Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of International Commercial Arbitration
Published on 27. June 2025
Book
Hardback
468 pages
978-1-0353-1352-5 (ISBN)
Description
This Encyclopedia provides a concise overview of key topics in the field of international arbitration.
The Encyclopedia covers the New York Convention, the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration and the IBA Guidelines on conflicts of interest, party representation, and the taking of evidence. Entries also discuss alternative methods of dispute resolution, such as mediation, all stages of arbitration proceedings, including the various post-award stages, among many other fundamental matters of commercial arbitration.
Examining relevant case law from major arbitration hubs, this Encyclopedia is a valuable resource for students and scholars in arbitration and dispute resolution, commercial law, comparative law, and public international law. It is also an important reference for legal practitioners and professionals including arbitrators, attorneys, judges, and tribunal secretaries.
Key Features:
Over 130 entries written by expert authors from across the globe
Analyses the applicable law governing admissibility, arbitration agreements, proceedings, and merits
Highlights the latest trends and developments in international commercial arbitration
The Encyclopedia covers the New York Convention, the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration and the IBA Guidelines on conflicts of interest, party representation, and the taking of evidence. Entries also discuss alternative methods of dispute resolution, such as mediation, all stages of arbitration proceedings, including the various post-award stages, among many other fundamental matters of commercial arbitration.
Examining relevant case law from major arbitration hubs, this Encyclopedia is a valuable resource for students and scholars in arbitration and dispute resolution, commercial law, comparative law, and public international law. It is also an important reference for legal practitioners and professionals including arbitrators, attorneys, judges, and tribunal secretaries.
Key Features:
Over 130 entries written by expert authors from across the globe
Analyses the applicable law governing admissibility, arbitration agreements, proceedings, and merits
Highlights the latest trends and developments in international commercial arbitration
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-1352-5 (9781035313525)
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Edited by Franco Ferrari, Clarence D. Ashley Professor of Law and Director, Intesa Sanpaolo Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law, New York University School of Law, New York, USA, and Friedrich Rosenfeld, Partner, Hanefeld, Germany, Global Adjunct Professor, NYU Paris, France, and Honorary Professor, International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, Greece
Content
Contents
List of contributors x Preface xii
1 Abuse of rights 1
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
2 Ad hoc arbitration 3
Natascha Born
3 Admissibility 6
Nadia Darwazeh and Dhilara
Khamitova
4 Adverse inferences 9
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
5 Alter ego doctrine 11
Gretta Walters
6 Amiable compositeur 14
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
7 Anational arbitration 17
Amir Ardelan Farhadi and
Diem Huong Ho
8 Annulled awards, enforcement
of 21
John Fellas
9 Anti-arbitration injunctions 23
Crina Baltag
10 Applicable law governing the
arbitration agreement 27
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
11 Applicable law, governing the
arbitration proceedings 30
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
12 Applicable law governing the
merits 34
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
13 Appointing authority 38
Larry Shore
14 Arbitral awards, contents and
form 41
Crina Baltag
15 Arbitral awards: requirement
that they be reasoned 44
Amir Ardelan Farhadi and
Iulia Padeanu Mellon
16 Arbitral institutions 48
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
17 Arbitral procedure 52
