International Arbitration: A Handbook

ISBN-13: 9781843113263 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 208 str.

Phillip Capper

Opis

International arbitration is becoming more complex, and its importance continues to grow. The internatinal system for enforcement of arbitration awards is unparalleled. Increasing globalisaiton, cross-border trade and foreign investment require such a system. Private, consensual processes for dispute resolution can be flexible and sensitive to buiness needs. State court stytems to not offer such advantages. Getting the benefits of these advantages required an understanding of the complex web of international conventions, arbitration laws, institutional rules, and the necessary elements for an effective arbitration agreement. International Arbitration: A Handbook guides to reader to the relevant laws and rules, and provides an overview of the most important legal and practical matters for each stage of the aribtration process.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Applicable Laws and Rules Chapter 3. The Arbitration Agreement Chapter 4. ADR in International Arbitration Chapter 5. The Commencement of Arbitration and the Appointment of the Arbitral Tribunal Chapter 6. The Jurisdiction, Powers and Obligations of the Tribunal Chapter 7. The Proceedings Chapter 8. Awards Chapter 9. Recognition or Enforcement of Awards Chapter 10. Challenging or Resisting Enforcement of Awards Chapter 11. Investment Treaty Arbitration

O autorze

Phillip Capper is a partner in Lovells international law firm based in London, and head of its Engineering and Construction Projects practice. He has very substantial experience of international dispute resolution as arbitrator, advocate and adviser. He is a member of the ICC Commission on International Arbitration, and Director of the International Diploma of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. For the ICC he led the groups drafting suggested clauses for ICC arbitration and ADR, and for use with the ICC Rules for Expertise. Phillip is also Nash Professor of Engineering Law at King’s College, University of London, and a former Chairman of the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. He has edited this third edition prepared by a team of experienced practitioners from Lovells’ international arbitration practice.