• The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) is a World Bank Group organisation that provides mediation and arbitration services
• The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise has published a call for applications to fill four positions for conciliators and four for arbitrators

ICSID is a World Bank agency that provides mediation and arbitration services for the settlement of investment disputes between States and nationals of other States. According to the ICSID Advisory Convention, ratified by Spain in 1994, each member country may appoint up to four arbitrators and four conciliators to the official ICSID lists. In the case of the Kingdom of Spain, the procedure for the selection and appointment of ICSID arbitrators and mediators from the World Bank Group was published in 2019 in Instruction 1/2019 of 27 February from the Secretary of State for Economy and Business Support, the Secretary of State for Trade and the Secretary of State for Justice.

The aforementioned selection and appointment procedure is carried out through a public call for applications, which will provide greater publicity and transparency to the process, with the aim of ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants. This selection model will ensure the capacity, merits and experience of the candidates.

In accordance with Instruction 1/2019, of 27 February, the Secretary of State for Economy and Business Support is announcing a selection process to appoint four conciliators and four arbitrators to the ICSID.

The term of office will be six years and candidates, who may apply for either the position of arbitrator or conciliator, must have experience in the field of law, particularly in the area of investment, trade, industry or finance law. The principle of balanced representation of women and men will be observed in the appointment of candidates.

Applications may be submitted until 23:00 on 30 January 2025, specifying whether they are applying for a conciliator, arbitrator, or both.

Terms and conditions of the call for applications and submission of applications

Resolution of the Secretary of State for Economy and Business Support, dated 23 December 2025​​​​​​, announcing the process for the appointment, by the Kingdom of Spain of arbitrators and mediators for the respective lists of arbitrators and mediators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between Contracting States and Nationals of Other Contracting States. (PDF - 297 KB)​​​