International Arbitration
Three Salient Problems

Considers the vitality of the international arbitral process through an updated examination of three salient problems.

Stephen M. Schwebel (Author), Luke Sobota (Author), Ryan Manton (Author)

9780521768023, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 23 January 2020

354 pages
23.6 x 15.7 x 2.1 cm, 0.67 kg

'This volume is a classic and a must read for everyone involved in international arbitration.' Emmanuel Gaillard, Head of International Arbitration, Shearman & Sterling

The vitality or, alternatively, vitiation of the international arbitral process remains a pressing subject. The explosion of inter-State, investor-State, and international commercial arbitration in recent years magnifies the importance of the subject. This second edition combines the historical analysis of the first edition with a survey of the continued salience and contemporary developments for each of the three problems identified: (i) the severability of the arbitration agreement; (ii) denial of justice (and now other possible breaches of international law) by governmental negation of arbitration; and (iii) the authority of truncated international arbitral tribunals. The international arbitral process continues to be fortified against unilateral attempts to derail it and, to that end, this book will be a valuable guide for practitioners and scholars alike.

Part I. The Severability of the Arbitration Agreement: Part II. Denial of Justice, and Other Breaches of International Law, by Governmental Negation of Arbitration: Part III. The Authority of Truncated International Arbitral Tribunals.

Subject Areas: Civil procedure, litigation & dispute resolution [LNAC], International criminal law [LBBZ], Public international law [LBB], International law [LB], Law [L], United Nations & UN agencies [JPSN1], International relations [JPS]