UID:
almafu_9960117230602883
Format:
1 online resource (lix, 336 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
1-316-34964-0
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1-316-35564-0
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1-316-27569-8
Content:
This concise yet comprehensive textbook introduces the reader to the law and practice of international arbitration. Arbitration is a complex field due to the variety of disciplines involved and necessitates an approach that takes nothing for granted. Written by a renowned scholar and practitioner, this book explains the divergent issues of civil procedure, contracts, conflict of laws, international law amongst others in an accessible manner. Focusing mainly on international commercial arbitration, the book also features a distinct chapter on consumer and online arbitration and an equally comprehensive chapter on international investment arbitration.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Preface -- Table of cases -- Table of treaties -- Table of domestic laws -- Institutional Rules and Soft Law -- abbreviations -- Abbreviations -- 1 An introduction to international arbitration -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The theoretical foundations of arbitration -- 1.2.1 Arbitration and party autonomy -- 1.3 Compulsory forms of arbitration -- 1.4 Mediation and ADR -- 1.4.1 Tiered dispute resolution -- 1.4.2 Mediation and ADR as a condition precedent to arbitration -- 1.5 The three phases of arbitration -- 1.5.1 Phase I: the agreement to arbitrate -- 1.5.2 Phase II: the arbitral process -- 1.5.3 Phase III: recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards abroad -- 1.6 Perceived advantages of arbitration -- 1.7 Fundamental distinctions and principles -- 1.7.1 International versus domestic arbitration -- 1.7.2 Commercial versus non-commercial arbitration -- 1.7.3 Ad hoc versus institutional arbitration -- 1.8 Separability and arbitrability -- 1.8.1 Separability -- 1.8.2 Arbitrability -- 1.9 The inter-disciplinary character of modern arbitration -- 2 The laws and rules applicable to arbitration -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The role of domestic law(s) -- 2.2.1 Conflict of laws rules -- 2.2.2 The governing law of the (main) agreement -- 2.2.2.1 Trade usages (lex mercatoria) -- 2.2.2.2 Equity (ex aequo et bono) -- 2.2.3 The law of the seat of arbitration (lex arbitri) -- 2.2.3.1 The law of the European Union -- 2.2.4 The law of the arbitration clause -- 2.2.5 The law of the country of enforcement -- 2.3 Treaties and customary international law -- 2.4 General principles of law -- 2.5 Model laws -- 2.6 Institutional rules -- 2.7 Soft law instruments in international arbitration -- 3 The agreement to arbitrate -- 3.1 Introduction.
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3.2 Pre-dispute and post-dispute agreements -- 3.3 An agreement in writing -- 3.3.1 Oral agreements -- 3.3.2 Incorporation by conduct or common usage -- 3.3.3 Incorporation by conduct-based estoppel -- 3.3.4 Incorporation by reference -- 3.4 Types of instruments containing arbitration clauses -- 3.4.1 Contracts -- 3.4.2 Trusts -- 3.4.3 Corporate articles of agreement -- 3.4.4 Testamentary wills -- 3.5 The parties' capacity to enter into arbitration agreements -- 3.6 The scope of agreements to arbitrate -- 3.7 Legal effects of agreements to arbitrate -- 3.8 Problematic arbitration agreements -- 3.8.1 Null and void arbitration agreements -- 3.8.2 Inoperable and ineffective arbitration agreements -- 3.9 Third parties to arbitration agreements -- 3.10 Multi-party arbitrations -- 3.11 Confidentiality -- 4 The arbitral tribunal -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Are arbitral tribunals courts? -- 4.3 Powers of arbitral tribunals -- 4.3.1 General powers of arbitral tribunals -- 4.3.2 Kompetenz-kompetenz power of arbitral tribunals -- 4.4 Organisation of the tribunal -- 4.5 Constitution of tribunal and appointment of arbitrators -- 4.5.1 Duties of arbitrators -- 4.6 Relationship of arbitrators to parties -- 4.7 Liability of arbitrators -- 4.8 Ethical rules for arbitrators -- 4.9 Impartiality and independence of arbitrators -- 4.10 Challenges against arbitrators and their removal -- 4.11 Substitute arbitrators and truncated tribunals -- 4.12 Fees and expenses of arbitration -- 5 Arbitration and the courts -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The relationship between tribunals and the courts -- 5.2.1 Locus standi -- 5.3 The authority of courts prior to the tribunal's constitution -- 5.3.1 Anti-suit applications -- 5.3.2 Lis pendens: parallel proceedings before tribunals and courts -- 5.3.2.1 West Tankers and jurisdictional conflicts under EU law.
