Award

(1) Mr. Dieter Emil Schelling; (2) Ms. Flora Netiwe Schelling; (3) Ras Bamba Hotel Limited; (4) Ras Bamba Sailing Club Limited; and (5) Oyster Camp Limited V. The United Republic of Tanzania

Permanent Court of Arbitration · Interstate and investor-state (PCA) · International · 1976

Why it matters

Mr. Dieter Emil Schelling (Private entity )Mrs. Flora Netiwe Schelling (Private entity )Ras Bamba Hotel Limited (Private entity )Ras Bamba Sailing Club Limited (Private entity )Oyster Camp Limited (Private entity ) v. The United Republic of Tanzania, an investor-state arbitration, in which an investor brought claims against a state, administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The matter is known as the Mr. Dieter Emil Schelling; (2) Ms. Flora Netiwe Schelling; (3) Ras Bamba Hotel Limited; (4) Ras Bamba Sailing Club Limited; and (5) Oyster Camp Limited V. The United Republic of Tanzania. For a student, the PCA is the oldest institution for resolving international disputes, and its cases range from boundary and treaty disputes between states to investor-state and commercial arbitrations. This is a worked example of how international arbitration operates above the level of any single national court.

Summary

Mr. Dieter Emil Schelling (Private entity )Mrs. Flora Netiwe Schelling (Private entity )Ras Bamba Hotel Limited (Private entity )Ras Bamba Sailing Club Limited (Private entity )Oyster Camp Limited (Private entity ) v. The United Republic of Tanzania, an investor-state arbitration, in which an investor brought claims against a state, administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The matter is known as the Mr. Dieter Emil Schelling; (2) Ms. Flora Netiwe Schelling; (3) Ras Bamba Hotel Limited; (4) Ras Bamba Sailing Club Limited; and (5) Oyster Camp Limited V. The United Republic of Tanzania. For a student, the PCA is the oldest institution for resolving international disputes, and its cases range from boundary and treaty disputes between states to investor-state and commercial arbitrations. This is a worked example of how international arbitration operates above the level of any single national court.

The detail

Parties: Mr. Dieter Emil Schelling (Private entity )Mrs. Flora Netiwe Schelling (Private entity )Ras Bamba Hotel Limited (Private entity )Ras Bamba Sailing Club Limited (Private entity )Oyster Camp Limited (Private entity ) v. The United Republic of Tanzania

Case number: 2023-13

Outcome: Status: Pending

Applicable law: The applicable treaty, contract or arbitration rules; see the original.

Issues in play: Public international law / investment law

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