PCR-Ecuador S.A. c. La República del Ecuador por intermedio del Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía y la empresa pública de hidrocarburos del Ecuador EP Petroecuador
Permanent Court of Arbitration · Interstate and investor-state (PCA) · International · 2025
Why it matters
PCR Ecuador S.A. (Private entity ) v. República del Ecuador, por intermedio del Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía y la Empresa Pública de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador EP Petroecuador, a contract-based arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The matter is known as the PCR-Ecuador S.A. c. La República del Ecuador por intermedio del Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía y la empresa pública de hidrocarburos del Ecuador EP Petroecuador. 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
PCR Ecuador S.A. (Private entity ) v. República del Ecuador, por intermedio del Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía y la Empresa Pública de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador EP Petroecuador, a contract-based arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The matter is known as the PCR-Ecuador S.A. c. La República del Ecuador por intermedio del Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía y la empresa pública de hidrocarburos del Ecuador EP Petroecuador. 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: PCR Ecuador S.A. (Private entity ) v. República del Ecuador – por intermedio del Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía y la Empresa Pública de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador EP Petroecuador
Case number: 2025-53
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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