Wendy Lin and Monica Wy Chong
18 Arbitral tribunals, constitution of 56
Sebastiano Nessi and Arthad Kurlekar
19 Arbitration agreements 60
Andrea Bonomi
20 Arbitrators, duties of 64
Sebastiano Nessi and Arthad Kurlekar
21 Arbitrators, qualifications of 68
Sebastiano Nessi and Arthad Kurlekar
22 Arbitrators, rights of 71
Sebastiano Ness and Valeriya
Grebenkova
23 Assignment of arbitration
agreements 75
Gretta Walters
24 Asymmetrical clauses 78
Gretta Walters
25 Attorney-client privilege 80
Larry Shore
26 Bifurcation 84
John Fellas
27 Brussels Ia Regulation and
arbitration 86
Johannes Landbrech
28 Burden of proof 89
Kabir A.N. Duggal and Raoul
J. Renard
29 Capacity 91
Andrea Bonomi
30 Challenges of arbitrators 95
Kabir A.N. Duggal and Raoul
J. Renard
31 Commercial disputes, notion of 98
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
32 Competence-competence 101
John Fellas
33 Confidentiality 103
Benjamin Tham
34 Consent awards 107
Gretta Walters
35 Consolidation 109
Marina Weiss
36 Correction of arbitral awards 113
Benjamin Tham
37 Corruption 117
Kabir A.N. Duggal and Raoul
J. Renard
38 Costs of arbitration 120
Crina Baltag
39 Currency 124
Julian Wyatt
40 Damages 127
Julian Wyatt
41 Data protection 130
Thilo Kerkhoff
42 De novo review of arbitral
awards 134
Darius Chan and Zhang Yuying
43 Deference 137
Benjamin Tham
44 Disclosure, duty of 142
Sebastiano Nessi and Valeriya
Grebenkova
45 Document production 147
Nadia Darwazeh and Dhilara
Khamitova
46 Documentary evidence 151
Marc Jacob
47 Due process 154
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
48 Duly authenticated original
award 156
Natascha Born
49 Duty of impartiality and
independence 158
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
50 Emergency arbitration 161
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
51 English Arbitration Act 1996 164
Larry Shore
52 European Convention on
International Commercial
Arbitration (1961) 168
Emilio Bettoni
53 European public policy 172
Andrea Bonomi
54 Evidence 176
James Hosking
55 Evidentiary hearing 180
James Hosking
56 Ex aequo et bono adjudication 183
Natascha Born
57 Ex parte communications 185
Gretta Walters
58 Experts 187
Jonathan Lim
59 Fast-track arbitration 190
Crina Baltag
60 Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) 193
Victoria Sahani
61 Fees of arbitrators 197
Crina Baltag
62 Forum non conveniens in
arbitration 199
Darius Chan and Zhang Yuying
63 Gateway issues 202
George A. Bermann
64 Geneva Protocol and Geneva
Convention 205
Friedrich Rosenfeld and
Franco Ferrari
65 Governmental privilege 207
Jonathan Lim
66 Group of companies doctrine 210
Wendy Lin and Monica Wy Chong
67 IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of
Interest 215
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
68 IBA Guidelines on Party
Representation in International
Arbitration 218
Julio C. Rivera Jr.
69 IBA Rules on the Taking of
Evidence 221
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
70 Immunity from execution 224
Amir Ardelan Farhadi and
Nour Nicolas
71 Immunity of arbitral institutions 228
James Hosking
72 Immunity of arbitrators 232
Larry Shore
73 Institutional arbitration 236
James Hosking
74 Interest 239
Julian Wyatt
75 Interim relief 242
Marina Weiss
76 Internationality, notion of 246
Julio C. Rivera Jr.
77 Interpretation of arbitration
agreements 250
Julio C. Rivera Jr.
78 Investment arbitration 254
Simon Batifort
79 Iura novit arbiter, principle of 258
Johannes Landbrecht and Julian Wyatt
80 Joinder of parties 261
James Hosking
81 Jurisdiction 264
Wendy Lin and Monica Wy Chong
82 Kaplan Opening 267
Jonathan Lim
83 Language and arbitration 269
Johannes Landbrecht and Julian Wyatt
84 Legitimacy of international
arbitration 272
Diego Arroyo
85 Lex arbitri 276
Darius Chan and Zhang Yuying
86 Lex mercatoria 279
Marco Torsello
87 Manifest disregard of the law 284
Charles T. Kotuby Jr
88 Mediation 286
Jennifer Lim and Hong Sim
89 Multiple parties in arbitration
proceedings 289
Nadia Darwazeh and Dhilara
Khamitova
90 Multi-tiered clauses 294
John Fellas
91 New York Convention,
commercial reservation 295
Julio C. Rivera Jr.
