This title provides the reader with immediate access to understanding the world of international arbitration. Arbitration has become the dispute resolution method of choice in international transactions. This book explains how and why arbitration works. It provides the legal and regulatory framework for international arbitration, as well as practical strategies to follow and pitfalls to avoid. It is short and readable, but comprehensive in its coverage of the basic requirements, including changes in arbitration laws, rules, and guidelines. In the book, the author includes insights from numerous international arbitrators and counsel, who tell firsthand about their own experiences of arbitration and their views of the best arbitration practices. Throughout the book, the principles of arbitration are supported and explained by the practice, providing a concrete approach to an important means of resolving disputes.

This indispensable book offers a concise comparative introduction to international commercial arbitration (ICA). With reference to recent case law from leading jurisdictions and up-to-date rules revisions, International Commercial Arbitration offers a thorough overview of the issues raised in arbitration, from the time of drafting of the arbitration clause to the rendering of the arbitral award and the post-award stage.

This concise yet comprehensive textbook introduces the reader to the law and practice of international arbitration. Arbitration is a complex field due to the variety of disciplines involved and necessitates an approach that takes nothing for granted. Written by a renowned scholar and practitioner, this book explains the divergent issues of civil procedure, contracts, conflict of laws, international law amongst others in an accessible manner. Focusing mainly on international commercial arbitration, the book also features a distinct chapter on consumer and online arbitration and an equally comprehensive chapter on international investment arbitration.

International Arbitration in the United States is a comprehensive analysis of international arbitration law and practice in the United States (U.S.). Choosing an arbitration seat in the U.S. is a common choice among parties to international commercial agreements or treaties. However, the complexities of arbitrating in a federal system, and the continuing development of U.S. arbitration law and practice, can be daunting to even experienced arbitrators. This book, the first of its kind, provides parties opting for “private justice” with vital judicial reassurance on U.S. courts’ highly supportive posture in enforcing awards and its pronounced reluctance to intervene in the arbitral process. With a nationwide treatment describing both the default forum under federal arbitration law and the array of options to which parties may agree in state courts under state international arbitration statutes, this book covers aspects of U.S. arbitration law and practice as the following: .institutions and institutional rules that practitioners typically use; .ethical considerations; .costs and fees; .provisional measures; and .confidentiality. There are also chapters on arbitration in specialized areas such as class actions, securities, construction, insurance, and intellectual property.

Preface and Acknowledgements --Preface and Acknowledgements to the Fifth Edition --Planning for International Dispute Resolution --Drafting International Forum Selection Clauses --Drafting International Arbitration Agreements --Enforcing International Forum Selection Agreements --Enforcing International Arbitration Agreements --Recognizing and Enforcing Foreign Judgments --Recognizing and Enforcing International Arbitral Awards --Drafting and Enforcing Choice-of-Law Clauses --United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards ("New York Convention"), New York, 10 June 1958 --Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements ("Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements") --UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985) --UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (2006 Revisions) --UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (as revised in 2010) --International Arbitral Institutions --Select Bibliography on International Arbitration and Forum Selection Agreements --Model Submission Agreement --Model Institutional Arbitration Clauses --Representative International Arbitration Clauses.

Written from a comparative perspective, with an eye for international conventions and instruments, this book deals with the particulars of international commercial arbitration. In an easily accessible manner it amongst others considers: • the characteristics of international commercial arbitration • advantages and perceived disadvantages of international commercial arbitration • pros and cons of ad hoc and institutional arbitration • laws applicable in international commercial arbitration • essentials of the arbitration agreement and questions of arbitrability • the establishment and composition of the tribunal • the duty to disclose conflicts of interests and the challenge of arbitrators • the end of the arbitrators’ mandate and their replacement • the organisation of the arbitration • powers, duties and liability of arbitrators • the jurisdiction of arbitrators • the course of the arbitration proceedings, from the request for arbitration to the award, including questions of evidence and document production • the form and contents of awards • recognition, enforcement and annulment of awards Everything is presented practically and analytically, amongst others drawing on case law different and the experience of the author. Where indicated national arbitration acts as well as various predrafted arbitration rules are compared and differences are highlighted. For those who want to get acquainted with international commercial arbitration or seek guidance with regard to a specific question that may arise in the course of an international commercial arbitration this book provides a convenient work.

Any practising lawyer and student working with international commercial contracts faces standardised contracts and international arbitration as mechanisms for dispute settlement. Transnational rules may be applicable, but national law is still important. Based on extensive practical experience, this book analyses international contract practice and its interaction with the various applicable sources: which role is played by the contractual regulation, which by national law, which by transnational sources, what is the interaction among these factors, and how does this all apply to contracts that refer disputes to international arbitration?

Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice defines "international law" to include not only "custom" and "convention" between States but also "the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations" within their municipal legal systems. In 1953, Bin Cheng wrote his seminal book on general principles, identifying core legal principles common to various domestic legal systems across the globe. This monograph summarizes and analyzes the general principles of law and norms of international due process, with a particular focus on developments since Cheng's writing. The aim is to collect and distill these principles and norms in a single volume as a practical resource for international law jurists, advocates, and scholars. The information contained in this book holds considerable importance given the growth of inter-state intercourse resulting in the increased use of general principles over the past 60 years. General principles can serve as rules of decision, whether in interpreting a treaty or contract, determining causation, or ascertaining unjust enrichment. They also include a core set of procedural requirements that should be followed in any adjudicative system, such as the right to impartiality and the prohibition on fraud. Although the general principles are, by definition, basic and even rudimentary, they hold vital importance for the rule of law in international relations. They are meant not to define a rule of law, but rather the rule of law.