​ICSID webcast live a hearing in the above case on November 15, 2010.

The hearing on preliminary objections was held at the seat of the Centre in Washington, D.C. The case concerns a mining enterprise in the Republic of El Salvador. Procedural details of the case are available on our website.

The live streaming was made available pursuant to Article 10.21.2 of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA-US), with full support from the disputing parties. The oral proceedings were webcast in Spanish and English, the procedural languages chosen by the parties. Video recordings of the hearing will remain available here.

This initiative is part of the Centre's continuous effort to promote a broader understanding of investment dispute settlement under the ICSID Convention, Rules and Regulations, and to further the development of international investment law.