92 New York Convention -
grounds for non-recognition
and non-enforcement of an
arbitral award 298
Benjamin Tham
93 New York Convention,
introduction 303
Friedrich Rosenfeld and
Franco Ferrari
94 New York Convention -
presumption of enforceability
of arbitral awards 307
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
95 New York Convention -
presumption of validity of
arbitration agreements 309
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
96 No review of merits 311
Giuditta Cordero-Moss
97 Non-signatories and arbitration
agreements 314
Johannes Landbrecht
98 Notice of Arbitration 317
Jennifer Lim and Linming Ho
99 Panama Convention 320
Larry Shore
100 Parallel proceedings 323
Johannes Landbrecht and Julian Wyatt
101 Party autonomy and arbitral
procedures 327
Emilio Bettoni
102 Procedural Order No. 1 331
Jennifer Lim and Faraaz Amzar
103 Proper notice 335
Natascha Born
104 Public policy 338
Giuditta Cordero-Moss
105 Publication of awards 342
Johannes Landbrecht
106 Redfern Schedule 346
Kabir A.N. Duggal and Raoul
J. Renard
107 Res judicata 348
Darius Chan and Zhang Yuying
108 Right to be heard 351
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
109 Right to equal treatment 353
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
110 Rome I Regulation 355
Emilio Bettoni
111 Rules on the Efficient Conduct
of Proceedings in International
Arbitration (Prague Rules) 360
Kabir A.N. Duggal and
Raoul J. Renard
112 Seat of arbitration 363
Marc Jacob
113 Security for costs 367
John Fellas
114 Separability 369
John Fellas
115 Setting-aside, waiver of 371
Jonathan Lim
116 Setting-aside of arbitral awards,
introduction 373
John Fellas
117 Setting-aside of arbitral awards,
applicable law, and competent
courts 374
Julio C. Rivera Jr.
118 Setting-aside of arbitral awards,
grounds for 378
Marina Weiss
119 Settlement privilege 382
Jonathan Lim
120 Singapore convention on
mediation 385
Johannes Landbrecht and Julian Wyatt
121 Soft law, law applicable to
procedure 388
Marco Torsello
122 Soft law, law applicable to the
merits 394
Giuditta Cordero-Moss
123 Standard of proof 397
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
124 Statutes of limitations 400
Natascha Born
125 Substantive arbitrability 403
Marina Weiss
126 Terms of Reference 407
Nadia Darwazeh and Dhilara
Khamitova
127 Third-party funding 409
Victoria Sahani
128 Tribunal secretary 412
Ole Jensen
129 Twilight issues 416
George A. Bermann
130 Ultra petita 419
Darius Chan and Zhang Yuying
131 UNCITRAL Model Law 422
Benjamin Tham
132 UNIDROIT Principles of
International Commercial
Contracts 428
Marco Torsello
133 Witnesses 433
Marc Jacob
List of contributors x Preface xii
1 Abuse of rights 1
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
2 Ad hoc arbitration 3
Natascha Born
3 Admissibility 6
Nadia Darwazeh and Dhilara
Khamitova
4 Adverse inferences 9
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
5 Alter ego doctrine 11
Gretta Walters
6 Amiable compositeur 14
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
7 Anational arbitration 17
Amir Ardelan Farhadi and
Diem Huong Ho
8 Annulled awards, enforcement
of 21
John Fellas
9 Anti-arbitration injunctions 23
Crina Baltag
10 Applicable law governing the
arbitration agreement 27
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
11 Applicable law, governing the
arbitration proceedings 30
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
12 Applicable law governing the
merits 34
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
13 Appointing authority 38
Larry Shore
14 Arbitral awards, contents and
form 41
