(1) World Wide Minerals Ltd. and (2) The Estate of Mr. Paul A. Carroll, QC v. The Republic of Kazakhstan
Permanent Court of Arbitration · Interstate and investor-state (PCA) · International · 1976
Why it matters
(1) World Wide Minerals Ltd. (Private entity) and (2) The Estate of Mr. Paul A. Carroll, QC (Private entity ) v. The Republic of Kazakhstan, 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 World Wide Minerals Ltd. and (2) The Estate of Mr. Paul A. Carroll, QC v. The Republic of Kazakhstan. 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
(1) World Wide Minerals Ltd. (Private entity) and (2) The Estate of Mr. Paul A. Carroll, QC (Private entity ) v. The Republic of Kazakhstan, 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 World Wide Minerals Ltd. and (2) The Estate of Mr. Paul A. Carroll, QC v. The Republic of Kazakhstan. 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: (1) World Wide Minerals Ltd. (Private entity) and (2) The Estate of Mr. Paul A. Carroll, QC (Private entity ) v. The Republic of Kazakhstan
Case number: 2026-08
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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