Subjects:

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

Contents:

Table of Abbreviations

Foreword

Introduction

Part I: Definition and Sources

I. Definition of International Commercial Arbitration

Section I. Definition of Arbitration

Section II. The Meaning of Commercial

Section III. The Meaning of International

II: Sources of International Commercial Arbitration

Section I. Public Sources

Section II. Private Sources

Part II: The Arbitration Agreement

I: The Autonomy of the Arbitration Agreement

Section I. Autonomy of the Arbitration Agreement from the Main Contract

Section II. Autonomy of the Arbitration Agreement from all National Laws

II: Formation of the Arbitration Agreement Section I. Capacity and Power

Section II. Consent

Section III. Arbitrability

Section IV. Form and Proof

III: Effects of the Arbitration Agreement

Section I. Positive Effects of the Arbitration Agreement

Section II. Negative Effects of the Arbitration Agreement

IV: Assignment and Expiration of The Arbitration Agreement Section I. Assignment of the Arbitration Agreement

Section II. Expiration of the Arbitration Agreement

Part III: The Arbitral Tribunal

I: The Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal

Section I. National and International Rules

Section II. International Practice

II: The Status of the Arbitrators

Section I. Arbitrators as Judges

Section II. Arbitrators as Service Providers

Part IV: The Arbitral Procedure

I: The Law Governing the Procedure

Section I. Autonomy of the Law Governing the Arbitral Procedure

Section II. Determining the Law Governing the Arbitral Procedure

II: The Arbitral Proceedings

Section I. Commencement of the Arbitral Proceedings

Section II. Organization of the Arbitral Proceedings

Section III. Pleadings and Evidence

III: Provisional and Conservatory Measures in the Course of the Arbitration Proceedings

Section I. Jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal and the Courts

Section II. Different Types of Provisional or Conservatory Measures

IV: The Arbitral Award. Section I. Concept and Classification of Arbitral Awards

Section III. Form of the Award

Section IV. Immediate Effects of the Award

Part V: The Law Applicable to the Merits of the Dispute

I: Applicable Law Chosen by the Parties

Section I. Formulation and Timing of the Parties' Choice of Law

Section II. The Subject Matter of the Parties' Choice

Section III. Limits on the Effectiveness of the Parties' Choice of Law

II: Applicable Law Chosen by the Arbitrators

Section I. The Method Used by Arbitrators in Selecting the Applicable Law

Section II. The Subject Matter of the Arbitrators' Choice

Section III. Limits on the Effectiveness of the Arbitrators' Choice

Part VI: Court Review of Arbitral Awards

I: French Law

Section I. Procedure for the Review by the Courts

Section II. The Extent of the Review by the Courts

II: International Conventions

Section I. The 1958 New York Convention

Section II. The 1961 European Convention

Annexes:

Annex I. France

Annex II: Switzerland

Annex III: UNCITRAL Model Law

Annex IV: 1958 New York Convention

Annex V: 1961 European Convention

Annex VI: 1975 Panama Convention

Annex VII: AAA International Arbitration Rules

Annex VIII: ICC Rules of Arbitration

Annex IX: LCIA Rules

Annex X: UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules

Bibliography

Table of Arbitral Awards

Table of Arbitration Rules

Table of International Instruments

Table of Judicial Decisions

Table of Legislation

Alphabetical Index

This treatise provides an analysis of the law and practice of international commercial arbitration, highlighting the worldwide movement towards an autonomous legal regime, free of the constraints of national law and of the law of the place of arbitration in particular.

As well as exploring the application and the influence of the first modern arbitration statutes, enacted in France, the Netherlands and Switzerland in the 1980s, detailed consideration is given to the 1985 UNCITRAL Model Law, to recent arbitration legislation now in force in England, Germany, Belgium and Sweden, and to the new arbitration rules of the AAA, ICC and LCIA.