The Cambridge Companion to International Arbitration

A convenient single volume introduction to international arbitration written by experts, including discussion of the latest developments.

C. L. Lim (Edited by)

9781108480598, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 October 2021

500 pages
23.5 x 16 x 3.4 cm, 0.94 kg

This Cambridge Companion explores the main senses of the term 'international arbitration'; including the arbitration of private commercial disputes, disputes between a State and a foreign investor, disputes between States and also between a State and its parts. It treats these various forms as being inter-related, if not always conceptually, then as a matter of history, rather than as collective victims of imprecise language. The book touches not only on current debates but also more foundational aspects, such as the tension between party autonomy and State authority, and the pacifist roots of modern international arbitration. Thus, it aims to offer a concise survey of the history, the main issues as well as the latest developments in a single, handy volume. It will be an invaluable introduction to the subject for students studying international arbitration, commercial law and international law, and also lawyers and the general reader.

Part I. The history, doctrines and sociology of the growth of transnational justice: 1. Development of the principal forms from antiquity to arbitromania C.L. Lim
2. Dealing in virtue: A perspective from almost 25 years later Bryant G. Garth
Part II. International commercial arbitration as a transnational justice system: 3. Arbitration and comparative law Gary F. Bell
4. Which law applies? A role for private international law? Adrian Briggs
5. The role of the lex arbitri Giuditta Cordero-Moss
6. Is arbitration autonomous? Ralf Michaels
7. The future of international commercial arbitration George Bermann
Part III. Investor-state arbitration: 8. Rise of a discipline Jan Paulsson
9. Consent to arbitration in foreign investment arbitration M. Sornarajah
10. The applicable law in international investment arbitration Andrea Bjorklund and Lukas Vanhonnaeker
11. The historical contribution of the world bank Olufemi Elias and Siobhan McInerney-Lankford
12. ICSID today Meg Kinnear and Daniela Argüello
13. The future for international investment arbitration Michael Reisman
Part IV. Inter-state arbitration and the pursuit of peace: 14. Arbitration and world peace Christopher Greenwood
15. Inter-state arbitration: current issues and contemporary challenges Maurice Mendelson
16. The permanent court of arbitration: from 1899 to the present Garth Schofield
Part V. Systemic, trans-substantive and new issues: 17. Regulating arbitrators and rules on professional responsibility Christopher K. Tahbaz and Natalie L. Reid
18. Dealing with corruption Florian Haugeneder
19. The “problem” of costs in arbitration: controlling, allocating and funding costs Matthew Hodgson and Jae Hee Suh
20. Regression, a conclusion C. L. Lim.

Subject Areas: Arbitration, mediation & alternative dispute resolution [LNAC5], Civil procedure, litigation & dispute resolution [LNAC], Settlement of international disputes [LBH], International organisations & institutions [LBBU], Public international law [LBB], International business [KJK], International relations [JPS]