International Commercial Arbitration Research:
Laws, Treaty & Practice
Posted April 30, 2010.
Prepared by Lori Fossum for LAW E 538 International Civil Litigation in U.S.
Courts, Prof. Craig Allen.
Laws
Arbitration laws of the seat of the arbitration (the lex arbitri).
Most countries have adopted the UNCITRAL Model Law on International
Commercial Arbitration. Check its
status.
International Commercial Arbitration. K2400.I5 S35 at Classified Stacks
Publisher’s description
International Commercial Arbitration: Pacific Rim. KVC500 .I582 2008 at
Reference Area
Publisher’s description
LexMercatoria: International Commercial Arbitration,
National
Arbitration Laws
About twenty nations' arbitration laws in English
ASIL: International Commercial Arbitration,
National Arbitration
Statutes
Dozens of countries are represented. Laws are in English, French, Spanish,
and/or other languages
Other substantive laws: the national law that will be used to
interpret the contract, to determine the merits of the dispute, and to
decide any substantive issues.
Foreign Law Guide (UW
Restricted)
World Legal Systems
Doing Business
GlobaLex
Foreign Law Research
Law Library of Congress,
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
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Treaty
United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign
Arbitral Awards, 1958. Also known as the New York Convention.
Signatories and status
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International Arbitration Practice
The International Bar Association website provides
several useful free publications:
- Rules on the Taking of Evidence
- Rules of Ethics
- Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration
The American Bar Association and the American Arbitration Association
jointly issued a
Code of
Ethics for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes.
Many
UNCITRAL publications are available, including 1996 Notes on Organizing
Arbitral Proceedings.
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