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Click here to enlarge.   Thomas BUERGENTHAL IAI Member   
International Court of Justice
Peace Palace
2517 KJ The Hague
The Netherlands
Tel: +31.70.302.2408
Fax: +31.70.302.2464
t.buergenthal@icj-cij.org

 
 
Languages   English (native); German, Spanish (fluent); French (knowledge)
   
Nationality   USA
   
Bar Admission   New York - 1961
District of Columbia - 1983
US Supreme Court - 1982
   
Education   Bethany College, W. Virginia (BA - 1957); New York University (JD - 1960); Harvard Law School (LLM - 1961; SJD - 1968)
   
Academic  
Position  
Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law & Jurisprudence, Emeritus, George Washington University, USA
   
Experience  
as Arbitrator  
Chairman or member of the tribunal in international arbitration proceedings under the Rules of ICSID and ICC; Arbitrator, Vice-Chairman or Senior Judge, Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT); Judge, International Court of Justice; Member, ICSID Panel of Arbitrators (appointed by Costa Rica)
   
Awards  
Rendered  
• ICSID Case No. ARB/03/4, Empresas Lucchetti, SA and Lucchetti Peru, SA v. Peru, Award, 7 Feb 2005 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)

• ICSID Case No. ARB/97/4, Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, AS v. Slovak Republic, Decision of the Tribunal on Respondent's Further and Partial Objection to Jurisdiction, 1 Dec 2000 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)

• ICSID Case No. ARB/97/3, Compañía de Aguas del Aconquija, SA, Compagnie Générale des Eaux v. Argentine Republic, Award, 21 Nov 2000 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)

• ICSID Case No. ARB/97/7, Emilio Agustín Maffezini v. Kingdom of Spain, Award on the Merits, 13 Nov 2000 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)

• ICSID Case No. ARB/97/7, Emilio Agustín Maffezini v. Kingdom of Spain, Decision on Jurisdiction, 25 Jan 2000 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)

• ICSID Case No. ARB/97/7, Emilio Agustín Maffezini v. Kingdom of Spain, Procedural Order No. 2 [Request for Provisional Measures], 28 Oct 1999 (full text Arbipedia) (excerpts Kluwer)

• ICSID Case No. ARB/97/4, Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, AS v. Slovak Republic, Decision of the Tribunal on Objections to Jurisdiction, 24 May 1999 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
   
Publications  
Relating to  
Arbitration  
• The Proliferation of Disputes, Dispute Settlement Procedures and Respect for the Rule of Law," 22(4) Arb. Int’l 495 (2006); reprinted in 21(1) ICSID Rev. 126 (2006)

• "Arbitrating Entitlement to Dormant Bank Accounts," 15 ICSID Rev. 301 (2000)
   

 
   
 
 
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