| Year the case was initiated | 1997 |
| Year the award was rendered | 2004 |
| Country involved | Slovak Republic |
| Home country of the investor | Czech Republic |
| Parties to the dispute | Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, a.s. v. The Slovak Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/97/4) |
| Sector | 3 |
| Type of investment | debt instruments |
| Nature of dispute / claim | |
| Legal instrument | Czech Republic-Slovak Republic BIT (jurisdiction not based on BIT) |
| Rules / Venues | ICSID |
| Amount sought by investor | Slovak Crowns 40,3 billion (approx US$ 1.4 billion) plus interest |
| Amount awarded / status of dispute | Slovak Crowns 24,8 billion (approx US$ 800 million) plus interest |
| Arbitrators | First and second Decisions on Jurisdiction: Thomas Buergenthal (Chair); Piero Bernardini; Andreas Bucher
Final award: Hans van Houtte (Chair); Piero Bernardini; Andreas Bucher |
| Decisions rendered | Decision on Jurisdiction issued on 24 May 1999;
Second Decision on Jurisdiction issued on 1 December 2000; Award issued on 29 December 2004 |
| Status | awarded in favor of the investor |
| Links | http://www.worldbank.org/icsid/cases/csob_decision.pdf http://www.worldbank.org/icsid/cases/csob.pdf http://ita.law.uvic.ca/documents/Cesk-Slovakia-AwardDec2004.pdf |
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