News & Cases

PCA Press Release: The Arbitration between Windstream Energy LLC (U.S.A.) and the Government of Canada

From 15 to 26 February 2016 the hearing in an arbitration between Windstream Energy LLC (USA) and the Government of Canada will be streamed by live video feed to a venue in Toronto, Canada, which will be open to the public.

PCA - Call for nominations for the External Auditor

The Administrative Council hereby invites nominations from all Member States for the appointment of an External Auditor.

PCA Press Release: Arbitration Concerning the “Enrica Lexie” Incident (Italy v. India)

Arbitral Tribunal Holds First Procedural Meeting in Arbitration Concerning the “Enrica Lexie” Incident.

PCA Press Release: PCA Participation in COP21 and Conference on Climate Change Disputes

PCA Secretary-General addresses UN Climate Change Conference

PCA contributes to African Institute of International Law course

Last week, the PCA Deputy-Secretary General, Mr. Brooks Daly, delivered a series of lectures in French in Arusha, Tanzania, as part of a course organized by the African Institute of International Law on “les traités bilatéraux d'investissement et l'arbitrage.”

PCA holds hearing at the IACHR in San José, Costa Rica

During July 1-5, 2015, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) held a five-day hearing at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) in San José, Costa Rica, in the arbitration between Consorcio John W. McDougall Company Inc. y Dredge & Marine Corporation (U.S.A.) and El Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad - ICE (Costa Rica).

Cooperation agreement between the PCA and the CAC-CCIP

At a ceremony held on 2 July 2015 in Lisbon, a cooperation agreement between the PCA and the Commercial Arbitration Center of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CAC-CCIP) was concluded.

CIArb London Centenary Conference

The Permanent Court of Arbitration is a supporting organization of the CIArb London Centenary Conference, to be held on 1-3 July 2015, at the London Guildhall.

The Arbitration between Aeroport Belbek LLC and Mr. Igor Valerievich Kolomoisky as Claimants and the Russian Federation

Austrian Government accords Privileges and Immunities to PCA

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (“PCA”) welcomes the Austrian Federal Government’s Ordinance on the Status of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Austria (the “Ordinance”). The Ordinance was published in the Austrian Official Gazette on 31 October 2014 (Bundesgesetzblatt, BGBl. II Nr. 273/2014).