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PCA arbitration

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) was established in 1899 by the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes and is the world’s oldest arbitral institution. It was initially established to facilitate state-state arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution; however, now the PCA is a multifaceted

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