ICSID offers parties and tribunals a full range of services in matters falling under the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules) or other rules of law. ‘arbitration applicable to non-ICSID investor-state disputes. These services can range from full secretarial support to more limited assistance in organizing hearings.
- An ICSID Legal Advisor can act as secretary to the tribunal and provide assistance and expertise in many areas within this framework. This secretary is supported by legal assistants and legal secretaries who assist the parties and the court throughout the proceedings.
- ICSID oversees the organization of hearings, sessions, conference calls and videoconferences from start to finish, as well as the logistics of meeting rooms, for the tribunal as well as for the parties. In addition, ICSID has access to an extensive network of court reporters, translators, interpreters and other service providers, all of whom have extensive experience.
- ICSID is able to manage the financial aspects of cases subject to non-ICSID procedural rules, as long as it is responsible for their administration. Advances paid by the parties are placed in an interest-bearing account, and ICSID manages all payments to arbitrators and service providers. The parties have the option of obtaining detailed interim financial statements at any time. At the end of the case, accrued interest returns to the parties in proportion to the funds paid by them.
- ICSID has a full-service hearing center in Washington, DC, with three large courtrooms and eight meeting and deliberation rooms. Additional conference rooms are also available for ICSID hearings at the headquarters of the World Bank Group in Washington, DC Parties requesting full administration of their case by ICSID may additionally make use of the conference center. of the World Bank Group in Paris, France, but also many of the offices opened by the World Bank in other countries.
- The Secretary General of ICSID may be called upon to act as appointing authority in matters relating to non-ICSID settlements. When acting in this capacity, the Secretary General assists the parties in the appointment of arbitrators and rules on requests for disqualification of arbitrators presented by them.
To learn more about the services offered by ICSID in cases subject to the UNCITRAL Rules, please contact us at the following address: [email protected]
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