Infinito Gold Limited v Costa Rica, Decision on jurisdiction, ICSID Case No ARB/14/5, IIC 1754 (2017), despatched 4th December 2017, United Nations [UN]; World Bank; International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes [ICSID]

1. This case concerns a dispute submitted to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID” or the “Centre”) on the basis of the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica for the Promotion and Protection of Investments, signed 18 March 1998, entered into force on 29 September 1999 (the “BIT” or “Treaty”) and the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States, which entered into force on 14 October 1966 (the “ICSID Convention”). 2. The...