Permanent Court of Arbitration

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1. Which description accurately characterizes the PCA?
2. What is the PCA Secretariat called?
3. Under the PCA framework, how many potential arbitrators may each Contracting Party nominate as Members of the Court?
4. Two States validly agree on PCA-administered arbitration. Their counsel asks whether every named Member of the Court mu…
5. A treaty-authorized investor-State arbitration is proposed for PCA administration. A lawyer objects that the PCA may ad…
6. A company asks the PCA International Bureau to issue a binding merits award against a State immediately. It identifies …
7. States Iona and Juno agree to a PCA-administered arbitration under a valid submission. Their dispute concerns interpret…
8. Explain what is permanent about the PCA despite its lack of a permanent bench hearing every dispute.
9. Compare the ICJ and PCA in relation to their adjudicators and possible participants, without assuming every proposed cl…
10. Why should a report identify the tribunal that issued an award separately from the PCA that provided registry services?
11. Under Article44 of the 1907 Hague Convention, what is the term of a Member of the PCA’s list?
12. Who acts as President of the Permanent Administrative Council under Article49?