Introduction

(Translation updated December 9 2000) - For those non-French readers interested in the decision in Participaciones Inversiones Portuarias SARL v. Gabonese Republic from the Secretary-General of ICSID, Ms. Meg Kinnear, informing the parties of the rejection of the Republic of Gabon's request that Professor Ibrahim Fadlallah be recused, we have prepared and posted on TDM an informal English translation of that decision. The basis for the recusal request was Prof. Fadlallah's disclosed service as chair of the tribunal in another, now concluded ICSID arbitration against the ...