Radio Orient
Permanent Court of Arbitration · Interstate and investor-state (PCA) · International · 1928
Why it matters
French High Commission to the States of the Levant under Mandate (State entity ) v. Egypt, 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 Radio Orient. 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
French High Commission to the States of the Levant under Mandate (State entity ) v. Egypt, 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 Radio Orient. 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: French High Commission to the States of the Levant under Mandate (State entity ) v. Egypt
Case number: 1938-01
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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