Tanzania is one of 158 Contracting States to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”), which provides facilities for conciliationand arbitration of investment between Contracting Parties and nationals of other Contracting Parties.  We consider here one of the instruments through which the ICSID facilities are extended to Contracting Parties, the Bilateral Investment Treaty…

Whilst parties to agreements will usually do their best to consider how to address potential issues before they arise, there is the unavoidable possibility that disagreements will only be resolved through a dispute resolution mechanism.  Given that these disputes may involve confidential materials, or commercial material that the parties would prefer not to address in…