What is the Permanent Court of Arbitration?

The Permanent Court of Arbitration is an intergovernmental organization. It is the organization for which the Peace Palace, which celebrated its first centenary last year, was constructed in 1913. The PCA was created in The Hague by treaty in 1899. The PCA was created with a three-part structure: first, the Administrative Council, which is made up of the diplomatic representatives of all the PCA member states; second, the panel of arbitrators, known as the Members of the Court; and third, the International Bureau, which is the PCA’s secretariat and carries out the day-to-day work of the PCA. In addition to forming a panel of potential arbitrators, the Members of the Court from each member state constitute a national group which is entitled to nominate candidates for the election to the International Court of Justice. The Members of the Court are among a handful of groups entitled to nominate candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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