The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal was established in 1981 under the Algiers Accords, which also ended the hostage crisis at the American embassy in Teheran. The Tribunal exists to resolve claims by American nationals (primarily foreign investors) against the government of Iran, as well as claims by Iranian nationals against the U.S. government that arose out of the 1979 Islamic revolution. The Tribunal also resolves certain types of inter-governmental claims between the two countries.
The Tribunal consists of nine arbitrators and sits in The Hague. To date, almost all of the private claims against the two governments have been resolved, while a few inter-governmental claims remain outstanding. Many of the decisions issued by the Tribunal are considered landmarks in the field of investor-state arbitration. The Tribunal maintains a free online database of its decisions, awards, and dissenting opinions.
Applicable Law in International Arbitration - The Experience of ICSID and the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal
The Iran-U. S. Claims Tribunal at 25: The Cases Everyone Needs to Know for Investor-State and International Arbitration
The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal: Its Contribution to the Law of State Responsibility
The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal and the Process of International Claims Resolution
The Jurisprudence of the Iran-United States Claims TribunalThe Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal maintains this free online database for accessing its decisions, awards, and dissenting opinions. In addition, the Georgetown Law Library provides access to the Tribunal's decisions and awards via the subscription-based electronic and print resources described below.
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