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*Karl P. Sauvant, PhD* *Resident Senior Fellow* *Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment* Columbia Law School - The Earth Institute, Columbia University 435 West 116th St., Rm. JGH 825, New York, NY 10027 | p: (212) 854 0689 | cell: (646) 724 5600 e: [log in to unmask] | w: www.ccsi.columbia.edu | t: @CCSI_Columbia <https://twitter.com/CCSI_Columbia> "International Investment Facilitation: By Whom and for What?", "Moving the G20's Investment Agenda Forward", "Emerging Markets and the International Investment Law and Policy Regime", "Sustainable FDI for Sustainable Development", "Towards an Investment Facilitation Framework: Why? What? When?", "Beware of FDI Statistics!", "Towards an Indicative List of FDI Sustainability Characteristics", “The Importance of Negotiating Good Contracts", "A New Challenge for Emerging Markets: the Need to Develop an Outward FDI Policy”, "China Moves the G20 toward an International Investment Framework and Investment Facilitation", "The Next Step in Governance: The Need for Global Micro-regulatory Frameworks", and "The Evolving International Investment Law and Policy Regime: Ways Forward" *are* available at https://ssrn.com/author=2461782 and http://www.works.bepress.com/karl_sauvant/. View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/law/perspective-233?e=5eb397be70> 哥伦比亚大学国际直接投资展望中文版都可以在我们的网站查看：http://ccsi.columbia.edu/ publications/columbia-fdi-perspectives. *Columbia FDI Perspectives* Perspectives on topical foreign direct investment issues No. 233 August 27, 2018 Editor-in-Chief: Karl P. Sauvant ([log in to unmask]) Managing Editor: Marion A. Creach ([log in to unmask]) *Moving with the times: amending the ICSID rules* <https://columbia.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ab15cc1d53&id=ec72c88ee5&e=5eb397be70> * <#m_-764415541552267997__edn1> by Meg Kinnear** <#m_-764415541552267997__edn2> One important contribution to the evolution of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) has been the periodic updates of the procedural rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). To date, ICSID’s rules have been amended three times. The most recent amendment in 2006 included strengthened disclosure requirements for arbitrators,[1] <#m_-764415541552267997__edn3> enhanced transparency, third-party participation,[2] <#m_-764415541552267997__edn4> and the potential for respondents to obtain early dismissals of cases manifestly lacking legal merit.[3] <#m_-764415541552267997__edn5> These innovations have been emulated in the rules of several other arbitral institutions. ICSID is working on the fourth update to its procedural rules, and the changes envisioned are the most extensive to date. They cover arbitration, conciliation, fact-finding, and mediation under the Convention and the Additional Facility, the Administrative and Financial Regulations and the Institution Rules. It is no exaggeration to say that every word, comma and period has been scrutinized. On August 3, 2018, ICSID released the Working Paper on “Proposals for amendment of the ICSID rules <https://columbia.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ab15cc1d53&id=bf9f585245&e=5eb397be70>”. The Working Paper proposes specific textual changes to the rules with commentary on the rationale for each proposal. It is the product of a tremendous amount of time and thought from the ICSID Secretariat, and extensive input from states and the public. The Working Paper unveils a proposed set of rules that are improved in form and function. Provisions have been re-drafted using plain, gender-neutral language, and their sequencing better reflects the chronology of an ICSID case. It also includes mechanisms to reduce the time and cost of proceedings. For example, all filing would be electronic, and the request for arbitration could serve as the first memorial, thus decreasing the time for briefing in the early stages of a case. “Fast-track” provisions are also suggested, which could be applied by consent of the parties. Additionally, several states raised issues related to third-party funding. Currently, the ICSID rules do not contain provisions that expressly address third-party funding. However, the issue has been dealt with by tribunals, usually involving applications for disclosure of information about third-party funding in the context of requests for security for costs. States also noted that disclosure is important to avoid conflicts of interest that may arise with third-party funders. Therefore, under the proposed rules, both parties must advise whether a claim or defense is being funded by a third party as soon as the claim is registered, and arbitrators must disclose whether they have any relationship to that funder. Transparency was another topic that was raised by states and the public. Particularly prominent was an interest in making case-related materials public, which is critical for consistency and coherence in ISDS decision-making. As a result, the Working Paper suggests mandatory publication of awards or extracts of awards, decisions and orders, with a process to redact confidential or protected information. It is also important to note that states may further enhance the transparency of ICSID proceedings through their treaties or by ratifying the Mauritius Convention. Thus, the ICSID rules provide only the baseline for transparency in ICSID arbitration proceedings. New provisions have also been drafted on the disqualification of arbitrators, security for costs, allocation of costs, tribunal appointed experts, and consolidation of cases. Throughout the Working Paper, care has been taken to balance the interests of states and investors. This balance was a fundamental principle for the original drafters of the ICSID rules and has underpinned the success of the rules in practice. The Working Paper is intended to generate discussion, and ultimately consensus, on the next generation