Petition for Amicus Curiae Status in Case No. ARB/05/22 before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes between Biwater Gauf Tanzania Limited and United Republic of Tanzania

The petition argues that the arbitration between Biwater Gauf Tanzania Limited and Tanzania transcends a private commercial dispute because it concerns the privatization of water services, which is directly linked to basic human rights and the UN Millennium Declaration goal of increasing access to safe drinking water. The author contends that the public nature of the dispute and its potential as a model for poverty alleviation in Africa necessitate a transparent process that permits citizen participation.

• The arbitration involves the privatization of water services in Tanzania, a project intended to serve as a model for lifting poor communities out of poverty and meeting UN Millennium Development Goal targets to halve the proportion of people unable to afford or reach safe drinking water by 2015.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2007). Petition for Amicus Curiae Status in Case No. ARB/05/22 before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes between Biwater Gauf Tanzania Limited and United Republic of Tanzania. https://www.ciel.org/reports/petition-for-amicus-curiae-status-in-case-no-arb0522-before-the-international-centre-for-settlement-of-investment-disputes-between-biwater-gauf-tanzania-limited-and-united-republic-of-tanzania-n-2/

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Petition for Amicus Curiae Status in Case No. ARB/05/22 before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes between Biwater Gauf Tanzania Limited and United Republic of Tanzania. 2007. https://www.ciel.org/reports/petition-for-amicus-curiae-status-in-case-no-arb0522-before-the-international-centre-for-settlement-of-investment-disputes-between-biwater-gauf-tanzania-limited-and-united-republic-of-tanzania-n-2/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2007petition, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Petition for Amicus Curiae Status in Case No. ARB/05/22 before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes between Biwater Gauf Tanzania Limited and United Republic of Tanzania}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2007}, month = nov, url = {https://www.ciel.org/reports/petition-for-amicus-curiae-status-in-case-no-arb0522-before-the-international-centre-for-settlement-of-investment-disputes-between-biwater-gauf-tanzania-limited-and-united-republic-of-tanzania-n-2/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }