A unified forum? The new arbitration rules for environmental disputes under the Permanent Court of Arbitration

From: Chicago Journal of International Law | Date: April 1, 2002| Author: Wu, Charles Qiong | Copyright information

The international community has long been struggling to find an effective mechanism to resolve transboundary environmental disputes. On June 19, 2001, the ninety-four Member States of the Permanent Court of Arbitration ("PCA")1 adopted by consensus the Optional Rules for Arbitration of Disputes Relating to Natural Resources and/or the Environment ("Rules"),2 based on the widely used Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ("UNCITRAL Rules").3 The drafters...

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