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Institutional
support for the
proceedings
requirements that any
dispute must meet. A
claim must qualify the
following criteria:
(a) a legal dispute;
(b) arising directly out
of an investment (the
notion of
"investment" in the
ICSID context is an
unsettled question);67
(c) between a
Contracting State and
national of another
Contracting State
(claims by dual
nationals, where one
of the nationalities is
that of the host State,
are precluded).
Administrative and
legal support provided
by the ICSID
Secretariat based in
Washington D.C.
Appointment of
The parties may agree
requirements (1976 and
2010 Rules).
Ad hoc arbitration with
no institutional support,
although the parties may
agree to use one of the
available institutions
such as the Permanent
Court of Arbitration in
the Hague or the ICSID
Secretariat (1976 and
2010 Rules).
Each party appoints one
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