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The PCA was also established by the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, concluded at The Hague in 1899 during the first Hague Peace Conference. The Conference was convened at the initiative of Czar Nicolas II of Russia "with the object of seeking the most objective means of ensuring to all peoples the benefits of a real and lasting peace, and above all, of limiting the progressive development of existing armaments." The 1899 Hague Convention was later revised at the second Hague Peace Conference in 1907 and, as of December 2011, 115 States have ratified one or both of the Hague Conventions. Matters of policy are decided by an Administrative Council, composed of the diplomatic representatives accredited to the Netherlands of the State Parties to the Hague Conventions. Originally, the institution was established to settle inter-state disputes .However, due to the increasing demand for an institution to arbitrate on other matters such as issues involving intergovernmental institutions, private individuals and individuals against state, the jurisdiction of the permanent court of arbitration was extended widely and till date, it covers apparently all these areas of arbitration per se. Therefore, the aim of this submission is to cater for an elaborate knowledge in understanding the permanent court of arbitration, its origin, jurisdiction, laws applicable and its relevant in solving contemporary disputes around the globe