Election of the Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (the “PCA”) is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Mr. Hugo Hans Siblesz as Secretary-General of the PCA for the 2017-2022 term.
Mr. Siblesz was elected to a second term by a majority of the Member State delegations present and voting at the 196th meeting of the PCA Administrative Council held on 14 December 2016. This was the first contested election of the PCA Secretary-General in the PCA’s 116-year history, reflecting the growing relevance of the institution.

Background on the Permanent Court of Arbitration: The PCA is an intergovernmental organization established by the 1899 Hague Convention on the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Headquartered at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands, the PCA facilitates arbitration, conciliation, fact-finding, and other dispute resolution proceedings among various combinations of States, State entities, intergovernmental organizations, and private parties.