🔸 #PCA Press Release | Publication of the #PCA's 2025 Annual Report 🔸 The @PCA_CPA is pleased to announce the publication of its 2025 Annual Report ➡ bit.ly/4oE4axk 📄 Please click here for the full press release in English ➡ bit.ly/4vWtvVM & in French ➡ bit.ly/44llii7 🏛️ A particularly meaningful milestone in 2025 was the accession of the Republic of 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮 🇦🇲, the Republic of 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗮 🇲🇩 and the Republic of 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 🇮🇩 as the 𝗣𝗖𝗔’𝘀 𝟭𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵, 𝟭𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. Their membership reflects both the international community’s confidence in the #PCA’s mission and services, and its commitment to the peaceful resolution of disputes through #arbitration. ⚖ In 2025, the #PCA administered 𝟮𝟱𝟭 cases, including 𝟱𝟯 newly initiated proceedings—demonstrating its continued relevance and adaptability in a rapidly evolving legal landscape. These included 8 inter-State arbitrations, 1 other inter-State proceeding, 116 investor-State arbitrations under treaties or national laws, 119 arbitrations under contracts involving a State or intergovernmental organization, and 7 other types of proceedings. The Secretary-General received 46 requests relating to appointing authority services. 📚 The #PCA’s annual reports for previous years are available here ➡ bit.ly/3Kyt4eS #PermanentCourtofArbitration #Courpermanentedarbitrage

🔹 #PCA News | 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗸 𝗠𝗙𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗸 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗖𝗔 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 🇸🇰🔹 📃 On 20 October 2026, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the #SlovakRepublic, H.E. Mr. Juraj Blanár, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Slovak Bar Association, represented by its President, Mr. Tomáš Kamenec. 🏛️ The Memorandum, which provides for the use of the Bar Association’s renovated premises in Bratislava to host #PCA proceedings held in the Slovak Republic 🇸🇰, was signed in the presence of #PCA Senior Legal Counsel & Head of the @PCA_CPA Vienna Office Dr. Levent Herberstein, and Legal Counsel Ms. Iris Koberg. ⚖️ Building on the Host Country Agreement between the Slovak Republic and the #PCA signed in September 2026, this initiative marks an important step towards enhancing the Slovak Republic's profile as a forum for international #arbitration proceedings. ℹ️ For more information on the Host Country Agreement ➡️ bit.ly/4ep61SQ 📸 2-4 © @SlovakiaMFA. #PermanentCourtofArbitration

🔹 #PCA News | Exploring the Future of Institutional Arbitration at 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 in Melbourne 🇦🇺🦘🔹 🌏 On 14 October, #PCA Legal Counsel Bryce Williams addressed Australian counsel, arbitrators and judges on the future of institutional arbitration, together with representatives of ACICA (Diana Bowman), the @LCIAnews (Sarah Grimmer), @ICC_arbitration (Tejus Chauhan), SIAC (Matthew Brown), and @ADRorg (Thara Gopalan). The session was moderated by Michael Weatherley (@AshurstPerkins). 🏛️ Mr. Williams explored the PCA's unique position in the landscape of international dispute settlement, its growing caseload, and the Court's strategic priorities over the next five years. ⏩🏛️⏩ ⚖️ He also reflected upon current and emerging challenges facing arbitral institutions, including the use of AI by counsel and arbitrators, counsel conduct, and the impact of geopolitics on proceedings. 🤖🌏 #PermanentCourtofArbitration #IntLaw #Arbitration

🔹 #PCA News | London Conference on International Law 2026 🇬🇧🔹 🌍 The @PCA_CPA was pleased to participate in the 2026 edition of @LondonIntLaw, where #PCA Deputy Secretary-General Garth Schofield joined a panel discussion on "The Peaceful Settlement of Disputes". ⚖️ Chaired by Dr. @azaria_danae (@ucl), the panel also featured Chanaka Wickremasinghe (@FCDOGovUK), Joshua Kelly (@Freshfields), and Prof. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (@MatrixChambers). The panelists explored the range of mechanisms available for the peaceful settlement of international disputes, including #arbitration, adjudication, #conciliation, and other diplomatic processes, and examined how these mechanisms interact, complement or supplement one another, and at times, operate in parallel. 💡 The exchange highlighted the importance of a pluralistic approach to international dispute settlement and the role of diverse mechanisms in addressing the multifaceted nature of international disputes. #PermanentCourtofArbitration

🔹 #PCA News | #PCA Delegation at the 55th session of #UNCITRAL WG III 🇺🇳🔹 ⚖️ Last week, #PCA Secretary-General @Marcin_Czepelak, Deputy-Secretary General @MartinDoe7, Senior Legal Counsels Evgeniya Goriatcheva and Julian Bordaçahar, and Legal Counsel Stefan Schäferling represented the @PCA_CPA at the 55th session of #UNCITRAL Working Group III: Investor State Dispute Settlement Reform in #Vienna 🤝 The #PCA continues to actively support the Working Group in its important work. #PermanentCourtofArbitration #ISDS

