Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)

Question 1

Origin of PCA?

Answer 1

established by the First International Peace Conference held at The Hague, the Netherlands, in 1899.

Question 2

Objective?

Answer 2

“to facilitate the arbitration (Negotiation) of international disputes”.

Question 3

Structure of PCA?

Answer 3

consists of an Administrative Council and an International Bureau.

not ‘permanent’,it is a Court selected from among a permanent panel of arbitrators.

Each member is eligible to nominate four persons who have competency in International law

225 arbitrators, appointed for a six-year term.
[TOTAL 225 ARBITRATORS FOR 6 YEARS NOMINATED BY MEMBERS]

is composed of diplomatic representatives of the contracting parties accredited to The Hague.

The President of the Council is the foreign minister of the Netherlands.

The administrative organ of the Court is the International Bureau which channels communication regarding meetings of the Court.
[INTERNATIONAL BUREAU IS ADMINISTRATIVE ORGAN OF COURT]