Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
DISPUTES
Signed at
Signed on
18 March 1965
In force on
14 October 1966

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. Anguilla
  5. ARGENTINA
  6. ARMENIA
  7. AUSTRALIA
  8. AUSTRIA
  9. AZERBAIJAN
  10. BAHAMAS
  11. Bahrain
  12. BANGLADESH
  13. BARBADOS
  14. BELARUS
  15. BELGIUM
  16. BELIZE
  17. BENIN
  18. Bermuda
  19. BOLIVIA
  20. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  21. BOTSWANA
  22. British Virgin Islands
  23. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
  24. BULGARIA
  25. BURKINA FASO
  26. BURUNDI
  27. CAMBODIA
  28. CAMEROON
  29. CANADA
  30. Cayman Islands
  31. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  32. CHAD
  33. CHILE
  34. CHINA
  35. COLOMBIA
  36. COMOROS ISLANDS
  37. CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  38. CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF
  39. COSTA RICA
  40. COTE D'IVOIRE
  41. CROATIA
  42. CYPRUS
  43. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  44. CZECH REPUBLIC
  45. DENMARK
  46. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  47. ECUADOR
  48. EGYPT
  49. EL SALVADOR
  50. ESTONIA
  51. ETHIOPIA
  52. Falkland Islands
  53. Faroe Islands
  54. Fiji
  55. FINLAND
  56. FRANCE
  57. GABON
  58. GAMBIA THE
  59. GEORGIA
  60. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  61. GHANA
  62. Gibraltar
  63. GREECE
  64. GRENADA
  65. GUATEMALA
  66. Guernsey
  67. GUINEA
  68. GUINEA BISSAU
  69. GUYANA
  70. HAITI
  71. HONDURAS
  72. HUNGARY
  73. ICELAND
  74. INDONESIA
  75. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  76. Isle Of Man
  77. ISRAEL
  78. ITALY
  79. JAMAICA
  80. JAPAN
  81. Jersey
  82. JORDAN
  83. KAZAKHSTAN
  84. KENYA
  85. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  86. KUWAIT
  87. KYRGYZSTAN
  88. Land Berlin
  89. LATVIA
  90. LEBANON
  91. LESOTHO
  92. LIBERIA
  93. LITHUANIA
  94. LUXEMBOURG
  95. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  96. MADAGASCAR
  97. MALAWI
  98. MALAYSIA
  99. MALI
  100. MALTA
  101. MAURITANIA
  102. MAURITIUS
  103. MICRONESIA
  104. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  105. MONGOLIA
  106. Montserrat
  107. MOROCCO
  108. MOZAMBIQUE
  109. NAMIBIA
  110. NEPAL
  111. Netherlands Antilles
  112. NETHERLANDS THE
  113. NEW ZEALAND
  114. NICARAGUA
  115. NIGER
  116. NIGERIA
  117. NORWAY
  118. OMAN
  119. PAKISTAN
  120. PANAMA
  121. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  122. PARAGUAY
  123. PERU
  124. PHILIPPINES
  125. PORTUGAL
  126. ROMANIA
  127. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  128. RWANDA
  129. SAINT LUCIA
  130. SAMOA
  131. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  132. SAUDI ARABIA
  133. SENEGAL
  134. SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
  135. SEYCHELLES
  136. SIERRA LEONE
  137. SINGAPORE
  138. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  139. SLOVENIA
  140. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  141. SOMALIA
  142. South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands
  143. SPAIN
  144. SRI LANKA
  145. St Helena
  146. ST KITTS AND NEVIS
  147. ST LUCIA
  148. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  149. SUDAN
  150. SURINAME
  151. SURINAME
  152. SWAZILAND
  153. SWEDEN
  154. SWITZERLAND
  155. SYRIA
  156. TANZANIA
  157. THAILAND
  158. TIMOR-LESTE
  159. TOGO
  160. TONGA
  161. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  162. TUNISIA
  163. TURKEY
  164. TURKMENISTAN
  165. Turks And Caicos Islands
  166. UGANDA
  167. UKRAINE
  168. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  169. UNITED KINGDOM
  170. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  171. URUGUAY
  172. UZBEKISTAN
  173. VENEZUELA
  174. WESTERN SAMOA
  175. YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF
  176. YUGOSLAVIA
  177. ZAIRE
  178. ZAMBIA
  179. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Signature 30 September 1966
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 25 June 1968 25 July 1968
