Olayan Financing Company (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) v The State of Qatar
Permanent Court of Arbitration · Interstate and investor-state (PCA) · International · 2022
Why it matters
Olayan Financing Company (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (Private entity ) v. The State of Qatar, 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 Olayan Financing Company v The State of Qatar. 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
Olayan Financing Company (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (Private entity ) v. The State of Qatar, 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 Olayan Financing Company v The State of Qatar. 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: Olayan Financing Company (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (Private entity ) v. The State of Qatar
Case number: 2023-78
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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