解决国家与他国国民之间投资争端公约英文版.docx

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解决国家与他国国民之间投资争端公约英文版解决国家与他国国民之间投资争端公约英文版解决国家与他国国民之间投资争端公约（英文版）1965年解决国家与他国国民之间投资争端公约ConventionontheSettlementofInvestmentDisputesBetweenStatesandNationalsofOtherStatesDoneatWashingtonon18March1965PREAMBLETheContractingStatesConsideringtheneedforinternationalcooperationforeconomicdevelopment,andtheroleofprivateinternationalinvestmenttherein;BearinginmindthepossibilitythatfromtimetotimedisputesmayariseinconnectionwithsuchinvestmentbetweenContractingStatesandnationalsofotherContractingStates;Recognizingthatwhilesuchdisputeswouldusuallybesubjecttonationallegalprocesses,internationalmethodsofsettlementmaybeappropriateincertaincases;AttachingparticularimportancetotheavailabilityoffacilitiesforinternationalconciliationorarbitrationtowhichContractingStatesandnationalsofotherContractingStatesmaysubmitsuchdisputesiftheysodesire;DesiringtoestablishsuchfacilitiesundertheauspicesoftheInternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopment;Recognizingthatmutualconsentbythepartiestosubmitsuchdisputestoconciliationortoarbitrationthroughsuchfacilitiesconstitutesabindingagreementwhichrequiresinparticularthatdueconsiderationbegiventoanyrecommendationofconciliators,andthatanyarbitralawardbecompliedwith;andDeclaringthatnoContractingStateshallbythemerefactofitsratification,acceptanceorapprovalofthisConventionandwithoutitsconsentbedeemedtobeunderanyobligationtosubmitanyparticulardisputetoconciliationorarbitration,Haveagreedasfollows:

CHAPTERIInternationalCentreforSettlementofInvestmentDisputesSection1EstablishmentandOrganizationArticle1

（1）ThereisherebyestablishedtheInternationalCentreforSettlementofInvestmentDisputes（hereinaftercalledtheCentre）.

（2）ThepurposeoftheCentreshallbetoprovidefacilitiesforconciliationandarbitrationofinvestmentdisputesbetweenContractingStatesandnationalsofotherContractingStatesinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisConvention.Article2TheseatoftheCentreshallbeattheprincipalofficeoftheInternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopment（hereinaftercalledtheBank）.TheseatmaybemovedtoanotherplacebydecisionoftheAdministrativeCounciladoptedbyamajorityoftwo-thirdsofitsmembers.Article3TheCentreshallhaveanAdministrativeCouncilandaSecretariatandshallmaintainaPanelofConciliatorsandaPanelofArbitrators.Section2TheAdministrativeCouncilArticle4

（1）TheAdministrativeCouncilshallbecomposedofonerepresentativeofeachContractingState.Analternatemayactasrepresentativeincaseofhisprincipalsabsencefromameetingorinabilitytoact.

（2）Intheabsenceofacontrarydesignation,eachgovernorandalternategovernoroftheBankappointedbyaContractingStateshallbeexofficioitsrepresentativeanditsalternaterespectively.Article5ThePresidentoftheBankshallbeexofficioChairmanoftheAdministrativeCouncil（hereinaftercalledtheChairman）butshallhavenovote.DuringhisabsenceorinabilitytoactandduringanyvacancyintheofficeofPresidentoftheBank,thepersonforthetimebeingactingasPresidentshallactasChairmanoftheAdministrativeCouncil.Article6

（1）WithoutprejudicetothepowersandfunctionsvestedinitbyotherprovisionsofthisConvention,theAdministrativeCouncilshall:

（a）adopttheadministrativeandfinancialregulationsoftheCentre;（b）adopttherulesofprocedurefortheinstitutionofconciliationandarbitrationproceedings;（c）adopttherulesofprocedureforconciliationandarbitrationproceedings（hereinaftercalledtheConciliationRulesandtheArbitrationRules）;（d）approvearrangementswiththeBankfortheuseoftheBanksadministrativefacilitiesandservices;（e）determinetheconditionsofserviceoftheSecretary-GeneralandofanyDeputySecretary-General;（f）adopttheannualbudgetofrevenuesandexpendituresoftheCentre;（g）approvetheannualreportontheoperationoftheCentre.Thedecisionsreferredtoinsub-paragraphs（a）,（b）,（c）and（f）aboveshallbeadoptedbyamajorityoftwo-thirdsofthemembersoftheAdministrativeCouncil.

（2）TheAdministrativeCouncilmayappointsuchcommitteesasitconsidersnecessary.（3）TheAdministrativeCouncilshallalsoexercisesuchotherpowersandperformsuchotherfunctionsasitshalldeterminetobenecessaryfortheimplementationoftheprovisionsofthisConvention.Article7

（1）TheAdministrativeCouncilshallholdanannualmeetingandsuchothermeetingsasmaybedeterminedbytheCouncil,orconvenedbytheChairman,orconvenedbytheSecretary-GeneralattherequestofnotlessthanfivemembersoftheCouncil.

