This guide to icsid arbitration first published in 2004 was written by three leading icsid . Date december 3 2019 530 700 pm followed by a receptionlocation icsids offices in washington dc and online click here to register the international arbitration rulebook a guide to arbitral regimes icsid. Article 44 of the icsid convention provides that arbitrations will be conducted in accordance with the arbitration rules in effect on the date on which the parties consented to arbitration except as the parties otherwise agree the current rules came into effect on april 10 2006. The guide includes the following an introduction to the icsid regime a discussion of the comparative merits of icsid and other forms of arbitration the basics of icsid contractual arbitration the basics of icsid arbitration under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties illustrative treaty materials including discussion and comparison of bits and the full text of model . Guide to icsid arbitration will be of immeasurable value to international investors corporate counsel businesspersons government legal advisers interested lawyers and arbitrators and students of dispute resolution pitched at an ideal location between academic scholarship and introductory texts it offers parties in all these areas a full