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UNCITRAL

• UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976

• UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, as revised in 2010
• UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in Treaty-Based
Investor-State Arbitration 2013

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UNCITRAL RULES (1976)

      
     
                



              
  
 
  
    
    

• Designed to be principally
ad hoc (non-institutional)
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UNCITRAL RULES (1976)

• Still need third party to break

certain impasses when
parties cannot agree
(“appointing authority”)

• Asked PCA to fulfill role of

selecting appointing authority
instead of creating new UN
body for this purpose
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UNCITRAL RULES (1976)

• Constitution of tribunal
• Challenges for lack of independence and impartiality
• Supervision of tribunal fees and expenses

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Appointing Authority Requests

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Growth in PCA Caseload since 1900

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UNCITRAL RULES (2010)

• Simplified procedure – no longer

waiting for deadlock to occur
• Greater discretion accorded to
appointing authority
• Stronger supervision of tribunal
fees and expenses
• Default role of SG-PCA in
certain cases
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TRANSPARENCY

• More common in inter-State than investor-State

proceedings

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TRANSPARENCY

UNCITRAL Rules Article 25(4):

UNCITRAL Rules Article 32(5):

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TRANSPARENCY

UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in

Treaty-Based Investor-State Arbitration
(2013):
•Application to future treaties by default or to
existing treaties by agreement
•Inclusion in UNCITRAL Rules
•Publication of case documents
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•Open hearings

TRANSPARENCY

UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in

Treaty-Based Investor-State Arbitration
(2013):
•Submissions by third persons
•Submissions by non-disputing parties to the
treaty
•Repository – UNCITRAL or PCA
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Thank you!

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