INTERNATIONAL ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE The Permanent Court of Arbitration Centennial Papers Edited by The International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration
TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents Foreword Martti Ahtisaari Introduction Tjaco T. van den Hout vii xiii xv CENTENARY MEETING PCA ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL, APRIL 8, 1999 Address by the Ambassador of the Republic of Surinam, on Behalf of the Members of the Latin American and Caribbean Countries H.E. Evert G. Azimullah 3 Address by the Ambassador of Pakistan, on Behalf of the Asian Group H.E. Saeed M. Khan 11 Address by the Ambassador of South Africa, on Behalf of the African Group of Countries H.E. Carl G. Niehaus 15 Address by the Ambassador of Spain, on Behalf of the Members of the Western European and Others Group H.E. Jose Maria Pons 19 Address by the Ambassador of Bulgaria, on Behalf of the Members of Eastern Europe H.E. Kamen Velichkov 25 vii
INTERNATIONAL ADR: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Address by the Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration H.E. P.J.H. Jonkman 31 PRESENTATION OF THE WATELER PEACE PRIZE, MAY 6, 1999 Address of the Chairman of the Carnegie Foundation on the Presentation of the Wateier Peace Prize S. Royer 39 Address of the Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, on the Occasion of the Awarding of the Wateier Peace Prize to the Permanent Court of Arbitration P.J.H. Jonkman 45 THE HAGUE APPEAL FOR PEACE CONFERENCE, MAY 13, 1999 An International Court for the Environment: The Role of the Permanent Court of Arbitration Alfred Rest 53 The PCA in the Field of Conciliation and Mediation: New Perspectives and Approaches Sven Koopmans 67 The mterlaced History of Public and Commercial Arbitration, 1794 to 1999 Michael Chapman 75 PCA SECOND MEMBERS' CONFERENCE, MAY 17, 1999 Introductory Statement Ar Ninian Stephen 93 vm
TABLE OF CONTENTS Opening Remarks Kofi Annan 95 The Permanent Court of Arbitration and the Evolution of a Worldwide Arbitration Culture Howard M. Holtzmann 97 Point de vue de la Chine sur le reglement des differends internationaux par l'arbitrage et ses pratiques s'y rapportant YinYubiao 113 The Interrelation between Worldwide Arbitral Culture and the Islamic Tradition Ahmed S. El-Kosheri 117 Update on Recent Developments P.J.H. Jonkman 121 Le reglement pacifique des differends: perspectives pour le 21 e siecle Gilbert Guillaume 127 Röle de la Cour Permanente d'arbitrage dans l'evolution de la Justice internationale Umberto Leanza 137 Some Suggestions for the Future of the Court The National Group ofluxembourg 143 GOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE, MAY 18 AND 19, 1999 The Effectiveness of the International Rule of Law in Maintaining International Peace and Security Kofi Annan 157 The Hague Peace Conference of 1899: A Historical Introduction Robin Sharwood 163 ix
INTERNATIONAL ADR: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Report to the Centennial of the First International Peace Conference, The Hague, May 18-19, 1999 Sir Ninian Stephen 175 Introductory Statement by the Secretary-General of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, May 18, 1999 M.C.W. Pinto 179 Possible Ways Ahead with Regard to Peaceful Settlement of Disputes P.J.H. Jonkman 187 PCA INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS' RECEPTION, MAY 27, 1999 Commemorative Address of the the Former Secretary-General, at the International Lawyers' Reception of the Permanent Court of Arbitration P.J.H. Jonkman 193 ST. PETERSBURG CONFERENCE, JUNE 22-25, 1999 Address by the Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the 100" 1 Anniversary of the Russian Initiative: from the First International Peace Conference to the Third, June 22, 1999 Phyllis Hamilton 201 GENERAL Statement by the Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, 54* Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Agenda item 154: United Nations Decade of International Law, New York, November 17, 1999 Tjaco T. van den Hout 207
TABLE OF CONTENTS The PCA and MERCOSUR in the New Global Economic Order of the 21 "Century Diana Zeverin-MacLean 211 ANNEXES Annex I: Resolution adopted by the Administrative Council of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at its Centennial meeting of April 8, 1999 English French 233 235 Annex II: Resolution adopted by the PCA Members at the Centennial Conference (Second Members' Conference), Great Hall of Justice, The Peace Palace, The Hague, May 17, 1999 237 Annex III: Resolution, The George Washington University Law School Conference on the International Resolution of Environmental Disputes, April 17, 1999 241 XI