RE: Mr Noor INADMISSIBLE STATEMENTS6 Feb 2017 20:38
I was surprised to receive a prompt reply to my email to Jim Yong Kim, sent only yesterday (I didn't expect a reply at all). In my original email I pointed out concerns around the use of inadmissible evidence and thus the breach of ICSID rules. Not that it helps much but below is the reply I received, must be a standard template reply (several members of World Bank were CCed into the reply also):
Dear Mr. ***********,
I refer to your email of February 5, 2017 addressed to Dr. Kim, Chairman of the Administrative Council.
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) is an autonomous international organization with the function of providing facilities for conciliation and arbitration of investment disputes between Contracting States and nationals of other Contracting States. Tribunals constituted pursuant to the ICSID Convention are independent and make rulings based on their assessment of applicable fact and law. As a result, the Chairman of ICSID’s Administrative Council cannot comment on the contents of an award in any particular case.
We thank you for your interest in ICSID proceedings and ask that you address any further inquiries to our attention.
Kind regards,
ICSID SECRETARIAT