On April 10, 2006, amendments to the rules and regulations of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (”ICSID”) entered into force. ICSID was established by the 1965 Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (”ICSID Convention”). [1] The ICSID Convention, a multilateral treaty ratified by more than 140 countries, establishes a system for the settlement and settlement of investment disputes between States Parties and foreign investors who are nationals of other States Parties. The provisions. Article by: TDM 5 (2006), in Procedure, Advocacy, Strategy and Tactics in Arbitration Access to TDM Journal articles (well over 2500 articles in total for premium account holders) ”National of another state” refers to a person who is not or on whom the parties to the proceedings in question have given their consent. […] ”State party” means a State for which the Convention has entered into force. Access to legal and regulatory data (more than 10,000 documents) ”Secretary-General” means the Secretary-General of the Centre or his deputy. ”Convention” means the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States, submitted to Governments by the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development on 18 March 1965 and which entered into force on 14 October 1966. .