🔹 #PCA News | 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗖𝗔 & 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 #𝗔𝗔𝗪 🌱📈🇦🇺🔹 🌏 On 15 October, as part of #AustralianArbitrationWeek in Melbourne, #PCA Legal Counsel Bryce Williams examined 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, including under Article 6.2 and Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement, at an event hosted by @NLawGlobal. ⚖️ Mr. Williams detailed the kinds of disputes arising under these frameworks, and explored how these disputes are presently being resolved, including under the 𝗣𝗖𝗔'𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀. 🤝 He also reflected on the future of the #PCA's engagement with States active in international carbon markets, and with the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change more broadly. 🌊 💡 For more information on the PCA's work in 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻➡️ bit.ly/47GUfje #PermanentCourtofArbitration #Arbitration #CarbonMarkets #ClimateChange

🔹 #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