of ICSID rules. To that end, ICSID is holding a two-day consultation with its 154 members in late September, providing an opportunity for states to reflect and comment on the proposed rules. A series of regional and online consultations is also planned for the fall. States and the public are encouraged to submit written comments until December 28, 2018. On January 1, 2019, ICSID should be able to assess which proposals are widely endorsed, which are largely supported but would benefit from a further re-draft and which are best shelved for another day. The goal is to submit a package of amendments in 2019 or 2020 to the ICSID Administrative Council. Approval will require a two-thirds vote for ICSID Convention rules and a majority vote for ICSID Additional Facility rules. Once adopted, the amended rules will apply to all cases based on consent given after the new rules are brought into force. Given that ICSID administers over 70% of all international investment disputes, the amendment process offers a significant opportunity to introduce practical improvements to ISDS that will have an impact in the near term. Thanks to the collective efforts of states, the public and the ICSID Secretariat, the changes made today will help ensure that the ICSID rules remain “state of the art” well into the future. ------------------------------ * <#m_-764415541552267997__ednref1> *The Columbia FDI Perspectives are a forum for public debate. The views expressed by the author(s) do not reflect the opinions of CCSI or Columbia University or our partners and supporters. Columbia FDI Perspectives (ISSN 2158-3579) is a peer-reviewed series.* ** <#m_-764415541552267997__ednref2> Meg Kinnear ([log in to unmask]) is Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. The author is grateful to Claudia Frutos-Peterson, Loretta Malintoppi, Antonio R. Parra, and Catharine Titi for their helpful peer reviews. [1] <#m_-764415541552267997__ednref3> ICSID Arbitration Rule <https://columbia.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ab15cc1d53&id=bf50ba6f7b&e=5eb397be70> 6(2) and Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rule <https://columbia.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ab15cc1d53&id=561c2e4d9b&e=5eb397be70> 13(2). [2] <#m_-764415541552267997__ednref4> ICSID Arbitration Rule 32(2) and Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rule 39(2). [3] <#m_-764415541552267997__ednref5> ICSID Arbitration Rule 41(5) and Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rule 45(6). *The material in this Perspective may be reprinted if accompanied by the following acknowledgment: “Meg Kinnear, ‘Moving with the times: amending the ICSID rules,’ Columbia FDI Perspectives, No. 233, August 27, 2018. Reprinted with permission from the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (**www.ccsi.columbia.edu <http://www.ccsi.columbia.edu>**).” A copy should kindly be sent to the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment at **[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]>*. * For further information, including information regarding submission to the *Perspectives*, please contact: Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Marion A. Creach, [log in to unmask] *Most recent Columbia FDI Perspectives* <https://columbia.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ab15cc1d53&id=3a09bd0434&e=5eb397be70> - No 232, Kavaljit Singh, “Investment facilitation: Another fad in the offing?” August 13, 2018 - No. 231, Theodore H. Moran, “CFIUS reforms must be reformed,” July 30, 2018 - No. 230, Carlos A. 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We will then re-imagine investment governance, and consider the role that international cooperation could play to advance sustainable, development-oriented investment. *Registration is free but required...for more information, and to register, please visit our website here <https://columbia.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ab15cc1d53&id=7a7338f6c5&e=5eb397be70>.* - *On September 26, 2018*, CCSI and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), under the guidance of Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on the SDGs, and Laurent Fabius, President of the Constitutional Council of the French Republic, will host a conference to discuss the Global Pact for the Environment <https://columbia.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ab15cc1d53&id=f5a5905d56&e=5eb397be70>. The Global Pact for the Environment aims to unify international environmental governance and codify a human right to the environment in international law. *For more information, and to register, please see our website here <https://columbia.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ab15cc1d53&id=57858f2b03&e=5eb397be70>.* - *On September 26, 2018*, CCSI and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law will host a conference on "Climate Change, the Courts, and the Paris Agreement." In recent years citizens, sub-national governments and NGOs have turned to litigation to hold governments and corporations accountable for their contributions to climate change. *For more information about this event, including registration, please see our website here <https://columbia.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ab15cc1d53&id=504b7fa99e&e=5eb397be70>.* - *On September 24, 2018*, CCSI, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s Thematic Network on Good Governance of Extractive and Land Resources (“SDSN Thematic Network”), and other partners will host "Renewable Energy and the SDGs: Exploring Links with Extractives, Agriculture, and Land Use." *For more information, please see our website here <https://columbia.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ab15cc1d53&id=ac003a9d0e&e=5eb397be70>. If interested in attending, contact [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>.* Karl P. 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