Arab Organization For Industrialization, Arab British Helicopter Company and Arab Rapublic of Egypt v. Westland Helicopters Ltd, United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and State of Qatar

Abstract

International organizations — Personality — Concept of international legal personality — Organization's legal status not dependent upon law of State in which it has its seat — Limited nature of personality — Whether member States of organization liable for obligations incurred by organization — Constituent instruments of organization — Inference to be drawn from silence of constituent instruments regarding liability of members — Arbitration clause in contract concluded by organization — Whether binding upon member States State immunity — Jurisdictional immunity — Arbitration proceedings — Proceedings instituted against member State in respect of obligations of international organization — Whether State immune — Whether constitution of organization amounting to waiver of immunity — The law of Switzerland