Crina Baltag
15 Arbitral awards: requirement
that they be reasoned 44
Amir Ardelan Farhadi and
Iulia Padeanu Mellon
16 Arbitral institutions 48
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
17 Arbitral procedure 52
Wendy Lin and Monica Wy Chong
18 Arbitral tribunals, constitution of 56
Sebastiano Nessi and Arthad Kurlekar
19 Arbitration agreements 60
Andrea Bonomi
20 Arbitrators, duties of 64
Sebastiano Nessi and Arthad Kurlekar
21 Arbitrators, qualifications of 68
Sebastiano Nessi and Arthad Kurlekar
22 Arbitrators, rights of 71
Sebastiano Ness and Valeriya
Grebenkova
23 Assignment of arbitration
agreements 75
Gretta Walters
24 Asymmetrical clauses 78
Gretta Walters
25 Attorney-client privilege 80
Larry Shore
26 Bifurcation 84
John Fellas
27 Brussels Ia Regulation and
arbitration 86
Johannes Landbrech
28 Burden of proof 89
Kabir A.N. Duggal and Raoul
J. Renard
29 Capacity 91
Andrea Bonomi
30 Challenges of arbitrators 95
Kabir A.N. Duggal and Raoul
J. Renard
31 Commercial disputes, notion of 98
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
32 Competence-competence 101
John Fellas
33 Confidentiality 103
Benjamin Tham
34 Consent awards 107
Gretta Walters
35 Consolidation 109
Marina Weiss
36 Correction of arbitral awards 113
Benjamin Tham
37 Corruption 117
Kabir A.N. Duggal and Raoul
J. Renard
38 Costs of arbitration 120
Crina Baltag
39 Currency 124
Julian Wyatt
40 Damages 127
Julian Wyatt
41 Data protection 130
Thilo Kerkhoff
42 De novo review of arbitral
awards 134
Darius Chan and Zhang Yuying
43 Deference 137
Benjamin Tham
44 Disclosure, duty of 142
Sebastiano Nessi and Valeriya
Grebenkova
45 Document production 147
Nadia Darwazeh and Dhilara
Khamitova
46 Documentary evidence 151
Marc Jacob
47 Due process 154
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
48 Duly authenticated original
award 156
Natascha Born
49 Duty of impartiality and
independence 158
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
50 Emergency arbitration 161
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
51 English Arbitration Act 1996 164
Larry Shore
52 European Convention on
International Commercial
Arbitration (1961) 168
Emilio Bettoni
53 European public policy 172
Andrea Bonomi
54 Evidence 176
James Hosking
55 Evidentiary hearing 180
James Hosking
56 Ex aequo et bono adjudication 183
Natascha Born
57 Ex parte communications 185
Gretta Walters
58 Experts 187
Jonathan Lim
59 Fast-track arbitration 190
Crina Baltag
60 Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) 193
Victoria Sahani
61 Fees of arbitrators 197
Crina Baltag
62 Forum non conveniens in
arbitration 199
Darius Chan and Zhang Yuying
63 Gateway issues 202
George A. Bermann
64 Geneva Protocol and Geneva
Convention 205
Friedrich Rosenfeld and
Franco Ferrari
65 Governmental privilege 207
Jonathan Lim
66 Group of companies doctrine 210
Wendy Lin and Monica Wy Chong
67 IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of
Interest 215
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
68 IBA Guidelines on Party
Representation in International
Arbitration 218
Julio C. Rivera Jr.
69 IBA Rules on the Taking of
Evidence 221
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
70 Immunity from execution 224
Amir Ardelan Farhadi and
Nour Nicolas
71 Immunity of arbitral institutions 228
James Hosking
72 Immunity of arbitrators 232
Larry Shore
73 Institutional arbitration 236
James Hosking
74 Interest 239
Julian Wyatt
75 Interim relief 242
Marina Weiss
76 Internationality, notion of 246
Julio C. Rivera Jr.
77 Interpretation of arbitration
agreements 250
Julio C. Rivera Jr.
