PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION (PCA)

Current Context: India rejected the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s (PCA) award concerning the Indus Waters Treaty interpretation.

ABOUT PCA

• Nature: Treaty-based intergovernmental organisation facilitating arbitration and dispute resolution between states.
• Established: 1899 at the First Hague Peace Conference by the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes.
• Members: 125 contracting parties (including India).
• Headquarters: Peace Palace, The Hague, Netherlands.