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The History of ICSID
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Antonio R. Parra
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Legal history, Treaties & other sources of international law, Investment treaties & disputes, International arbitration
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Synopsis
Now available in paperback, the second edition of The History of ICSID details the history and development of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and its constituent treaty, the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States.
Antonio Parra, the first Deputy Secretary-General of ICSID, traces the immediate origins of the Convention, in the years 1955 to 1962, and gives a stage-by-stage narrative of the drafting of the Convention between 1962 and 1965. He recounts details of bringing the Convention into force in 1966 and the elaboration of the initial versions of the Regulations and Rules of ICSID adopted at the first meetings of its Administrative Council in 1967. The four periods 1968 to 1988, 1989 to 1999, 2000 to
2010, and 2011 to 2015 are covered in separate chapters which examine the expansion of the Centre's activities and changes made to the Regulations and Rules over the years. There are also overviews of the conciliation and arbitration cases submitted to ICSID in the respective periods, followed by
discussions of selected cases and key issues within them. A concluding chapter discusses some of the broad themes and findings of the book, examines how ICSID might meet several large new challenges facing it, and outlines several possible further changes of its rules and procedures
The book offers unique insight into the establishment and design of ICSID, as well as into how the institution evolved and its relationship with the World Bank over the 50 years since the establishment of ICSID. It is essential reading for those involved in this field. New & Used
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What Reviewers Are Saying
In sum, this is an outstanding work that shows how important the convention has been for the development of a system of international treaty arbitration ... This book is a must-have for all who work in this field. * Nicos Lavranos, European Investment Law and Arbitration Review * Parra's account of ICSID is authoritative and comprehensive ... his exemplary thoroughness makes this an invaluable resource that will be used for a long time to come. * Taylor St. John, Journal of World Investment & Trade * This book is undoubtedly a useful source for anyone who deals with ICSID arbitration, whether in practice or for research [...] I take this opportunity to congratulate the author for a unique contribution to an ever-growing body of investment arbitration literature and recommend his work - without hesitation - for its impeccable scholarship. * Gordon Blanke, The CIArb Journal (2018) * Who better to write (and now update) the history of the World Banks investor-state dispute mechanism and institution (ICSID) than the man described as its institutional memory, who served as its deputy secretary-general from 1999-2005? ... This history of ICSID encapsulates its place in the pantheon of dispute resolution forums, in a positive and comprehensive way, and is a very useful resource for those seeking to put such disputes in their institutional context. * Philippa Charles, Stewarts Law LLP (Law Gazette) * Antonio Parra has harnessed more than a decade's worth of experience in this user friendly but comprehensive history of the Centre ... All in all, the book, through its accessible presentation of the establishment and evolution of the Centre throughout the decades, is an essential introduction to anyone interested in investor-state dispute settlement. * Bernard Hanotiau & Iuliana Iancu, Hanotiau & van den Berg (Journal of International Arbitration) *