Arbitral Digest

Matter

Cable Television of Nevis, Ltd. and Cable Television of Nevis Holdings, Ltd. v. Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis (ICSID Case No. ARB/95/2)

Case no.
ARB/95/2
Applicable rules
ICSID Institution Rules
  1. 16 December 1996Arbitration

    16 December 1996Arbitration

    Award of the Tribunal dated 16 December 1996

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal dismissed the Request for Arbitration because the dispute was outside ICSID jurisdiction and the Tribunal's competence. Each party was to bear its own costs, while the Tribunal's fees and expenses and the ICSID facility charges were to be paid in equal shares; no monetary award was made.

    Supporting details

    14 authorities · 8 participants
    Cable Television of Nevis, Ltd.
    Cable Television of Nevis Holdings, Ltd.
    Federation of St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis
    Nevis Island Administration
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
    Arbitrator
    Rex McKay, S.C.
    Tribunal secretary
    Margrete Stevens

    Authorities cited

    14
    • Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States
      treaty
    • Constitution of Saint Christopher and Nevis
      statute
    • Companies Act Cap 335 of Saint Christopher and Nevis
      statute
    • Nevis Business Corporation Ordinance, 1984
      statute
    • Nevis Public Utilities Commission Ordinance
      statute
    • Holiday Inns v. Morocco
      case law
    • Klockner Industrie-Anlagen GmbH, Klockner Belge S.A. and Klockner Handelmaatschappij B.V. v. United Republic of Cameroon and Societe Camerounaise des Engrais (26 I.L.M. 647)
      case law
    • AMCO Asia Corporation and others v. Republic of Indonesia (23 I.L.M. 351)
      case law
    • Liberian Eastern Timber Corporation v. Government of Liberia (26 I.L.M. 647)
      case law
    • Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica, Inc. v. Government of Jamaica (17 Harv. Int'l L.J. 90 (1976))
      case law
    • Kelner v. Baxter and Others ((1866) L.R. 2 C.P. 174)
      case law
    • Re Northumberland Avenue Hotel Co. ((1886) 33 Ch. D. 16)
      case law
    • Newborne v. Sensolid (Great Britain), Ltd. ((1954) 1 Q.B. 45)
      case law
    • ICSID's Emerging Jurisprudence: The Scope of ICSID's Jurisdiction
      academic

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