🔸 #PCA Press Release | 𝗣𝗖𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝗼. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲-𝟯𝟱: Conciliation Proceedings between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand 🔸 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟰 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟴 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 🔗bit.ly/4yrQEQU 📄 Click here to access the full press release in English ➡️bit.ly/4yRXzDS & in French ➡️bit.ly/4zDSuyS #PermanentCourtofArbitration

🔹 The #PCA & the 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 🔹 🏛️ On 18 October, the @PCA_CPA celebrated the 119th anniversary of the Second #HaguePeaceConference, one of the first statements of the rules of #internationalarbitration between States & one of the #PCA’s founding Conventions. ⚖ Held in 1907, the Second Hague Peace Conference established both the 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 & the 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 when the countries of Latin America all joined the #PCA, paving the way for a more just and peaceful, but also inclusive, world🌎. ℹ️ For more information on the #PCA's history and founding Conventions ➡️ bit.ly/478egxq 📸 Pictures: 1. & 2. Delegates to the Second Hague Peace Conference. 3. The Argentinian delegation to the Second Hague Peace Conference. 4. The Brazilian delegation to the Second Hague Peace Conference, led by Rui Barbosa de Oliveira. #PermanentCourtofArbitration #Courpermanentedarbitrage

🔹 #PCA News | Courtesy meeting with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan 🔹 #PCA Secretary-General @Marcin_Czepelak received H.E. Ambassador Akan Rakhmetullin of @KZembassyNL for a courtesy meeting at the #PCA’s headquarters, the #PeacePalace.

🔹 #PCA News | 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 2026 🇪🇪🔹 🏛️ Last week, #PCA Senior Legal Counsel & Head of the @PCA_CPA Vienna Office Levent Herberstein participated in the 2026 edition of the #TallinnArbitrationDay organized by the Estonian Arbitration Association. ⚖️ Joining Prof. Yuliya Chernykh (University of Inland Norway) and Rostislav Pekař (@SPB_Global), Dr. Herberstein took part in a panel discussion on how geopolitical developments are reshaping public international law and international dispute settlement. The discussion was moderated by @KerliVeski, Undersecretary for Legal and Consular Affairs at the @MFAestonia. 💡 The panel explored the challenges posed by an increasingly fragmented international environment, drawing on both investor-State and State-to-State perspectives. The panellists also considered how international legal institutions and dispute settlement mechanisms are adapting to evolving geopolitical realities. 🤝 The #PCA is pleased to have contributed to this timely discussion on the evolving role of international law and dispute resolution in a changing global landscape. Photos: Eneli Riim #PermanentCourtofArbitration

🔹 #PCA News | 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗔𝗜𝗔𝗖 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗗𝗥 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 🔹 ⚖️ The #PCA is proud to be a supporting organization of the 2026 Asia ADR Week, organized by the Asian International Arbitration Centre (@officialaiac). 📆 12-16 October 2026 📍 Kuala Lumpur, #Malaysia 🌏 #PermanentCourtofArbitration

🔹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 #𝗣𝗖𝗔 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹 🔹 🏛️The @PCA_CPA is delighted to introduce a new group of talented Associate Legal Counsel and Assistant Legal Counsel (ALCs). 🌍 Hailing from over 20 different countries, the 2026-2027 #PCA ALCs bring a diverse range of perspectives and experiences to the Court's work, and will contribute their legal expertise to the #PCA’s mission of advancing peace through #arbitration and international #disputeresolution mechanisms. ⚖️ The International Bureau of the #PCA recruits a limited number of Assistant Legal Counsel on an annual basis. Qualified applicants submitting an application prior to 1 December may be considered for a position beginning ordinarily in September. 🔗 For more information ➡️ bit.ly/4e89GT2 #PermanentCourtofArbitration #Courpermanentedarbitrage

🔸 #PCA Press Release | 𝗣𝗖𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝗼. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲-𝟯𝟱: Conciliation Proceedings between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand 🔸 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟰 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟴 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. 📄 Please click here to access the full press release in English ➡ bit.ly/4BfBwc7 & in French ➡ bit.ly/3UlHqHP #PermanentCourtofArbitration

🔹 #PCA News | Courtesy meeting with H.E. Archbishop Santiago Ignacio de Wit Guzmán of the Apostolic Nunciature to the Netherlands 🔹 🏛️ #PCA Secretary-General @Marcin_Czepelak had the honour of welcoming H.E. Archbishop Santiago Ignacio de Wit Guzmán for a courtesy meeting to the #PCA headquarters at the #PeacePalace. 🤝 The #PCA looks forward to further strengthening its cooperation with the Holy See in support of the peaceful and effective resolution of international disputes. #PermanentCourtofArbitration

