This Encyclopedia provides a concise overview of key topics in the field of international arbitration. It covers the New York Convention, the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration and the IBA Guidelines on conflicts of interest, party representation and the taking of evidence, among many other fundamental matters.

Contents List of contributors x Preface xii 1 Abuse of rights 1 Charles T. Kotuby Jr. 2 Ad hoc arbitration 3 Natascha Born 3 Admissibility 6 Nadia Darwazeh and Dhilara Khamitova 4 Adverse inferences 9 Charles T. Kotuby Jr. 5 Alter ego doctrine 11 Gretta Walters 6 Amiable compositeur 14 Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters 7 Anational arbitration 17 Amir Ardelan Farhadi and Diem Huong Ho 8 Annulled awards, enforcement of 21 John Fellas 9 Anti-arbitration injunctions 23 Crina Baltag 10 Applicable law governing the arbitration agreement 27 Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters 11 Applicable law, governing the arbitration proceedings 30 Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters 12 Applicable law governing the merits 34 Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters 13 Appointing authority 38 Larry Shore 14 Arbitral awards, contents and form 41 Crina Baltag 15 Arbitral awards: requirement that they be reasoned 44 Amir Ardelan Farhadi and Iulia Padeanu Mellon 16 Arbitral institutions 48 Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters 17 Arbitral procedure 52 Wendy Lin and Monica Wy Chong 18 Arbitral tribunals, constitution of 56 Sebastiano Nessi and Arthad Kurlekar 19 Arbitration agreements 60 Andrea Bonomi 20 Arbitrators, duties of 64 Sebastiano Nessi and Arthad Kurlekar 21 Arbitrators, qualifications of 68 Sebastiano Nessi and Arthad Kurlekar 22 Arbitrators, rights of 71 Sebastiano Ness and Valeriya Grebenkova 23 Assignment of arbitration agreements 75 Gretta Walters 24 Asymmetrical clauses 78 Gretta Walters 25 Attorney–client privilege 80 Larry Shore 26 Bifurcation 84 John Fellas 27 Brussels Ia Regulation and arbitration 86 Johannes Landbrech 28 Burden of proof 89 Kabir A.N. Duggal and Raoul J. Renard 29 Capacity 91 Andrea Bonomi 30 Challenges of arbitrators 95 Kabir A.N. Duggal and Raoul J. Renard 31 Commercial disputes, notion of 98 Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters 32 Competence-competence 101 John Fellas 33 Confidentiality 103 Benjamin Tham 34 Consent awards 107 Gretta Walters 35 Consolidation 109 Marina Weiss 36 Correction of arbitral awards 113 Benjamin Tham 37 Corruption 117 Kabir A.N. Duggal and Raoul J. Renard 38 Costs of arbitration 120 Crina Baltag 39 Currency 124 Julian Wyatt 40 Damages 127 Julian Wyatt 41 Data protection 130 Thilo Kerkhoff 42 De novo review of arbitral awards 134 Darius Chan and Zhan Yuying 43 Deference 137 Benjamin Tham 44 Disclosure, duty of 142 Sebastiano Nessi and Valeriya Grebenkova 45 Document production 147 Nadia Darwazeh and Dhilara Khamitova 46 Documentary evidence 151 Marc Jacob 47 Due process 154 Charles T. Kotuby Jr. 48 Duly authenticated original award 156 Natascha Born 49 Duty of impartiality and independence 158 Charles T. Kotuby Jr. 50 Emergency arbitration 161 Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters 51 English Arbitration Act 1996 164 Larry Shore 52 European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (1961) 168 Emilio Bettoni 53 European public policy 172 Andrea Bonomi 54 Evidence 176 James Hosking 55 Evidentiary hearing 180 James Hosking 56 Ex aequo et bono adjudication 183 Natascha Born 57 Ex parte communications 185 Gretta Walters 58 Experts 187 Jonathan Lim 59 Fast-track arbitration 190 Crina Baltag 60 Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) 193 Victoria Sahani 61 Fees of arbitrators 197 Crina Baltag 62 Forum non conveniens in arbitration 199 Darius Chan and Zhan Yuying 63 Gateway issues 202 George A. Bermann 64 Geneva Protocol and Geneva Convention 205 Friedrich Rosenfeld and Franco Ferrari 65 Governmental privilege 207 Jonathan Lim 66 Group of