The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), a World Bank affiliated entity established under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States, is the most significant global institution devoted to investor-state arbitration.
Find ICSID Documents
- CasesFull-text PDF versions decisions are provided for some, but not all matters, and many, but not all provided decisions, are available in English.
- Tables of Decisions in ICSID CasesCase information organized by general case topic (ex. decisions on annulment).
- ICSID ResourcesProvides links to rules, case and investment treaty databases, and PDF versions of some ICSID publications.
ICSID Additional Materials
ICSID Research Guides
- Foreign Direct Investment Research Guide - Peace Palace LibraryBibliography of materials that are considered the most useful and relevant by the international law librarians who support the Hague.
Publications
- ICSID Review—Foreign Investment Law JournalElectronic coverage from 2010.
- News from ICSIDFree newsletter published twice annually by ICSID discussing investment law developments and pending cases.
- Investment Laws of the WorldPrint loose-leaf publication available in the Vanderbilt Law Library (Upper Level, K1112 .A48).
- Investment, Promotion and Protection TreatiesPrint loose-leaf publication available in the Vanderbilt Law Library (Upper Level, K1112 .A35 I58).
Guide to ICSID Arbitration by Call Number: Upper Level K3834 .R44 2011ISBN: 9789041134011This guide provides a sufficiently detailed but still 'user-friendly' understanding of what ICSID arbitration is, when and how it can and should be used, and how an ICSID case works from start to finish. It offers potential and non-expert users of the ICSID regime - as well as those generally interested in investment treaty arbitration - the essentials of the ICSID Convention and of BITs and MITs, the various sets of rules, ICSID procedure, and the now considerable body of ICSID jurisprudence.
Subscription Resources
- Investment Claims This link opens in a new windowNarrow by Jurisdiction using the International Organizations/Institutions. ICSID is nested under the sub-heading for the World Bank.
- Kluwer Arbitration This link opens in a new windowIncludes decisions, commentary, conventions, legislation, and rules. Access requires individual credentials. Sign up for this (and other Wolters Kluwer products, such as Cheetah) using your Vanderbilt email address.
- Investment Arbitration Reporter (IAReporter) This link opens in a new windowTracks international investment arbitrations between foreign investors and their host states. Investigates and reports on public and non-public claims; digests and analyzes jurisprudence and awards (both public and non-public); and offers a dataset for empirical international law research.
- ICSID Decisions: WestlawUtilize this link once logged in to Westlaw with your individual credentials, or to browse to this content, select Arbitration Materials > International Arbitration: Awards > International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Arbitration Awards.
- Oxford Reports on International Law (Jurisdiction: International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID))When using this resource off-campus, users may need to first access Oxford Reports on International Law, then click through the link above.
- International Legal Materials in Lexis AdvanceThis ASIL publication covers significant international legal developments, including certain ICSID decisions.
- International Legal Materials in HeinOnline(From on campus, you may just click through the link. Off campus, you will need to log into HeinOnline with your VUnet ID.)
