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Hashem Mohamed Saleh Al Mehdar Et Al (Saudi Arabia) v The Arab Republic of Egypt (Permanent Court of Arbitration)

Why it matters

Hashem Mohamed Saleh Al-Mehdhar (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (- Other -)Bader Hashem Muhammad Al-Mehdhar (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (- Other -)Muhammad Hashem Muhammad Al-Mehdhar (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (- Other -)Butool Hashem Muhammad Al-Mehdhar (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (- Other -) v. The Arab Republic of Egypt, 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 Hashem Mohamed Saleh Al Mehdar Et Al v The Arab Republic of Egypt. 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

The detail

Parties: Hashem Mohamed Saleh Al-Mehdhar (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (- Other -)Bader Hashem Muhammad Al-Mehdhar (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (- Other -)Muhammad Hashem Muhammad Al-Mehdhar (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (- Other -)Butool Hashem Muhammad Al-Mehdhar (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (- Other -) v. The Arab Republic of Egypt

Case number: 2024-46

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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