International Commercial Arbitration

This practical handbook of the principles and procedures of international commercial abritration empashizes the features of American law that pervade international practice in this field, it is of value to practitioners both in and outside the United States. Introducotry chapters on the international business environment and alternative dispute settlement methods apart from arbitration are followed by a general presentation of common themes in international commercial abritration. The author then provides an introduction to the American system for the foreign reader. Further chapters cover the arbitration agreement and its enforcement, drafting considerations for the arbitral clause, a survey of arbitral institutions, judicial assistance for arbitration, aspects of arbitral proceedings, and the powers and functions of the arbitral tribunal. Matters relating to the award are also covered, and a final chapter deals with the particular situation of the State as a party to abritration.
"International Commercial Abritration" includes: a discussion of leading cases; an appendix containing a glossary and AAA primers that introduce the essential features of arbitration and mediation; standard rule formulations and model texts; and a comprehensive bibliography.