Arbitration

Nature of Arbitration, Advantages of Arbitration, Arbitrability

The LCIA arbitration rules are universally applicable. They offer a combination of the best features of the civil and common law systems.

This Arbitration Provision sets forth the circumstances and procedures under which a Claim or Claims (as defined below) may be arbitrated instead of litigated in court.

Founded in 1986, the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) has become an important international educational forum in the field of transnational arbitration, counting among its members and contributors today many of the leading arbitrators and arbitration counsel in the world.

Resources in Print and Electronic Format

International commercial arbitration is one of several forms of dispute resolution for international commercial agreements. The use of arbitration has increased along with the growth of international trade and commerce and the accompanying disputes springing from these pursuits. In its broadest sense, arbitration is a vehicle of dispute resolution in which parties to a contract select a neutral arbitrator (or a panel of arbitrators) to present their dispute for a legally binding ruling. Arbitration is often selected for the reasons of confidentiality, speed, enforceability of arbitral awards, and to eliminate the uncertainties in the choice of arbitrator and forum. Parties from different national origins may also be reluctant to accept national court litigation with the potential for national bias. Arbitration offers the parties more control over how proceedings will be conducted. Arbitration awards are, with rare exception, final and binding.
International commercial arbitration has many different issues and the researcher needs to have access to numerous resources to make informed decisions. Since no individual format provides exhaustive coverage of international commercial arbitration resources, both print and electronic resources are presented in this guide.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration houses the Editorial Staff of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) in its premises at the Peace Palace.

The ICC International Court of Arbitration is the world’s leading institution for resolving international commercial and business disputes. The total number of cases handled by the Court since it was founded is more than 14,000. In 2005 alone, 521 cases were filed, involving 1,422 parties from 117 countries. The proliferation of international commercial disputes, many of them involving several parties, is an inevitable by-product of the global economy. Today’s business and operating conditions underscore arbitration’s advantages over litigation, especially in cross-border disputes.

KluwerArbitration offers you a fully-searchable database with materials in the field of International Commercial Arbitration. KluwerArbitration is brought to you by Kluwer Law International in association with the Institute for Transnational Arbitration and the International Council of Commercial Arbitration.

KluwerArbitration offers you a fully-searchable database with materials in the field of International Commercial Arbitration. KluwerArbitration is brought to you by Kluwer Law International in association with the Institute for Transnational Arbitration and the International Council of Commercial Arbitration.

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The PCA is perfectly situated at the juncture between public and private international law to meet the rapidly evolving dispute resolution needs of the international community. Under its own modern rules of procedure, which are based upon the highly regarded and widely used UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, the PCA administers arbitration, conciliation and fact finding in disputes involving various combinations of states, private parties and intergovernmental organizations. Not only do states more frequently seek recourse to the PCA, but international commercial arbitration can also be conducted under PCA auspices.

Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association ("PIABA"). PIABA is a national bar association whose member attorneys are dedicated to the representation of investors in disputes with the securities industry.