C-9 , 39th Parliament, 2nd session Tuesday, October 16, 2007, to Sunday, September 7, 2008
An Act to implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention)
Short title:
Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, March 13, 2008
Statutes of Canada 2008, c. 8
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Monday, October 29, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, October 29, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Monday, October 29, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, October 29, 2007 |
Sitting 10
Agreed to
(Journals 10)
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End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Monday, January 28, 2008
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, January 28, 2008 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, January 28, 2008 |
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008 |
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 |
Sitting 40
Agreed to
(Vote 31)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, January 31, 2008
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, January 31, 2008 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Referral to committee, Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 |
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, February 28, 2008
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 |
Meeting 10 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, February 28, 2008 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 |
Notes
Pursuant to Order made by the House of Commons on October 25, 2007, the Bill was deemed approved at all stages completed in the previous session (previously Bill C-53 in the 1st Session of the 39th Parliament).
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 31 — Wednesday, January 30, 2008
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-9, An Act to implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention)
- Yeas:
- 241
- Nays:
- 26
- Paired:
- 12
- Total:
- 279
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, February 6, 2008 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 30) | |
| Wednesday, February 6, 2008 | Response speech(Sitting 30) |
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Further reading
Contract claims vs. treaty claims: mapping conflicts between ICSID decisions on multisourced investment claims.
Shany, Yuval.
American journal of international law, 99:835-51
Guarding the open door: non-party participation before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment disputes.
Buckley, Ross P. and Paul Blyschak.
Banking & finance law review, 22:353-76
Le CIRDI et les mesures conservatoires : récentes expériences.
Antonietti, Aurélia.
Forum du droit international, 7:41-6
Substantive review of ICSID awards: is the desire for accuracy sufficient to compromise finality?.
Walsh, Thomas W.
Berkeley journal of international law, 24:444-62
The 'baby-boom' of treaty-based arbitrations and the jurisdiction of ICSID tribunals: shareholders as 'investors' and jurisdiction ratione termporis.
Alexandrov, Stanimir A.
Law & practice of international courts & tribunals, 4:19-59
The new amendments to the ICSID regulations and rules and additional facility rules.
Parra, Antonio R.
Law & practice of international courts & tribunals, 3:181-8
The new amendments to the ICSID regulations and rules and additonal facility rules.
Parra, Antonio R.
Law & practice of international courts & tribunals, 3:181-88
The relationship between bilateral investment treaty arbitration and the wider corpus of international law: the ICSID approach.
Leeks, Annie.
University of Toronto Faculty of Law review, 65:1-40