Reopening the Pandora's Box The Scope of Inquiry of Investment Tribunals on Admissibility Objections

“(1) The Tribunal shall be the judge of its own competence. (2) Any objection by a party to the dispute that that dispute is not within the jurisdiction of the Centre, or for other reasons, is not within the competence of the Tribunal, shall be considered by the Tribunal …”

It is stated that the word ‘jurisdiction’ in the said article refers to requirements set out in Article 25 of the ICSID Convention while ‘competence’ refers…

In the public international law field, the distinction between the competence and…