27, 1990, 6 IC SID Rev.-FIIJ 526 (1991); 30 ILM 577 (1991); 6 Int'! Arb. Rep., No. 5, at Sec. A (May 1991); 17 YB. Com. Arb. 106 (1992) (excerpts); French translation of English original in 119 journal du droit international 217 (1992) (excerpts).

25. Occidental of Pakistan, Inc. v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Case No. ARB/87/4)

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Subject Matter Petroleum concession

Date Registered October 7, 1987

Date of Constitution ofTribunal May 6, 1988

Composition ofTribunal President: Ian BROWNLIE (British) Arbitrators: Anthony COLMAN (British)

Ashraf Ullah KHAN (British)

Outcome of Proceeding Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding discontinued at the request of the Claimant (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Tribunal on January 27, 1989 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 44).

26. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company v. Arab Republic of Egypt and General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (Case No. ARB/89/1)

Subject Matter Bank branch operation


Date of Constitution ofTribunal July 2, 1990

Composition ofTribunal President: Ignaz SEIDL-HOHENVELDERN

(Austrian) Arbitrators: MohamedYassin ABDEL A'AL (Sudanese)

Andreas BUCHER (Swiss)

Outcome of Proceeding Settlement agreed by the Claimant and one of the Respondents and proceeding discontinued at their request (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Tribunal on June 24, 1993 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 44).

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27. Vacuum Salt Products Limited v. Government of the Republic of Ghana (Case No. ARB/92/1)

Subject Matter Salt mining operation



Composition ofTribunal President: RobertY.JENNINGS (British) Arbitrators: Charles N. BROWER (U.S.)

Kamal HOSSAIN (Bangladeshi)

Outcome of Proceeding Award declining jurisdiction over the dispute rendered on February 16, 1994.

Published Decisions Award of February 16, 1994, 9 ICSID Rev.--FILJ 72 (1994); 9 Int'[ Arb. Rep., No. 4, at Sec. B (Apr. 1994); 20Y.B. Com. Arb. 11 (1995) (excerpts); French translation of English original in 122 Journal du droit international 162 (1995) (excerpts).

28. Scimitar Exploration Limited v. Bangladesh and Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Case No. ARB/ 92 / 2)

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Subject Matter Oil exploration and development


Date of Constitution ofTribunal February 16, 1993

Composition ofTribunal President: Keith HIGHET (U.S.) Arbitrators: Ian BROWNLIE (British)

Edward C. CHIASSON (Canadian)

Outcome of Proceeding Award declining jurisdiction over the dispute rendered on May 4, 1994.

29. American Manufacturing & Trading, Inc. v. Republic of Zaire (Case No. ARB/93/1)

Subject Matter Manufacturing and trading enterprise



Composition ofTribunal President: Sompong SUCHARITKUL (Thai) Arbitrators: Heribert GOLSONG (German)


Status of the Proceeding Pending (proceeding declared closed on November 12, 1996).

30. Philippe Gruslin v. Government of Malaysia (Case No. ARB/94/1)

Subject Matter Construction enterprise


Date of Constitution ofTribunal May 31 , 1994

Composition ofTribunal Sole Arbitrator: Sompong SUCHARITKUL (Thai)

Status of the Proceeding Settlement agreed by the parties and proceeding discontinued at their request (Order taking note of the discontinuance issued by the Tribunal on April 24, 1996 pursuant to Arbitration Rule 43(1)).

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31. SEDITEX Engineering Beratungsgesellschaft fiir die Textilindustrie m.b.H. v. Government of Madagascar (Case No. CONC/94/1)

Subject Matter Textile enterprise


Date of Constitution of Commission September 23, 1994

Composition of Commission President: Andre FAURES (Belgian) Conciliators: Dominique CARREAU (French)

Raymond RANJEVA (Malagasy)

Status of the Proceeding Report of the Commission issued on July 19, 1996.

32. Tradex Hellas S.A. v. Republic of Albania (Case No.

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ARB/94/2)

Subject Matter Agricultural enterprise


Date of Constitution ofTribunal January 3, 1996

Composition ofTribunal President: Karl-Heinz BOCKSTIEGEL (German) Arbitrators: Fred F. FIELDING (U.S.)

Andrea GIARDINA (Italian)

Status of the Proceeding Pending (hearing on jurisdictional objections held on September 10, 1996).

33. LeafTobacco A. Michaelides S.A. and Greek-Albanian LeafTobacco & Co. S.A. v. Republic of Albania (Case No. ARB/95/ 1)

Subject Matter Tobacco manufacturing and warehousing

Date Registered April 27, 1995

Status of the Proceeding Pending (Tribunal not yet constituted).

34. Cable Television of Nevis, Ltd. and Cable Television of Nevis Holdings, Ltd. v. Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis (Case No. ARB/95/2)

Subject Matter Cable television franchise


Date of Constitution ofTribunal February 16, 1996

Composition ofTribunal President: Woodbine A. DAVIS (Barbadian) Arbitrators: Arthur A. MAYNARD (Barbadian)

Rex McKAY (Guyanese)

Status of the Proceeding Pending (hearing on jurisdictional objections held on July 1

and 2, 1996).

35. Antoine Goetz and others v. Republic of Burundi (Case No. ARB/95/ 3)

Subject Matter

Mining enterprise


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Date of Constitution of Tribunal June 26, 1996

Composition ofTribunal President: Prosper WEIL (French) Arbitrators: Mohammed BEDJAOUI (Algerian)

Jean-Denis BREDIN (French)

Status of the Proceeding Pending (first session of the Tribunal to be held on December 4, 1996).

36. Compafiia del Desarrollo de Santa Elena S.A. v. Government of Costa Rica (Case No. AR.B/96/1)

Subject Matter Valuation of land holding


Status of the Proceeding Pending (Tribunal not yet constituted) .

37. Misima Mines Pty. Ltd. v. Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Case No. ARB/96/2)

Subject Matter Mining concession agreement

Date Registered April 29, 1 996

Status of the Proceeding Pending (Tribunal not yet constituted).

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38. Fedax N.V. v. Republic ofVenezuela (Case No. ARB/ 96/ 3)

Subject Matter Debt instruments


Date of Constit11tio11 ofTrib11nal November 27, 1996

Composition of Trib1111al President: Francisco OR.REGO VICUNA (Chilean) Arbitrators: Meir H ETH (Israeli)

R oberts B. OWEN (U.S.)

Status of the Proceeding Pendin g (first sess ion of the Tribunal to be held within two months from the date of the constitution of the Tribunal) .

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