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5.3.2.2 The Recast Brussels I Regulation -- 5.3.2.3 Anti-arbitration injunctions ordered by third states -- 5.4 Arbitral tribunals and transnational courts -- 5.5 The role of courts during arbitral proceedings -- 5.5.1 Attendance of witnesses and evidence-taking -- 5.5.2 Documentary disclosure in the hands of third parties -- 5.5.3 The nature of interim measures and the interplay between courts and tribunals -- 5.5.4 Measures for the preservation of evidence, assets and the parties' status quo -- 5.6 The role of courts after an award is rendered -- 6 The conduct of arbitral proceedings -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The function of the party autonomy rule -- 6.2.1 Limitations to party autonomy: fair trial guarantees -- 6.2.2 Limitations to party autonomy: lex arbitri and public policy -- 6.2.3 Limitations through institutional rules -- 6.3 The phases of arbitral proceedings -- 6.4 Language and seat of proceedings -- 6.5 Written submissions -- 6.6 Evidence: the general rule -- 6.6.1 Admissibility, relevance and materiality -- 6.6.2 Standard of proof -- 6.6.3 Production of evidence and document requests -- 6.6.4 Fact witness evidence -- 6.6.5 Expert evidence -- 6.6.6 Inspection of the subject matter of the dispute -- 6.7 Oral hearings -- 6.8 Representation in arbitral proceedings -- 7 Arbitral awards and challenges against awards -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Legal nature of awards and res judicata -- 7.2.1 The legal nature of awards -- 7.2.2 Res Judicata -- 7.3 Types of awards -- 7.3.1 Final awards -- 7.3.2 Interim and partial awards -- 7.3.3 Consent awards -- 7.3.4 Default awards -- 7.4 Validity of awards -- 7.4.1 Form of award -- 7.4.2 Time limits -- 7.4.3 Notification and registration of awards -- 7.5 Remedies -- 7.6 Challenges against awards -- 7.6.1 Internal challenges -- 7.6.2 Jurisdictional challenges -- 7.6.3 Set aside proceedings (annulment).
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7.6.3.1 Incapacity and invalidity of arbitration agreement -- 7.6.3.2 Lack of notice and inability to present one's case -- 7.6.3.3 Excess of arbitral power and ultra petita awards -- 7.6.3.4 Unlawful composition and procedure -- 7.6.3.5 Arbitrability and public policy -- 7.6.4 Appeals on points of law -- 7.7 Waivers from challenges against awards -- 7.8 Time limits for making a challenge -- 8 Recognition and enforcement of Arbitral awards -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Pre-finality challenges and enforcement of awards -- 8.3 The difference between recognition and enforcement -- 8.4 Enforcement under the 1958 New York Convention -- 8.4.1 Formalities and limitations under the 1958 New York Convention -- 8.4.2 Challenges against enforcement -- 8.4.2.1 Incapacity and invalidity of arbitration agreement -- 8.4.2.2 Proper notice and due process irregularities -- 8.4.2.3 Excess of competence or jurisdiction -- 8.4.2.4 Improper tribunal composition and proceedings -- 8.4.2.5 Awards set aside by the courts of the seat or not yet binding -- 8.4.2.6 Objective arbitrability -- 8.4.2.7 Public policy -- 8.5 Preclusion -- 8.6 The defence of sovereign immunity in enforcement proceedings -- 9 Consumer and online arbitration -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 The nature of consumer disputes -- 9.3 The international dimension of consumer arbitration -- 9.4 Pre-dispute arbitration clauses -- 9.4.1 Pre-dispute B2C arbitration clauses in European law -- 9.4.2 Pre-dispute B2C arbitration clauses in US law -- 9.5 Collective or class arbitration -- 9.6 Online arbitration -- 9.6.1 How online dispute resolution works in practice -- 9.6.2 The regulation of online arbitration -- 9.6.3 The seat in online arbitration -- 9.6.4 Due process rights -- 9.6.5 The nature of online arbitration awards and problems with enforcement -- 10 Investment arbitration -- 10.1 Introduction.
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10.2 The range of investment disputes -- 10.2.1 State versus state investment disputes -- 10.2.2 State versus international organisation investment disputes -- 10.2.3 Investor-state disputes -- 10.3 Jurisdiction in investment arbitration -- 10.3.1 Cause of action under an applicable agreement -- 10.3.2 The existence of an investment dispute -- 10.3.3 Protected investment -- 10.3.4 The directness of the dispute to the investment -- 10.3.5 The parties to investment disputes -- 10.3.5.1 The host state as a party -- 10.3.5.2 The foreign investor as a party -- 10.4 Nationality of claims and claimant -- 10.4.1 Nationality of natural persons -- 10.4.2 Nationality of corporations -- 10.4.3 Nationality of shareholders -- 10.5 Consent to investment arbitration -- 10.5.1 Consent by contract -- 10.5.2 Consent through the host state's legislation -- 10.5.3 Consent through BITs and IIAs: exhaustion of local remedies and fork-in-the-road issues -- 10.6 Applicable law -- 10.7 Standards of treatment and guarantees afforded to investors under international law -- 10.7.1 Fair and equitable treatment and the international minimum standard -- 10.7.2 Full protection and security -- 10.7.3 National treatment -- 10.7.4 Most favoured nation (MFN) treatment -- 10.7.5 Protection against expropriation -- 10.8 Some procedural aspects of investor-state arbitration -- 10.8.1 No lex arbitri in investment proceedings -- 10.8.2 Procedural rules in investment proceedings -- 10.8.3 Public interest and transparency in investment proceedings -- 10.8.4 Remedies against awards -- Index.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-52780-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-11107-2
Language:
English
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