The Anatomy of International Arbitration is a concise handbook on international arbitration written by leading experts that will provide a comparative view of twelve arbitral mechanisms and explore key transversal themes of the field.
The book will introduce readers to all major arbitration mechanisms and contemporary transversal topics in an easily accessible format. The book, written by experienced academics, practitioners, and critical figures of arbitration institutions, will consist of two main parts.
The first part will engage with key transversal topics relevant to any international arbitration procedure, including sources of law, diversity, digitalisation, review and enforcement mechanisms. It would enable the readers to broaden their theoretical understanding of international arbitration.
The second part will introduce readers to eleven arbitration mechanisms. Specifically, the book will cover widely known arbitration mechanisms, such as inter-state, investor-state and commercial arbitration and more niche mechanisms, such as intellectual property, commodities or maritime arbitration, as well as various emerging ones, such as outer space and business and human rights arbitration.
The presentation of the eleven arbitration mechanisms will follow a common structure that includes all relevant aspects, notably jurisdiction, major procedural elements, appointment, tenure and background of adjudicators, applicable law, review mechanisms and the relationship between arbitration tribunals and domestic/international courts.
This comparative approach will allow readers to flesh out similarities and differences alongside the benefits and limitations of various arbitration mechanisms, helping them assess the suitability of a particular arbitration mechanism for a given dispute, design new mechanisms or formulate reform proposals.
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The Anatomy of International Arbitration
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Read the book — open accessThe structure of the book and its authors are outlined below.
| Part | Chapter Title | Author(s) | Affiliation(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part I: Introduction | 1. The Anatomy of International Arbitration | Prof Anna Petrig
(co-editor) | Professor, University of Basel |
| 2. Key Concepts of International Arbitration | Prof Yarik Kryvoi (co-editor) | Senior Fellow, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) | |
| Part II: Transversal Topics | 3. The Sociological Evolution of International Arbitration and the Rise of Diversity Capitalism | Dr Florian Grisel | Associate Professor, University of Oxford; Deputy Director, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies (CSLS) |
| 4. Institutional and ad hoc Arbitration | Greg Fullelove / Galina Borshevskaya | Partner, Head of International Arbitration Group, Osborne Clarke / Associate, International Arbitration Group, Osborne Clarke | |
| 5. Diversity in Arbitration | Prof Liesbeth Lijnzaad | Judge, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS); Professor, Maastricht University | |
| 6. Digitalisation of International Arbitration | Simon Bianchi | Associate, Lalive | |
| 7. Sources of Law and Soft Law in International Arbitration | Dr Felix Dasser | Partner, Homburger; Adjunct Professor, University of Zurich | |
| 8. Review Mechanisms in International Arbitration | Prof August Reinisch | Professor, University of Vienna; Member, UN International Law Commission | |
| 9. Enforcement of Arbitration Awards | Dr Bernd Ehle | Partner, Lalive | |
| Part III: Arbitration Mechanisms | 10. Inter-State Arbitration | Martin Doe | Deputy Secretary-General and Principal Legal Counsel, Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) |
| 11. Law of the Sea Arbitration | Prof Anna Petrig | Professor, University of Basel | |
| 12. International Administrative Law & Dispute Resolution | Dr Dražen Petrović | Former Registrar, International Labour Organization (ILO) Administrative Tribunal | |
| 13. Investor-State Arbitration | Prof Yarik Kryvoi | Senior Fellow, BIICL | |
| 14. Business and Human Rights Arbitration | Prof Ursula Kriebaum | Professor, University of Vienna | |
| 15. Sports Arbitration | Dr Christoph Boog / Marco Vedovatti | Partner, Vice-Chair International Arbitration Practice Group, Schellenberg Wittmer / Senior Attorney-at-Law; Lecturer in international sports arbitration at ISDE (Madrid) and University Externado of Colombia (Bogotá) | |
| 16. Commercial Arbitration | Dr Kabir Duggal / Peter L. Schmidt | Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School; Senior International Arbitration Advisor, Arnold & Porter / Attorney, Arnold & Porter | |
| 17. Maritime Arbitration | James Clanchy | Former Honorary Secretary, London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) | |
| 18. Commodities Arbitration | Dr Eva Litina | Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, University of the Aegean | |
| 19. Construction Arbitration | Prof Renato Nazzini / Raquel Macedo Moreira | Partner, LMS Legal LLP; Professor, King’s College London / Research Associate, King’s College London | |
| 20. Intellectual Property Arbitration | Ignacio de Castro / Justine Ferland / Margarita Kato | Director, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center / Legal Officer, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center / Legal Case Manager, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center |
