Arbitration pursuant to the Asylum Partnership Agreement (The Republic of Rwanda v. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

By Notice of Arbitration dated 24 November 2025, the Republic of Rwanda commenced arbitral proceedings against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland pursuant to Article 22 of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Rwanda and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Provision of an Asylum Partnership to Strengthen Shared International Commitments on the Protection of Refugees and Migrants and the PCA Arbitration Rules 2012. The Permanent Court of Arbitration acts as Registry in this arbitration pursuant to Article 1(3) of the PCA Arbitration Rules.

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Name(s) of Claimant(s)	The Republic of Rwanda (State)
Name(s) of Respondent(s)	The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (State)
Names of Parties	-
Case number	2025-45
Administering institution	Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status	Pending
Type of case	Inter-state arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector	Other service
Procedural rules	Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Arbitration Rules 2012
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced	Bilateral treaty Asylum Partnership Agreement Country A: Rwanda Country B: United Kingdom
Language of Proceeding	English
Seat of Arbitration (by Country)	-
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)	Judge Peter Tomka (Chairperson) Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab Judge Joan Donoghue
Representatives of the Claimant(s)	Agent Dr. Emmanuel Ugirashebuja Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Ministry of Justice Counsel Lord Verdirame KC Ms. Belinda McRae Twenty Essex
Representatives of the Respondent(s)	Agent Dr. Tamsin Stubbing Deputy Director, Resettlement & International Strategy, Home Office Legal Advisers Representative Mr. Daniel Hobbs Director General for Migration and Borders Group, Home Office Counsel Mr. Ben Juratowitch KC Ms. Naomi Hart Essex Court Chambers Ms. Alma Mozetič Twenty Essex
Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case	3
Date of commencement of proceeding	24 November 2025
Date of issue of final award	-
Length of Proceedings	Pending
Additional notes	-

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