ALBANIA Signature 15 October 1991
ALBANIA Ratification 15 October 1991 14 November 1991
ALGERIA Signature 17 April 1995
ALGERIA Ratification 21 February 1996 22 March 1996
Anguilla Extension 19 December 1966
ARGENTINA Signature 21 May 1991
ARGENTINA Ratification 19 October 1994 18 November 1994
ARMENIA Signature 16 September 1992
ARMENIA Ratification 16 September 1992 16 October 1992
AUSTRALIA Signature 24 March 1975
AUSTRALIA Ratification 2 May 1991 1 June 1991
AUSTRIA Signature 17 May 1966
AUSTRIA Ratification 25 May 1971 24 June 1971
AZERBAIJAN Signature 18 September 1992
AZERBAIJAN Ratification 18 September 1992 18 October 1992
BAHAMAS Signature 19 October 1995
BAHAMAS Ratification 19 October 1995 18 November 1995
Bahrain Signature 22 September 1995
Bahrain Ratification 14 February 1996 15 March 1996
BANGLADESH Signature 20 November 1979
BANGLADESH Ratification 27 March 1980 26 April 1980
BARBADOS Signature 13 May 1981
BARBADOS Ratification 1 November 1983 1 December 1983
BELARUS Signature 10 July 1992
BELARUS Ratification 10 July 1992 9 August 1992
BELGIUM Signature 15 December 1965
BELGIUM Ratification 27 August 1970 26 September 1970
BELIZE Signature 19 December 1986
BENIN Signature 10 September 1965
BENIN Ratification 6 September 1966 14 October 1966
Bermuda Extension 19 December 1966
BOLIVIA Signature 3 May 1991
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Signature 25 April 1997
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Ratification 14 May 1997 13 June 1997
BOTSWANA Signature 15 January 1970
BOTSWANA Ratification 15 January 1970 14 February 1970
British Virgin Islands Extension 19 December 1966
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Signature 16 September 1992
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Ratification 16 September 1992 16 October 1992
BULGARIA Signature 21 March 2000
BULGARIA Ratification 13 April 2001 13 May 2001
BURKINA FASO Signature 16 September 1965
BURKINA FASO Ratification 29 August 1966 14 October 1966
BURUNDI Signature 17 February 1967
BURUNDI Ratification 5 November 1969 5 December 1969
CAMBODIA Signature 5 November 1993
CAMBODIA Ratification 20 December 2004 19 January 2005
CAMEROON Signature 23 September 1965
CAMEROON Ratification 3 January 1967 2 February 1967
CANADA Signature 15 December 2006
Cayman Islands Extension 19 December 1966
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Signature 26 August 1965
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 23 February 1966 14 October 1966
CHAD Signature 12 May 1966
CHAD Ratification 29 August 1966 14 October 1966
CHILE Signature 25 January 1991
CHILE Ratification 24 September 1991 24 October 1991
CHINA Signature 9 February 1990
CHINA Approval 7 January 1993
CHINA Declaration 7 January 1993
COLOMBIA Signature 18 May 1993
COLOMBIA Ratification 15 July 1997 14 August 1997
COMOROS ISLANDS Signature 26 September 1978
COMOROS ISLANDS Ratification 7 November 1978 7 December 1978
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Signature 29 December 1965
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Ratification 29 April 1970 29 May 1970
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Signature 27 December 1965
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Ratification 23 June 1966 14 October 1966
COSTA RICA Signature 29 September 1981
COTE D'IVOIRE Signature 30 June 1965
COTE D'IVOIRE Ratification 16 February 1966 14 October 1966
CROATIA Signature 16 June 1997
CROATIA Ratification 22 September 1998 22 October 1998
CYPRUS Signature 9 March 1966
CYPRUS Ratification 25 November 1966 25 December 1966
CZECH REPUBLIC Signature 23 March 1993
CZECH REPUBLIC Ratification 23 March 1993 22 April 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 13 May 1991
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 9 March 1992 8 April 1992
DENMARK Signature 11 October 1965
DENMARK Ratification 24 April 1968 24 May 1968
DENMARK Notification 15 May 1968
DENMARK Notification 30 October 1968
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 20 March 2000
ECUADOR Signature 15 January 1986
ECUADOR Ratification 15 January 1986 14 February 1986
