Contemporary Problems in International Arbitration

Front Matter....Pages i-xlv
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
The birth of the School of International Arbitration....Pages 9-11
The School of International Arbitration: aspirations and objects....Pages 12-15
International arbitration — teaching and research....Pages 16-19
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
ICSID arbitration....Pages 23-39
States in the international arbitral process....Pages 40-49
The sources and limits of the arbitrator’s powers....Pages 50-72
Determination of arbitrators’ jurisdiction and the public policy limitations on that jurisdiction....Pages 73-85
The sources and limits of the arbitrator’s powers in England....Pages 86-100
The law applicable to the merits of the dispute....Pages 101-112
The applicable law: general principles of law — the lex mercatoria ....Pages 113-125
The law governing the agreement and procedure in international arbitration in England....Pages 126-138
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
The extent of independence of international arbitration from the law of the situs ....Pages 141-148
The role of national law and the national courts in England....Pages 149-163
The role of the courts under the UNCITRAL Model Law script....Pages 164-187
Supplementary rules governing the presentation and reception of evidence in international commercial arbitration....Pages 188-194
Judicial assistance for the arbitrator....Pages 195-206
The supervisory and adjunctive jurisdiction of American courts in arbitration cases....Pages 207-209
The conduct of ICC arbitration proceedings....Pages 210-215
The conduct of arbitration proceedings under English law....Pages 216-229
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Finality of arbitral awards and judicial review....Pages 230-237
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
The strengths and weaknesses of international arbitration involving a state as a party....Pages 241-249
Disputes between states and foreign companies....Pages 250-263
The strengths and weaknesses of international arbitration involving a state as a party: practical implications....Pages 264-272
International arbitration between states and corporate entities: a cautionary note....Pages 273-278
Settlement of disputes within the framework of foreign debt rescheduling in Latin American countries....Pages 279-288
Arbitration with foreign states or state-controlled entities: some practical questions....Pages 289-296
Structuring the arbitration in advance — the arbitration clause in an international development agreement....Pages 297-312
Sovereign immunity and transnational arbitration....Pages 313-322
Sovereign immunity and arbitration....Pages 323-331
Enforcement of arbitral awards in Eastern Europe....Pages 332-339
The recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the states of the Arab Middle East....Pages 340-352
So far, so good; enforcement of foreign commercial arbitration awards in United States courts....Pages 353-358
The enforcement of arbitral awards against a state: the problem of immunity from execution....Pages 359-373
Back Matter....Pages 374-380