Document Type : Research Paper

Abstract

Challenge of arbitrators is a controversial issue in international arbitration in
general and in ICSID Arbitration in particular. There is a consensus that the
lack of impartiality and independency leads arbitrators to be challenged.
However, there is a duality of standards for challenging arbitrators. In
international commercial arbitration and international investment arbitration
which are not based on the Washington Convention, the standard is based on the
standard of "reasonable doubt". By contrast, ICSID Arbitration adheres to the
criterion of "lack of manifest" by virtue of Article 57 of the Washington
Convention. The majority of ICSID Tribunals make a distinction between ICSID
Arbitration and non-ICSID arbitration, which is unsatisfactory and could be
criticised. By evaluating pertinent ICSID Arbitration cases, this Article argues
that ICSID regime is ambiguous in terms of the challenge of arbitrators. It
concludes that for the purpose of adopting a unitary standard for the challenge
of arbitrators in international arbitration, ICSID Arbitration Rules as amended
in 2006 and some ICSID cases have provided the basis for invoking the standard
of "reasonable doubt".



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