Adoption of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution on the 125th Anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration
Photo: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 77/322 on the commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
On 3 August 2023, the United Nations (“U.N.”) General Assembly adopted, via consensus, Resolution 77/322 on the commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (“PCA”).
The Resolution welcomes the 125th anniversary of the establishment of the PCA next year, recognizes the important contributions of the PCA to the peaceful settlement of disputes, and encourages U.N. Member States to make use of the PCA’s services in arbitration, conciliation, mediation, commissions of inquiry and other peaceful means of dispute resolution. It further encourages U.N. Member States that have not yet done so to accede to the Conventions for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes of 1899 and 1907.
The Resolution was initiated and pursued by a core group of PCA Contracting Parties—the Philippines, Australia, Egypt, Guatemala, Hungary, and Thailand—in furtherance of the Administrative Council Resolution of 19 April 2023, and reinforces the shared mission between the U.N. and the PCA towards the pacific settlement of disputes.
The co-sponsorship of the Resolution by 121 U.N. Member States, including twenty-six non-Contracting Parties, highlights the important contributions of the PCA to international order, international law at large, and to dispute resolution, in particular. The Resolution is indicative of the trust and support placed by the Contracting Parties and the U.N. Member States in the PCA, and signifies the beginning of the 125th anniversary celebrations.
Photo: The first consultation on the U.N. General Assembly Resolution in New York.
Photo: The Acting President of the Administrative Council and the PCA Secretary-General introducing the Resolution in New York.