EGYPT Signature 11 February 1972
EGYPT Ratification 3 May 1972 2 June 1972
EL SALVADOR Signature 9 June 1982
EL SALVADOR Ratification 6 March 1984 5 April 1984
ESTONIA Signature 23 June 1992
ESTONIA Ratification 23 June 1992 21 July 1992
ETHIOPIA Signature 21 September 1965
Falkland Islands Extension 19 December 1966
Faroe Islands Extension 30 October 1968 1 January 1969
Fiji Signature 1 July 1977
Fiji Ratification 11 August 1977 10 September 1977
FINLAND Signature 14 July 1967
FINLAND Ratification 9 January 1969 8 February 1969
FRANCE Signature 22 December 1965
FRANCE Ratification 21 August 1967 20 September 1967
GABON Signature 21 September 1965
GABON Ratification 4 April 1966 14 October 1966
GAMBIA THE Signature 1 October 1974
GAMBIA THE Ratification 27 December 1974 26 January 1975
GEORGIA Signature 7 August 1992
GEORGIA Ratification 7 August 1992 6 September 1992
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 27 January 1966
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 18 April 1969 18 May 1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 18 April 1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Notification 3 October 1990
GHANA Signature 26 November 1965
GHANA Ratification 13 July 1966 14 October 1966
Gibraltar Extension 19 December 1966
GREECE Signature 16 March 1966
GREECE Ratification 21 April 1969 21 May 1969
GRENADA Signature 24 May 1991
GRENADA Ratification 24 May 1991 23 June 1991
GUATEMALA Signature 9 November 1995
GUATEMALA Ratification 21 January 2003 20 February 2003
Guernsey Extension 10 December 1968
GUINEA Signature 27 August 1968
GUINEA Ratification 4 November 1968 4 December 1968
GUINEA BISSAU Signature 4 September 1991
GUYANA Signature 3 July 1969
GUYANA Ratification 11 July 1969 10 August 1969
HAITI Signature 30 January 1985
HONDURAS Signature 28 May 1986
HONDURAS Ratification 14 February 1989 16 March 1989
HUNGARY Signature 1 October 1986
HUNGARY Ratification 4 February 1987 6 March 1987
ICELAND Signature 25 July 1966
ICELAND Ratification 25 July 1966 14 October 1966
INDONESIA Signature 16 February 1968
INDONESIA Ratification 28 September 1968 28 October 1968
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 30 August 1966
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 7 April 1981 7 May 1981
Isle Of Man Extension 1 November 1983
ISRAEL Signature 16 June 1980
ISRAEL Ratification 22 June 1983 22 July 1983
ISRAEL Notification 22 June 1983
ITALY Signature 18 November 1965
ITALY Ratification 29 March 1971 28 April 1971
JAMAICA Signature 23 June 1965
JAMAICA Ratification 9 September 1966 14 October 1966
JAPAN Signature 23 September 1965
JAPAN Ratification 17 August 1967 16 September 1967
Jersey Extension 1 July 1979
JORDAN Signature 14 July 1972
JORDAN Ratification 30 October 1972 29 November 1972
KAZAKHSTAN Signature 23 July 1992
KAZAKHSTAN Ratification 21 September 2000 21 October 2000
KENYA Signature 24 May 1966
KENYA Ratification 3 January 1967 2 February 1967
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Signature 18 April 1966
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 21 February 1967 23 March 1967
KUWAIT Signature 9 February 1978
KUWAIT Ratification 2 February 1979 4 March 1979
KYRGYZSTAN Signature 9 June 1995
Land Berlin Extension 18 April 1969
LATVIA Signature 8 August 1997
LATVIA Ratification 8 August 1997 7 September 1997
LEBANON Signature 26 March 2003
LEBANON Ratification 26 March 2003 25 April 2003
LESOTHO Signature 19 September 1968
LESOTHO Ratification 8 July 1969 7 August 1969
LIBERIA Signature 3 September 1965
LIBERIA Ratification 16 June 1970 16 July 1970
LITHUANIA Signature 6 July 1992
LITHUANIA Ratification 6 July 1992 5 August 1992
LUXEMBOURG Signature 28 September 1965
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 30 July 1970 29 August 1970
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Signature 16 September 1998
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Ratification 27 October 1998 26 November 1998
MADAGASCAR Signature 1 June 1966
MADAGASCAR Ratification 6 September 1966 14 October 1966
MALAWI Signature 9 June 1966