🔹 #PCA News | Meeting with the #IACHR Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights 🔹 🏛️ Last week, #PCA Secretary-General @Marcin_Czepelak and Deputy Secretary-General @MartinDoe7 welcomed Mr. Javier Palummo, Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights (REDESCA) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (@CIDH), to the #PCA’s headquarters at the #PeacePalace. #PCA Legal Counsel Javier Comparini-Cuetto was also present during the meeting. ⚖️ The meeting provided an opportunity to exchange views on the work of both institutions and opportunities for continued dialogue on the intersection of #humanrights and international #disputeresolution, including the PCA's work in the areas of business and human rights, investor-State disputes involving human rights considerations, environmental matters, and relevant specialized rules and frameworks. #PermanentCourtofArbitration

🔸 #PCA Press Release | 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 #𝗣𝗖𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝗼. 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱-𝟮𝟭: JSC CB PrivatBank v. The Russian Federation 🔸 📄 Please click here to access the full press release in English ➡ bit.ly/4drtiTU, Russian ➡ bit.ly/3VufnX6 & French ➡ bit.ly/4zlp60w ℹ️ For more information about the #arbitration ➡ bit.ly/46Z2AOO #PermanentCourtofArbitration

🔸 #PCA Press Release | 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 #𝗣𝗖𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝗼. 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱-𝟬𝟳: Aeroport Belbek LLC and Mr. Igor Valerievich Kolomoisky v. The Russian Federation 🔸 📄 Please click here to access the full press release in English ➡ bit.ly/4jASf2Y, Russian ➡ bit.ly/4y2epig & French ➡ bit.ly/4dYtY3d ℹ️ For more information about the #arbitration ➡ bit.ly/4j7pkDs #PermanentCourtofArbitration

🔸 #PCA Press Release | 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛.𝗘. 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 🇧🇬🔸 🏛️ On 5 October 2026, #PCA Secretary-General H.E. Dr. Hab. @Marcin_Czepelak had the honour of welcoming the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, H.E. Dr. @vpetrova_mfa, to the Court’s headquarters at the #PeacePalace. 🇧🇬 H.E. Minister Petrova-Chamova was accompanied by H.E. Ambassador Elizabeth Varbanova (@BGEmbassy_Hague), and a delegation from the Republic of Bulgaria. ⚖️ During the visit, 𝗛.𝗘. 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗮-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆-𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #PCA. The gift perpetuates the historic tradition established in 1907, when the Court’s founding States decided to contribute materials and artworks from around the world to the construction, furnishing, and decoration of the PCA’s headquarters, the Peace Palace. 🤝 The presentation of the lectern is particularly significant as Bulgaria is a 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗖𝗔, having acceded to the Hague Convention of 1899 for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes on 4 September 1900. 📃 Please click here to access the full press release in English ➡ bit.ly/4zkbTFg & in French ➡️ bit.ly/4rMCaJD #PermanentCourtofArbitration

🔹 #PCA News | Supporting Organization of the 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗖 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝘁 🔹 ⚖️ The #PCA is proud to be a supporting organization of the 24th #CIETAC Cup International Commercial Arbitration Moot, organized by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC). 📆 27 November - 4 December 2026 📍 General rounds: 🌐 Zoom | Elimination rounds & Final: 🌏 Beijing, #China 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝟭𝟮 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 at link in flyer. #PermanentCourtofArbitration

🔹 #PCA News | Panel discussion on "𝙀𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨" 🔹 ⚖️ On 29 September 2026, the @PCA_CPA, @UniLeiden, and Saadeh Rahman LLP co-organised a panel discussion on "𝙀𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨", with the support of the @GrotiusCentre for International Legal Studies. 💡 The discussion featured insights from Alison Macdonald KC (Essex Court Chambers), Bas Van Zelst (Enhance Arbitration & Maastricht University), Ndanga Kamau (Independent Arbitrator), Jiries Saadeh (Saadeh Rahman LLP), and Eric De Brabandere (@UniLeiden), with Anabel Blanco Loperena of the @PCA_CPA serving as moderator. 💬 The panellists examined evidentiary issues across different forms of international dispute settlement, from broader questions about whether international tribunals share a common evidentiary culture to the practical challenges of obtaining, presenting, and assessing evidence. The speakers also addressed expert evidence, the consequences of failures to produce or manipulation of evidence, and the extent to which different international fora converge—or diverge—in their approaches to evidentiary questions. #PermanentCourtofArbitration #InternationalLaw #Arbitration #DisputeResolution

🔹 #PCA News | #PCA Delegation at 71st #CAHDI Meeting 🔹 🏛️ Last week, #PCA Secretary-General @Marcin_Czepelak and Senior Legal Counsel José Luis Aragón Cardiel represented the @PCA_CPA at the 71st meeting of the @coe Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI) in Tallinn, #Estonia. ⚖️ The #PCA was pleased to contribute on the topic of the peaceful settlement of disputes and looks forward to continuing its support of the important work of the Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI). #PermanentCourtofArbitration #Courpermanentedarbitrage