The Principles and Practice of International Commercial Arbitration.
- 2nd ed.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- 1 online resource (394 pages)
2. The Rules Governing the Arbitral Proceedings.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Foreword to the First Edition; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction to International Commercial Arbitration1; A. PURPOSE; B. DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS; 1. Consent; 2. Nongovernmental Decision Makers; 3. A Final and Binding Award; C. ADVANTAGES OF ARBITRATION; D. DISADVANTAGES OF ARBITRATION; E. THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; F. INSTITUTIONAL ARBITRATION V. AD HOC ARBITRATION; G. ARBITRAL INSTITUTIONS. 1. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)International Court of Arbitration2. The American Arbitration Association's (AAA)International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR); 3. The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); 4. Other Arbitral Institutions; H. ARBITRATIONS INVOLVING STATES; 1. ICSID Arbitrations; 2. The Permanent Court of Arbitration; I. OTHER DISPUTE RESOLUTION METHODS; 1. Mediation; 2. Conciliation; 3. Neutral Evaluation; 4. Expert Determination; 5. Mini-Trials; 6. Last-Offer Arbitration (Baseball Arbitration); J. CONCLUSION; CHAPTER TWO: The Arbitration Agreement. A. FUNCTION AND PURPOSE1. Arbitration Clauses and Submission Agreements; 2. Separability; B. VALIDITY; 1. The Writing Requirement; a. Recommended Interpretation of Articles II and VII; b. Amendment to Article 7 of UNCITRAL Model Law; c. U.N. Convention on Use of Electronic Communications; d. Other Article 7 Issues; e. Effect of the More Favorable Right Provision; 2. A Defined Legal Relationship; 3. Capable of Being Settled by Arbitration; 4. Null and Void, Inoperable, or Incapable of Being Performed; a. Null and Void; b. Inoperable; c. Incapable of Being Performed; C. BINDING NONSIGNATORIES. 1. Agency2. Equitable Estoppel; 3. Implied Consent; 4. Group of Companies; 5. Veil Piercing/Alter Ego; 6. Timing of Objections; CHAPTER THREE: Drafting the Arbitration Agreement; A. ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS; 1. Choice of Arbitrators; 2. Seat of the Arbitration; 3. Language of the Arbitration; 4. Substantive Law; B. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS; 1. International Bar Association Rules on Taking Evidence; 2. Preliminary Relief; 3. Technical Expertise; 4. Multistep Dispute Resolution Clauses; 5. Dispositive Motions; 6. Legal Fees and Costs; 7. Confidentiality; 8. Expanded Judicial Review. 9. Waiver of State Immunity10. Multiparty Agreements; C. CONCLUSION; CHAPTER FOUR: Applicable Laws and Rules; A. IMPORTANCE OF THE LAW; B. DELOCALIZATION V. TERRITORIALITY; 1. Arguments Favoring Delocalization; 2. Arguments Opposing Delocalization; 3. Some Modern Approaches to Delocalization; a. Sports Arbitrations; b. Online Arbitrations; C. THE LEX MERCATORIA; 1. Definition of the Lex Mercatoria; 2. Application of the Lex Mercatoria; a. Contracts between States; b. Contracts between a State and a Private Company; D. THE PARTIES' CHOICE OF LAW; 1. The Law Governing the Arbitral Proceedings.
Explains how and why arbitration works, offering comprehensive coverage of basic requirements.