MALAWI Ratification 23 August 1966 14 October 1966
MALAYSIA Signature 22 October 1965
MALAYSIA Ratification 8 August 1966 14 October 1966
MALI Signature 9 April 1976
MALI Ratification 3 January 1978 2 February 1978
MALTA
MAURITANIA Signature 30 July 1965
MAURITANIA Ratification 11 January 1966 14 October 1966
MAURITIUS Signature 2 June 1969
MAURITIUS Ratification 2 June 1969 2 July 1969
MICRONESIA Signature 24 June 1993
MICRONESIA Ratification 24 June 1993 24 July 1993
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Signature 12 August 1992
MONGOLIA Signature 14 June 1991
MONGOLIA Ratification 14 June 1991 14 July 1991
Montserrat Extension 19 December 1966
MOROCCO Signature 11 October 1965
MOROCCO Ratification 11 May 1967 10 June 1967
MOZAMBIQUE Signature 4 April 1995
MOZAMBIQUE Ratification 7 June 1995 7 July 1995
NAMIBIA Signature 26 October 1998
NEPAL Signature 28 September 1965
NEPAL Ratification 7 January 1969 6 February 1969
Netherlands Antilles Extension 22 May 1970
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 25 May 1966
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 14 September 1966 14 October 1966
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 14 September 1966
NETHERLANDS THE Notification 22 May 1970
NEW ZEALAND Signature 2 September 1970
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 2 April 1980 2 May 1980
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 2 April 1980
NICARAGUA Signature 4 February 1994
NICARAGUA Ratification 20 March 1995 19 April 1995
NIGER Signature 23 August 1965
NIGER Ratification 14 November 1966 14 December 1966
NIGERIA Signature 13 July 1965
NIGERIA Ratification 23 August 1965 14 October 1966
NORWAY Signature 24 June 1966
NORWAY Ratification 16 August 1967 15 September 1967
OMAN Signature 5 May 1995
OMAN Ratification 24 July 1995 23 August 1995
PAKISTAN Signature 6 July 1965
PAKISTAN Ratification 15 September 1966 15 October 1966
PANAMA Signature 22 November 1995
PANAMA Ratification 8 April 1996 8 May 1996
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Signature 20 October 1978
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Ratification 20 October 1978 19 November 1978
PARAGUAY Signature 27 July 1981
PARAGUAY Ratification 7 January 1983 6 February 1983
PERU Signature 4 September 1991
PERU Ratification 9 August 1993 8 September 1993
PHILIPPINES Signature 26 September 1978
PHILIPPINES Ratification 17 November 1978 17 December 1978
PORTUGAL Signature 4 August 1983
PORTUGAL Ratification 2 July 1984 1 August 1984
ROMANIA Signature 6 September 1974
ROMANIA Ratification 12 September 1975 12 October 1975
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Signature 16 June 1992
RWANDA Signature 21 April 1978
RWANDA Ratification 15 October 1979 14 November 1979
SAINT LUCIA Signature 4 June 1984
SAINT LUCIA Ratification 4 June 1984 4 July 1984
SAMOA Signature 3 February 1978
SAMOA Ratification 25 April 1978 25 May 1978
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Signature 1 October 1999
SAUDI ARABIA Signature 28 September 1979
SAUDI ARABIA Ratification 8 May 1980 7 June 1980
SENEGAL Signature 26 September 1966
SENEGAL Ratification 21 April 1967 21 May 1967
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Signature 31 July 2002
SEYCHELLES Signature 15 February 1978
SEYCHELLES Ratification 20 March 1978 19 April 1978
SIERRA LEONE Signature 27 September 1965
SIERRA LEONE Ratification 2 August 1966 14 October 1966
SINGAPORE Signature 2 February 1968
SINGAPORE Ratification 14 October 1968 13 November 1968
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Signature 27 September 1993
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Ratification 27 May 1994 26 June 1994
SLOVENIA Signature 7 March 1994
SLOVENIA Ratification 7 March 1994 6 April 1994
SOLOMON ISLANDS Signature 12 November 1979
SOLOMON ISLANDS Ratification 8 September 1981 8 October 1981
SOMALIA Signature 27 September 1965
SOMALIA Ratification 29 February 1968 30 March 1968
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Extension 19 December 1966
SPAIN Signature 21 March 1994
SPAIN Ratification 18 August 1994 17 September 1994
