Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka, a.s. v. Slovak Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/97/4)
Article from: TDM 3 (2005), in Case Comments & Awards
Introduction
The Claimant in this case is the Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka A.S. (hereinafter "CSOB"), a commercial bank organized under Czech law; the Respondent is the Slovak Republic. CSOB filed its "Request for Arbitration" with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (hereinafter "ICSID" or "Centre") on April 18, 1997, charging the Slovak Republic with a breach of the Agreement on the Basic Principles of a Financial Consolidation of Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka dated December 17, 1993 (hereinafter the "Consolidation Agreement"), that was concluded between the ...