Part II Grounds for Annulment, 7 Corruption of One of the Members of the Tribunal
From: Annulment Under the ICSID Convention
R Doak Bishop, Silvia M Marchili
- Subject(s):
- Corruption of arbitrator — Annulment — UNCITRAL Model Law — New York Convention on Enforcement of Judgments
7.01 Article 52(1)(c) provides that the annulment of an award can be requested on the ground that there was corruption on t 684444 he part of a member of the tribunal. Like improper constitution of the tribunal, this is not a commonly alleged ground. In fact, it has never been invoked. Given the prestige and background of the arbitrators appointed by the parties in ICSID proceedings in general, this ground for annulment will likely remain dormant in the years to come. 7.02 Corruption by one of the arbitrators has long been acknowledged as a ground for annulment....