SRI LANKA Signature 30 August 1967
SRI LANKA Ratification 12 October 1967 11 November 1967
St Helena Extension 19 December 1966
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Signature 14 October 1994
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Ratification 4 August 1995 3 September 1995
ST LUCIA Signature 4 June 1984
ST LUCIA Ratification 4 June 1984
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Signature 7 August 2001
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Ratification 16 December 2002 15 January 2003
SUDAN Signature 15 March 1967
SUDAN Ratification 9 April 1973 9 May 1973
SURINAME
SURINAME Extension 22 May 1970
SWAZILAND Signature 3 November 1970
SWAZILAND Ratification 14 June 1971 14 July 1971
SWEDEN Signature 25 September 1965
SWEDEN Ratification 29 December 1966 28 January 1967
SWITZERLAND Signature 22 September 1967
SWITZERLAND Ratification 15 May 1968 14 June 1968
SYRIA Signature 25 May 2005
SYRIA Ratification 25 January 2006 24 February 2006
TANZANIA Signature 10 January 1992
TANZANIA Ratification 18 May 1992 17 June 1992
THAILAND Signature 6 December 1985
TIMOR-LESTE Signature 23 July 2002
TIMOR-LESTE Ratification 23 July 2002 22 August 2002
TOGO Signature 24 January 1966
TOGO Ratification 11 August 1967 10 September 1967
TONGA Signature 1 May 1989
TONGA Ratification 21 March 1990 20 April 1990
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Signature 5 October 1966
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Ratification 3 January 1967 2 February 1967
TUNISIA Signature 5 May 1965
TUNISIA Ratification 22 June 1966 14 October 1966
TURKEY Signature 24 June 1987
TURKEY Ratification 3 March 1989 2 April 1989
TURKEY Declaration 3 March 1989
TURKMENISTAN Signature 26 September 1992
TURKMENISTAN Ratification 26 September 1992 26 October 1992
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 19 December 1966
UGANDA Signature 7 June 1966
UGANDA Ratification 7 June 1966 14 October 1966
UKRAINE Signature 3 April 1998
UKRAINE Ratification 7 June 2000 7 July 2000
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Signature 23 December 1981
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Ratification 23 December 1981 22 January 1967
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 26 May 1965
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 19 November 1966
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 19 December 1966 18 January 1967
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 10 December 1968
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 19 June 1973
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 1 July 1979
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 1 November 1983
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 27 May 1965
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 10 June 1966 14 October 1966
URUGUAY Signature 28 May 1992
URUGUAY Ratification 9 August 2000 8 September 2000
UZBEKISTAN Signature 17 March 1994
UZBEKISTAN Ratification 26 July 1995 25 August 1995
VENEZUELA Signature 18 August 1993
VENEZUELA Ratification 2 May 1995 1 June 1995
WESTERN SAMOA Signature 3 February 1978
WESTERN SAMOA Ratification 25 April 1978 25 May 1978
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF Signature 28 October 1997
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 21 October 2004 20 November 2004
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 21 March 1967
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 21 March 1967 20 April 1967
ZAIRE Signature 29 October 1968
ZAIRE Ratification 29 April 1970 29 May 1970
ZAMBIA Signature 17 June 1970
ZAMBIA Ratification 17 June 1970 17 July 1970
ZIMBABWE Signature 25 March 1991

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/766/0: 0
  2. UN Registration IBRD/0: 575 159
  3. Treaty Series 025/1967: Cmnd 3255||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1967-TS0025.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 019/1965: Cmnd 2745
Metadata

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UUID: 81dd20d4-df9a-4205-b9f5-1bb55e72d377
Treaty ID: 2491
Record ID: 70749