The Oxford Handbook of International Arbitration

ISBN-13: 9780198796190 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 1024 str.

King's Thomas Schultz (Professor of Law;Federico Ortino (Reader in International

Opis

This Handbook gives voice to many of the key scholars in international arbitration, and some of its leading practitioners, to present and discuss cutting-edge knowledge in the area. It reflects the different 'languages' used in the field, and offers the reader a one-stop-shop entry into the subject, and the ways in which international arbitration is discussed today. The book is divided into six parts, after an introduction discussing the formation of knowledge in the field. Part I provides an overview of the key legal notions needed to understand how international arbitration technically works, such as the relation between arbitration and law, the power of arbitral tribunals to make decisions, the appointment of arbitrators, and the role of public policy. Part II focuses on key actors in international arbitration, such as arbitrators, parties choosing arbitrators, and civil society. Part III examines the central values at stake in the field, including efficiency, legal certainty, and constitutional ideals. Part IV discusses intellectual paradigms structuring the thinking in and about international arbitration, such as the idea of autonomous transnational legal orders and conflicts of law. Part V presents the empirical evidence we currently have about the operations and effects of both commercial and investment arbitration. Finally, Part VI provides different disciplinary perspectives on international arbitration, including historical, sociological, literary, economic, and psychological accounts.

Recenzje

There are a total of 38 chapters, with rich references to national and international cases, relevant legislation, bilateral and multilateral agreements, and pointers to further reading. The contributors are overwhelmingly academics, though there are a few legal practitioners as well. There is an assured place for this book a reference work, which means that it will find a ready home in many legal libraries around the world. The Commonwealth Lawyer

O autorze

Thomas Schultz is Professor of Law at King's College London, Professor of International Arbitration at the University of Geneva, Visiting Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, and Co-Director of the Geneva Center for International Dispute Settlement. He is the author of Transnational Legality: Stateless Law and International Arbitration (Oxford University Press 2014), Information Technology and Arbitration: A Practitioner's Guide (Kluwer 2006), Réguler le commerce électronique par la résolution des litiges en ligne (Bruylant 2005) and Online Dispute Resolution (Kluwer 2004, with Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler), and the Editor-in-Chief and founder of the Journal of International Dispute Settlement (Oxford University Press). Federico Ortino is Reader in International Economic Law at King's College London and a Consultant to Clifford Chance, specialising in international trade and investment law. He is a member of the ILA Committee on The Rule of Law and International Investment Law; member of the Executive Council (and former co-treasurer) of the Society of International Economic Law; member of the E15 Task Force on Investment Policy; consultative member of the Investment Treaty Forum; editorial board member of the Journal of International Economic Law; Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy, Journal of International Dispute Settlement and the Journal of World Investment and Trade and one of the General Editors of Hart Publishing Studies in International Trade and Investment Law. He is the author of Basic Legal Instruments for the Liberalisation of Trade: A Comparative Analysis of EC and WTO Law (Hart 2004) and co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of International Investment Law (OUP 2008).