Arbitration in the Digital Age
The Brave New World of Arbitration

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

Maud Piers (Edited by), Christian Aschauer (Edited by)

9781108417907, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 25 January 2018

326 pages, 4 b/w illus.
23.5 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.58 kg

'This book offers a valuable source that sets the status and raises awareness on technology issues in the field of arbitration …' Aurélie Conrad Hari, International Business Law Journal

Arbitration in the Digital Age analyses how technology can be efficiently and legitimately used to further sound arbitration proceedings. The contributions, from a variety of arbitration scholars, report on current developments, predict future trends, and assesses their impact from a practical, legal, and technical point of view. The book also discusses the relationship between arbitration and the Internet and analyses how social media can affect arbitrators and counsel's behaviour. Furthermore, it analyses the validity of electronic arbitration and awards, as well as Online Arbitration (OArb). The volume establishes, on a very practical level, how technology could be used by arbitration institutions, arbitrators, parties to an arbitration and counsel. This book will be of special interest to arbitrators and lawyers involved in international commercial arbitration.

1. Survey on the present use of ICT in international arbitration Maud Piers and Christian Aschauer
Part I. The Use of Technology in International Arbitration: 2. Revolutionizing technologies and the use of technology in international arbitration: innovation, legitimacy, prospects and challenges Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab and Ethan Katsh
3. The security and reliability of electronic communication Philipp Schaumann
Critical note Max Burger-Scheidlin
4. Case study: the institutional perspective Erik Schäfer
5. Case study: the legislator's perspective Annet van Hooft and Julia Kroes-Lastochkina
6. Case study: the practitioner's perspective Sophie Nappert and Paul Cohen
Part II. Arbitration, Arbitrators, Counsel and the Internet: 7. E-arbitration agreements and e-awards – arbitration agreements concluded in an electronic environment and digital arbitral awards Reinmar Wolff
8. Building on OArb attributes in the pursuit of justice Amy J. Schmitz
9. Legislation for an effective and legitimate system of online consumer arbitration Pablo Cortés and Tony Cole
10. Arbitrators and their online identity Niuscha Bassiri
11. How online sources effect counsel strategies and behavior in arbitration Marc D. Veit.

Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering [TGB], Technology, engineering, agriculture [T], Social law [LNT], Intellectual property law [LNR], IT & Communications law [LNQ], Entertainment & media law [LNJ], Law [L]