（2）EachmemberoftheAdministrativeCouncilshallhaveonevoteand,exceptasotherwisehereinprovided,allmattersbeforetheCouncilshallbedecidedbyamajorityofthevotescast.（3）AquorumforanymeetingoftheAdministrativeCouncilshallbeamajorityofitsmembers.（4）TheAdministrativeCouncilmayestablish,byamajorityoftwo-thirdsofitsmembers,aprocedurewherebytheChairmanmayseekavoteoftheCouncilwithoutconveningameetingoftheCouncil.ThevoteshallbeconsideredvalidonlyifthemajorityofthemembersoftheCouncilcasttheirvoteswithinthetimelimitfixedbythesaidprocedure.Article8MembersoftheAdministrativeCouncilandtheChairmanshallservewithoutremunerationfromtheCentre.Section3TheSecretariatArticle9TheSecretariatshallconsistofaSecretary-General,oneormoreDeputySecretaries-Generalandstaff.Article10

（1）TheSecretary-GeneralandanyDeputySecretary-GeneralshallbeelectedbytheAdministrativeCouncilbyamajorityoftwo-thirdsofitsmembersuponthenominationoftheChairmanforatermofservicenotexceedingsixyearsandshallbeeligibleforre-election.AfterconsultingthemembersoftheAdministrativeCouncil,theChairmanshallproposeoneormorecandidatesforeachsuchoffice.

（2）TheofficesofSecretary-GeneralandDeputySecretary-Generalshallbeincompatiblewiththeexerciseofanypoliticalfunction.NeithertheSecretary-GeneralnoranyDeputySecretary-GeneralmayholdanyotheremploymentorengageinanyotheroccupationexceptwiththeapprovaloftheAdministrativeCouncil.（3）DuringtheSecretary-Generalsabsenceorinabilitytoact,andduringanyvacancyoftheofficeofSecretary-General,theDeputySecretary-GeneralshallactasSecretary-General.IfthereshallbemorethanoneDeputySecretary-General,theAdministrativeCouncilshalldetermineinadvancetheorderinwhichtheyshallactasSecretary-General.Article11TheSecretary-GeneralshallbethelegalrepresentativeandtheprincipalofficeroftheCentreandshallberesponsibleforitsadministration,includingtheappointmentofstaff,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisConventionandtherulesadoptedbytheAdministrativeCouncil.HeshallperformthefunctionofregistrarandshallhavethepowertoauthenticatearbitralawardsrenderedpursuanttothisConvention,andtocertifycopiesthereof.Section4ThePanelsArticle12ThePanelofConciliatorsandthePanelofArbitratorsshalleachconsistofqualifiedpersons,designatedashereinafterprovided,whoarewillingtoservethereon.Article13

（1）EachContractingStatemaydesignatetoeachPanelfourpersonswhomaybutneednotbeitsnationals.

（2）TheChairmanmaydesignatetenpersonstoeachPanel.ThepersonssodesignatedtoaPanelshalleachhaveadifferentnationality.Article14

（1）PersonsdesignatedtoserveonthePanelsshallbepersonsofhighmoralcharacterandrecognizedcompetenceinthefieldsoflaw,commerce;industryorfinance,whomaybereliedupontoexerciseindependentjudgment.CompetenceinthefieldoflawshallbeofparticularimportanceinthecaseofpersonsonthePanelofArbitrators.

（2）TheChairman,indesignatingpersonstoserveonthePanels,shallinadditionpaydueregardtotheimportanceofassuringrepresentationonthePanelsoftheprincipallegalsystemsoftheworldandofthemainformsofeconomicactivity.Article15

（1）Panelmembersshallserveforrenewableperiodsofsixyears.

（2）IncaseofdeathorresignationofamemberofaPanel,theauthoritywhichdesignatedthemembershallhavetherighttodesignateanotherpersontoservefortheremainderofthatmembersterm.（3）Panelmembersshallcontinueinofficeuntiltheirsuccessorshavebeendesignated.Article16

（1）ApersonmayserveonbothPanels.

（2）IfapersonshallhavebeendesignatedtoserveonthesamePanelbymorethanoneContractingState,orbyoneormoreContractingStatesandtheChairman,heshallbedeemedtohavebeendesignatedbytheauthoritywhichfirstdesignatedhimor,ifonesuchauthorityistheStateofwhichheisanational,bythatState.（3）AlldesignationsshallbenotifiedtotheSecretary-Generalandshalltakeeffectfromthedateonwhichthenotificationisreceived.Section5FinancingtheCentreArticle17IftheexpenditureoftheCentrecannotbemetoutofchargesfortheuseofitsfacilities,oroutofotherreceipts,theexcessshallbebornebyContractingStateswhicharemembersoftheBankinproportiontotheirrespectivesubscriptionstothecapitalstockoftheBank,andbyContractingStateswhicharenotmembersoftheBankinaccordancewithrulesadoptedbytheAdministrativeCouncil.Section6Status,ImmunitiesandPrivilegesArticle18TheCentreshallhavefullinternationallegalpersonality.ThelegalcapacityoftheCentreshallincludethecapacity:

（a）tocontract;（b）toacquireanddisposeofmovableandimmovableproperty;（c）toinstitutelegalproceedings.Article19ToenabletheCentretofulfillitsfunctions,itshallenjoyintheterritoriesofeachContractingStatetheimmunitiesan