Energy Charter Treaty Arbitration (The Republic of Azerbaijan v. The Republic of Armenia)
On 27 February 2023, the Republic of Azerbaijan served on the Republic of Armenia a Notice of Arbitration pursuant to Article 27 of the Energy Charter Treaty and the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, 1976. The Permanent Court of Arbitration acts as Registry in this arbitration.
Case information
| Name(s) of Claimant(s) |
The Republic of Azerbaijan (State) |
| Name(s) of Respondent(s) | The Republic of Armenia (State) |
| Names of Parties | - |
| Case number | 2023-65 |
| Administering institution | Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) |
| Case status | Pending |
| Type of case | Inter-state arbitration |
| Subject matter or economic sector | Energy Resources/Electricity Generation |
| Procedural rules | UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976 (as modified by the Parties and the Arbitral Tribunal) |
| Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced |
Multilateral treaty |
| Language of Proceeding |
English |
| Seat of Arbitration (by Country) | - |
| Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s) | Ms. Jean E. Kalicki (Presiding Arbitrator) Professor Donald M. McRae Professor Brigitte Stern |
| Representatives of the Claimant(s) |
Agent for Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elnur Mammadov Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
Representatives for Azerbaijan Ms. Natalie L. Reid Mr. Jeffrey Sullivan KC Dr. Conway Blake Ms. Lisa Wang Lachowicz Ms. Charlotte Bocage DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP |
| Representatives of the Respondent(s) |
Agent for Armenia H.E. Mr. Karen Andreasyan Representative of The Republic of Armenia on International Legal Matters
Representatives for Armenia Ms. Anna Shahnazaryan Mr. Meruzhan Haykyants OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA ON INTERNATIONAL LEGAL MATTERS
Dr. Constantinos Salonidis Mr. Joseph Klingler Prof. Pierre d’Argent Mr. Lawrence H. Martin Mr. Peter Tzeng Mr. Amir Ardelan Farhadi Ms. Diem Huong Ho FOLEY HOAG LLP
Ms. Alison MacDonald KC ESSEX COURT CHAMBERS
Prof. Sean D. Murphy GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW |
| Representatives of the Parties | |
| Number of Arbitrators in case | 3 |
| Date of commencement of proceeding | 27 February 2023 |
| Date of issue of final award | - |
| Length of Proceedings | - |
| Additional notes | - |