International law: arbitration

Effective persuasion is an art; an art which can be learned and perfected with practice and insight into human behaviour.

Attribution in International Law and Arbitration clarifies and critically discusses the international rules of attribution of conduct, particularly regarding their application to states under international investment law.

In the context of harmonisation of arbitration law and practice worldwide, to what extent do local legal traditions still influence local arbitration practices, especially at a time when non-Western countries are playing an increasingly important role in international commercial and financial markets?

Peter Ashford provides a practical guide to the most common feature of international arbitration around the world.

International Arbitration in Korea provides a comprehensive introduction to more than 140 arbitral cases and commentaries in Korea and introduces the arbitration community to the jurisprudence and scholarship of this underappreciated but well developed jurisdiction.

This monograph offers a detailed and distinctive analysis of corporate nationality under international investment law, covering the ICSID Convention and the investment treaty framework.

The Practitioner's Handbook on International Commercial Arbitration provides reports on the arbitration systems and laws of 13 countries in addition to commentaries on the arbitration rules of ICC, ICDR, LCIA, and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as well as on the UNCITRAL Model Law and the New York Convention.

Demonstrates the enormous impact that the use of technology is having, and will continue to have, on arbitration.

This book argues that it can be useful for the US to negotiate with terrorists and other bad actors by engaging a pragmatic mediator.

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) is one of the world's most highly sophisticated arbitration institutions, with a continuously growing annual caseload.

In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the number of investors seeking compensation from states perceived to have expropriated their projects.

The second edition of International Investment, Political Risk and Dispute Resolution explores the multi-layered legal framework for the protection of foreign investment against political risk.

Over the past twenty years, foreign direct investments have spurred widespread liberalization of the foreign direct investment (FDI) regulatory framework.

Although domestic law plays an important role in investment treaty arbitration, this issue is little discussed or analysed.

Governments are rightly discussing reform of investment treaties, and of the incredibly powerful system of 'investor-state dispute settlement' (ISDS) upon which they rest.

Investor-state arbitration is a form of dispute settlement that allows foreign investors the opportunity to seek compensation for damages or discriminatory practices, most of which arise out of breaches of treaty obligations by the governments of host countries.

The London Court of Arbitration (LCIA) is one of the world's foremost arbitration institutions, with a growing annual caseload.

When the law of a foreign country is selected or pleaded by a claimant or defendant, a question arises as to whether the issue pertains to substance, in which case it may be resolved by foreign law, or procedure, in which case it will be governed by the law of forum.

Attorney-client privilege is often invoked as a defence in international arbitration proceedings however the participants often have very different expectations regarding the applicable privilege standard, as national attorney-client privilege laws vary widely between jurisdictions.

This is a guide to and commentary on the new procedural rules for arbitration adopted by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in December 2012.

Arbitration of International Business Disputes 2nd edition is a fully revised and updated anthology of essays by Rusty Park, a leading scholar in international arbitration and a sought-after arbitrator for both commercial and investment treaty cases.

What should we call law when it is not the law of one or several states?

When the law of a foreign country is selected or pleaded by a claimant or defendant, a question arises as to whether the issue pertains to substance, in which case it may be resolved by foreign law, or procedure, in which case it will be governed by the law of forum.

International investment law is one of the fastest growing areas of international law.

Treaty shopping, also known under the terms of nationality planning, corporate (re-)structuring or corporate maneuvering, implies a strategic change of nationality or strategic invocation of another nationality with the aim of accessing another (usually more favourable) investment treaty for purposes of investment arbitration.

Bilateral Investment Treaties: History, Policy, and Interpretation organizes, summarizes and comments upon the arbitral awards interpreting and applying BIT provisions.

Arbitration is the dispute resolution method of choice in international commerce, but it rests on a complex legal foundation.

The First Bilateral Investment Treaties is the first and only history of the U.

In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the number of investors seeking compensation from states perceived to have expropriated their projects.

This book examines the history, principles, and practice of awarding compensation and restitution in investor-State arbitration disputes, which are initiated under investment treaties.

A history of modern international commercial arbitration theory and practice from the eighteenth century to the present day.

Opportunities to see expert cross-examinations are often infrequent in international arbitration and the occasions to sharpen these skills for many are rare.

For the first time, a monograph thoroughly analyses the controversial and sensitive topic of secretaries to arbitral tribunals.

Foreign investors have a privileged position under investment treaties.

The authorized, paginated WTO Dispute Settlement Reports in English: cases for 2015.

This book examines the history, principles, and practice of awarding compensation and restitution in investor-State arbitration disputes, which are initiated under investment treaties.

Fully revised and updated from the successful first edition, this title analyses the practice of international courts and tribunals with regard to the valuation of investment claims against states, paying specific attention to the question of interest.

This book answers two basic but under-appreciated questions: first, how does the American criminal justice system address a defendant's family status?

This book outlines the principles behind the international law of foreign investment.

Opportunities to see expert cross-examinations are often infrequent in international arbitration and the occasions to sharpen these skills for many are rare.

This in-depth commentary analyses the new UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in Treaty-Based Investor-State Arbitration.

The post-Cold War proliferation of international adjudicatory bodies and increase in litigation has greatly affected international law and politics.

This study proposes a theory of international arbitration culture, tests this theory against real-world outcomes, and uses it to make predictions about the contract law principles that international arbitrators are likely to favour.

Based on the author's Hague Lectures on ICSID, this book on ICSID and the ICSID Convention provides a detailed introduction to the worlds leading institution devoted to international investment dispute settlement.

Investment treaties grant special international protection to foreign investors, and give them a means to enforce those rights against States in which they have invested.

The IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (the 'Rules') are used in the majority of international arbitration cases, regardless of the administering institution or the legal background of the parties.

Looks at international negotiation from a novel, relational international law perspective and challenges prescriptive models.

Although domestic law plays an important role in investment treaty arbitration, this issue is little discussed or analysed.

If a dispute between commercial parties reaches the stage of arbitration, the cause is usually ambiguous contract terms.

International arbitration is a remarkably resilient institution, but many unresolved and largely unacknowledged ethical quandaries lurk below the surface.