UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
A Commentary

The first comprehensive, article-by-article commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration.

Ilias Bantekas (Author), Pietro Ortolani (Author), Shahla Ali (Author), Manuel A. Gomez (Author), Michael Polkinghorne (Author)

9781108498234, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 5 March 2020

1142 pages
23.4 x 15.8 x 5.7 cm, 1.84 kg

'This work is an excellent value-add to the field: it consolidates in one tome a clear analysis of each section of the UNCITRAL Model Law in the light of the pertinent travaux préparatoires and key case law and arbitral decisions, supplemented with insightful commentary. Particularly for practitioners needing to address real-life issues under the Model Law in the course of their cases, this book will be an excellent time-saving resource.' José Astigarraga, Partner, ReedSmith LLP

This book provides a comprehensive commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Arbitration. Combining both theory and practice, it is written by leading academics and practitioners from Europe, Asia and the Americas to ensure the book has a balanced international coverage. The book not only provides an article-by-article critical analysis, but also incorporates information on the reality of legal practice in UNCITRAL jurisdictions, ensuring it is more than a recitation of case law and variations in legal text. This is not a handbook for practitioners needing a supportive citation, but rather a guide for practitioners, legislators and academics to the reasons the Model Law was structured as it was, and the reasons variations have been adopted.

1. Scope of application Michael Polkinghorne, