PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE UNCITRAL RULES FOR INVESTOR-STATE ARBITRATIONS

The document outlines proposed revisions to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules to ensure that investor-State arbitrations—defined as those brought by an investor against a State under a treaty—are subject to greater public oversight without affecting other types of arbitrations. The proposals focus on four key areas: public notification of the initiation of arbitration, public disclosure of pleadings and open hearings, public access to final decisions, and the right for non-disputing parties to file amicus curiae briefs.

• The authors propose that the initiation of investor-State arbitrations be made public by requiring tribunals to send the notice of arbitration and tribunal composition to the UNCITRAL secretariat for website publication.
• To ensure the issues at stake are public, the proposal suggests requiring the disclosure of pleadings and making hearings open to the public, while allowing for the redaction of proprietary or privileged information.
• The proposal argues that arbitration results should be public and suggests that tribunals dispatch all awards, orders, and decisions to the UNCITRAL secretariat for publication on its website.
• The authors suggest allowing the public to provide input via amicus curiae briefs, provided the tribunal determines the submission would assist in factual or legal determinations and does not unduly burden the parties.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2007). PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE UNCITRAL RULES FOR INVESTOR-STATE ARBITRATIONS. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/UNCITRAL_Proposed_Dec07.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE UNCITRAL RULES FOR INVESTOR-STATE ARBITRATIONS. 2007. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/UNCITRAL_Proposed_Dec07.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2007proposed, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE UNCITRAL RULES FOR INVESTOR-STATE ARBITRATIONS}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2007}, month = dec, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/UNCITRAL_Proposed_Dec07.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }