China Designates Court For Recognition And Enforcement Of ICSID Awards

On 9 July 2026, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) updated its list of Contracting States and Measures Taken by Them for the Purpose of the Convention, showing that China has designated the Beijing No. 4 Intermediate People’s Court as the competent domestic court for the recognition and enforcement of ICSID awards in China.

China ratified the ICSID Convention on 7 January 1993, and the Convention entered into force for China on 6 February 1993.  Article 54(2) of the ICSID Convention requires each contracting state to designate a competent court or other authority in its state for the recognition and enforcement of the ICSID awards.  Nevertheless, China had not designated any specific domestic court for the recognition and enforcement of ICSID awards until its recent designation of the Beijing No. 4 Intermediate People’s Court.