C-53 , 39th Parliament, 1st session Monday, April 3, 2006, to Friday, September 14, 2007
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
Summary
Current status
At consideration in committee in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Second reading and referral to committee on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 (House of Commons)
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Friday, March 30, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, March 30, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 |
Sitting 154
Major speeches
Agreed to
(Vote 189)
|
Consideration in committee
No activity
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 189 — Tuesday, May 15, 2007
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-53, An Act to implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention)
- Yeas:
- 251
- Nays:
- 27
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 278
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 154) | Helena Guergis (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 | Response speech(Sitting 154) | Paul Szabo (Liberal) |
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 | Response speech(Sitting 154) | Francine Lalonde (Bloc Québécois) |
| Tuesday, May 15, 2007 | Response speech(Sitting 154) | Alexa McDonough (NDP) |
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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
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