companies doctrine 210 Wendy Lin and Monica Wy Chong 67 IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest 215 Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters 68 IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration 218 Julio C. Rivera Jr. 69 IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence 221 Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters 70 Immunity from execution 224 Amir Ardelan Farhadi and Nour Nicolas 71 Immunity of arbitral institutions 228 James Hosking 72 Immunity of arbitrators 232 Larry Shore 73 Institutional arbitration 236 James Hosking 74 Interest 239 Julian Wyatt 75 Interim relief 242 Marina Weiss 76 Internationality, notion of 246 Julio C. Rivera Jr. 77 Interpretation of arbitration agreements 250 Julio C. Rivera Jr. 78 Investment arbitration 254 Simon Batifort 79 Iura novit arbiter, principle of 258 Johannes Landbrecht and Julian Wyatt 80 Joinder of parties 261 James Hosking 81 Jurisdiction 264 Wendy Lin and Monica Wy Chong 82 Kaplan Opening 267 Jonathan Lim 83 Language and arbitration 269 Johannes Landbrecht and Julian Wyatt 84 Legitimacy of international arbitration 272 Diego Arroyo 85 Lex arbitri 276 Darius Chan and Zhan Yuying 86 Lex mercatoria 279 Marco Torsello 87 Manifest disregard of the law 284 Charles T. Kotuby Jr 88 Mediation 286 Jennifer Lim and Hong Sim 89 Multiple parties in arbitration proceedings 289 Nadia Darwazeh and Dhilara Khamitova 90 Multi-tiered clauses 294 John Fellas 91 New York Convention, commercial reservation 295 Julio C. Rivera Jr. 92 New York Convention – grounds for non-recognition and non-enforcement of an arbitral award 298 Benjamin Tham 93 New York Convention, introduction 303 Friedrich Rosenfeld and Franco Ferrari 94 New York Convention – presumption of enforceability of arbitral awards 307 Charles T. Kotuby Jr. 95 New York Convention – presumption of validity of arbitration agreements 309 Charles T. Kotuby Jr. 96 No review of merits 311 Giuditta Cordero-Moss 97 Non-signatories and arbitration agreements 314 Johannes Landbrecht 98 Notice of Arbitration 317 Jennifer Lim and Linming Ho 99 Panama Convention 320 Larry Shore 100 Parallel proceedings 323 Johannes Landbrecht and Julian Wyatt 101 Party autonomy and arbitral procedures 327 Emilio Bettoni 102 Procedural Order No. 1 331 Jennifer Lim and Faraaz Amzar 103 Proper notice 335 Natascha Born 104 Public policy 338 Giuditta Cordero-Moss 105 Publication of awards 342 Johannes Landbrecht 106 Redfern Schedule 346 Kabir A.N. Duggal and Raoul J. Renard 107 Res judicata 348 Darius Chan and Zhan Yuying 108 Right to be heard 351 Charles T. Kotuby Jr. 109 Right to equal treatment 353 Charles T. Kotuby Jr. 110 Rome I Regulation 355 Emilio Bettoni 111 Rules on the Efficient Conduct of Proceedings in International Arbitration (Prague Rules) 360 Kabir A.N. Duggal and Raoul J. Renard 112 Seat of arbitration 363 Marc Jacob 113 Security for costs 367 John Fellas 114 Separability 369 John Fellas 115 Setting-aside, waiver of 371 Jonathan Lim 116 Setting-aside of arbitral awards, introduction 373 John Fellas 117 Setting-aside of arbitral awards, applicable law, and competent courts 374 Julio C. Rivera Jr. 118 Setting-aside of arbitral awards, grounds for 378 Marina Weiss 119 Settlement privilege 382 Jonathan Lim 120 Singapore convention on mediation 385 Johannes Landbrecht and Julian Wyatt 121 Soft law, law applicable to procedure 388 Marco Torsello 122 Soft law, law applicable to the merits 394 Giuditta Cordero-Moss 123 Standard of proof 397 Helmut Ortner and Philipp A. Peters 124 Statutes of limitations 400 Natascha Born 125 Substantive arbitrability 403 Marina Weiss 126 Terms of Reference 407 Nadia Darwazeh and Dhilara Khamitova 127 Third-party funding 409 Victoria Sahani 128 Tribunal secretary 412 Ole Jensen 129 Twilight issues 416 George A. Bermann 130 Ultra petita 419 Darius Chan and Zhan Yuying 131 UNCITRAL Model Law 422 Benjamin Tham 132 UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts 428 Marco Torsello 133 Witnesses 433 Marc Jacob