This internal fissure was a non-issue during the World Bank’s first decades, when the ICSID itself was a non-factor, with only 38 registered cases between 1966 and 1996. This began to change with the rapid proliferation of bilateral investment treaties (BITs), which typically granted private investors standing before the ICSID.
这一内在矛盾在世界银行的最初几十年里并不成为问题，因为ICSID本身并未形成气候，1966—1996年间总共只有38个注册案件。这一局面因双边投资条约（BIT）的迅速涌现而开始改变，BIT把私人投资者推向了ICSID。这也导致了注册案件的相应增加——自1996年以来已有386件。