Infinito Gold Limited v Costa Rica, Procedural order no 5, ICSID Case No ARB/14/5, IIC 1750 (2018), 22nd February 2018, United Nations [UN]; World Bank; International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes [ICSID]

1. On 15 September 2014, the Asociación Preservacionista de Flora y Fauna Silvestre (“APREFLOFAS”),1 a Costa Rican non-governmental organization for the promotion of the environment, submitted a petition for amicus curiae (i.e., non-disputing party) status pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 37(2) (“Rule 37(2)”) (“the First Petition”). The Tribunal ruled on that petition through Procedural Order No. 2 of 1 June 2016 (“PO2”), conferring APREFLOFAS non-disputing party status in the following terms: 2. On 19 July 2016, APREFLOFAS filed its written submission...