MOX Plant Case (Ireland v. United Kingdom)
Permanent Court of Arbitration · Interstate and investor-state (PCA) · International · 1982
Why it matters
Ireland v. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, an arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The matter is known as the MOX Plant Case. 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
Ireland v. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, an arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The matter is known as the MOX Plant Case. 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: Ireland v. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Case number: 2002-01
Outcome: Status: Concluded
Applicable law: The applicable treaty, contract or arbitration rules; see the original.
Issues in play: Public international law / investment law
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