78 Investment arbitration 254
Simon Batifort
79 Iura novit arbiter, principle of 258
Johannes Landbrecht and Julian Wyatt
80 Joinder of parties 261
James Hosking
81 Jurisdiction 264
Wendy Lin and Monica Wy Chong
82 Kaplan Opening 267
Jonathan Lim
83 Language and arbitration 269
Johannes Landbrecht and Julian Wyatt
84 Legitimacy of international
arbitration 272
Diego Arroyo
85 Lex arbitri 276
Darius Chan and Zhang Yuying
86 Lex mercatoria 279
Marco Torsello
87 Manifest disregard of the law 284
Charles T. Kotuby Jr
88 Mediation 286
Jennifer Lim and Hong Sim
89 Multiple parties in arbitration
proceedings 289
Nadia Darwazeh and Dhilara
Khamitova
90 Multi-tiered clauses 294
John Fellas
91 New York Convention,
commercial reservation 295
Julio C. Rivera Jr.
92 New York Convention -
grounds for non-recognition
and non-enforcement of an
arbitral award 298
Benjamin Tham
93 New York Convention,
introduction 303
Friedrich Rosenfeld and
Franco Ferrari
94 New York Convention -
presumption of enforceability
of arbitral awards 307
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
95 New York Convention -
presumption of validity of
arbitration agreements 309
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
96 No review of merits 311
Giuditta Cordero-Moss
97 Non-signatories and arbitration
agreements 314
Johannes Landbrecht
98 Notice of Arbitration 317
Jennifer Lim and Linming Ho
99 Panama Convention 320
Larry Shore
100 Parallel proceedings 323
Johannes Landbrecht and Julian Wyatt
101 Party autonomy and arbitral
procedures 327
Emilio Bettoni
102 Procedural Order No. 1 331
Jennifer Lim and Faraaz Amzar
103 Proper notice 335
Natascha Born
104 Public policy 338
Giuditta Cordero-Moss
105 Publication of awards 342
Johannes Landbrecht
106 Redfern Schedule 346
Kabir A.N. Duggal and Raoul
J. Renard
107 Res judicata 348
Darius Chan and Zhang Yuying
108 Right to be heard 351
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
109 Right to equal treatment 353
Charles T. Kotuby Jr.
110 Rome I Regulation 355
Emilio Bettoni
111 Rules on the Efficient Conduct
of Proceedings in International
Arbitration (Prague Rules) 360
Kabir A.N. Duggal and
Raoul J. Renard
112 Seat of arbitration 363
Marc Jacob
113 Security for costs 367
John Fellas
114 Separability 369
John Fellas
115 Setting-aside, waiver of 371
Jonathan Lim
116 Setting-aside of arbitral awards,
introduction 373
John Fellas
117 Setting-aside of arbitral awards,
applicable law, and competent
courts 374
Julio C. Rivera Jr.
118 Setting-aside of arbitral awards,
grounds for 378
Marina Weiss
119 Settlement privilege 382
Jonathan Lim
120 Singapore convention on
mediation 385
Johannes Landbrecht and Julian Wyatt
121 Soft law, law applicable to
procedure 388
Marco Torsello
122 Soft law, law applicable to the
merits 394
Giuditta Cordero-Moss
123 Standard of proof 397
Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters
124 Statutes of limitations 400
Natascha Born
125 Substantive arbitrability 403
Marina Weiss
126 Terms of Reference 407
Nadia Darwazeh and Dhilara
Khamitova
127 Third-party funding 409
Victoria Sahani
128 Tribunal secretary 412
Ole Jensen
129 Twilight issues 416
George A. Bermann
130 Ultra petita 419
Darius Chan and Zhang Yuying
131 UNCITRAL Model Law 422
Benjamin Tham
132 UNIDROIT Principles of
International Commercial
Contracts 428
Marco Torsello
133 Witnesses 433
Marc Jacob