Abi-Saab, Georges

This page provides data on individual adjudicative policy of the arbitrator. Professor Abi-Saab is a former ad hoc Judge of the International Court of Justice, a former Judge of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), a former Commissioner of the United Nations Compensation Commission, and former Chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization.

Case Appointed by Award (comment) Dissent Proposal to Disqualify
Ioan Micula, Viorel Micula, S.C. European Food S.A, S.C. Starmill S.R.L. and S.C. Multipack S.R.L. v. Romania [I], ICSID Case No. ARB/05/20.
COMMENTS:
Government. RON376,433,229 = €77,049,592.19 Separate opinion. No.
ConocoPhillips Petrozuata B.V., ConocoPhillips Hamaca B.V. and ConocoPhillips Gulf of Paria B.V. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/30.
COMMENT: Full vs just compensation, reasonable people presumption in arbitration.
Government. $8,446,305,166 Yes, twice. No, but resigned after the dissent.
Murphy Exploration & Production Company International v. Ecuador, PCA Case No. 2012-16 (formerly AA 434). Government. $ 77,071,309 Separate opinion. No, but resigned after the separate opinion.
TSA Spectrum de Argentina S.A. v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/5. Government. No jurisdiction. Concurring opinion. No.
Abaclat and Others v. Argentina, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/5 (formerly Giovanna a Beccara and Others v. Argentina) Government. Consent Award. Yes. No.
CEMEX Caracas Investments B.V. and CEMEX Caracas II Investments B.V. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/15. Government. Jurisdiction accepted. No. No.