Nassib Ziadé has been elected deputy secretary general of ICSID by ICSID's Administrative General Council for a full term of six years. Prior to his election, Ziadé assumed the position of ICSID's Chief Counsel with effect from 1 July 2007 (see Legal update, ICSID appoints new Chief Counsel). From 1997 to 2007 he was the Executive Secretary to the World Bank Administrative Tribunal, and has extensive experience in the administration of international legal proceedings.

ICSID has also launched a new website, allowing users to search its content and find information faster and in a more user-friendly manner. A "search" feature has been added enabling searching of cases, online decisions and awards, together with a facility enabling a global search of the entire website. Access to the current web site will be discontinued on 4 December 2007.

Source: ICISD

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