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IRAN-UNITED STATES CLAIMS TRIBUNAL 
  

The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal was established on 19 January 1981 by the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America to resolve certain claims by nationals of one State Party against the other State Party and certain claims between the State Parties. To date, the Tribunal has finalized over 3,900 cases. Currently on the Tribunal’s docket are several large and complex claims between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America.

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 Jurisdiction

The Tribunal has jurisdiction to decide claims of United States nationals against Iran and of Iranian nationals against the United States, which arise out of debts, contracts, expropriations or other measures affecting property rights; certain "official claims" between the two Governments relating to the purchase and sale of goods and services; disputes between the two Governments concerning the interpretation or performance of the Algiers Declarations; and certain claims between United States and Iranian banking institutions. Claims had to be filed with the Tribunal by 19 January 1982. For more information on jurisdiction see the following documents.

General Declaration

Claims Settlement Declaration

Tribunal Rules of Procedure

Notices

News Archive

Vacancy Announcement: none at this time.

The Tribunal does not have an internship program.

Tribunal Application Form (PDF)

Tribunal Application Form (Word)

The Tribunal's Public Database  contains many fully-searchable public documents of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal including awards and decisions. To access, please sign in

Announcements

On 27 November 2020, the Full Tribunal issued a Correction to Award No. 604 and a Decision on Request for Correction and Additional Award in case No. A15 (II:A).

The Correction to the Award and Decision are available for download here , including the separate opinion of Judge Nikbakht .

 

     

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