This work is a clear, easy-to-understand guide to the issues and decision points encountered when planning to resolve, or avoid, a transnational dispute. Each basic concept and all facets of litigation procedure and strategy are explored in the context of multi-jurisdictional interaction; that is, exposing the characteristics of one legal system which may, or may not, be available in the other. The analysis elucidates the choices available at the different stages of a transnational litigation. These choices appear in each and every phase of litigation, as well as during the planning process...

Also available as an e-book Competence-competence and corruption have, for different reasons, been mainstays of international dispute resolution thought and practice for the longest time. In the last few years, their intersection has become increasingly important and problematic. These lectures seek to define the problem and to provide acceptable solutions where possible. They attempt to derive support from both a stringent dogmatic approach and pragmatic attention to real-life expectations and conduct. More so than in other areas of private international law, the intersection between the...

ICC Dossiers Volume 4

It is often said that an arbitral award is worth only as much as the ability to secure its enforceability. To the extent the vast majority of prayers for relief in arbitration are for money damages, an arbitral award granting damages is worth only as much as the ability to obtain payment, voluntary or compulsory, for such damages.

Evaluation of Damages in International Arbitration, this Dossier IV, the newest Dossier prepared by the ICC Institute of World Business Law, provides a comprehensive overview of the difficulties encountered...

ICC Dossiers Volume 13

Corruption is one of the most difficult issues facing international arbitrators today. This publication addresses the issue of corruption in arbitration in a systematic way. It balances theoretical and practical considerations, takes into account the different perspectives of the parties, counsel and arbitral tribunal, distinguishing between commercial and investment arbitration.

The topics covered include the impact of corruption on and#8220;gateway issuesand#8221; of arbitrability, jurisdiction, admissibility, procedure and the...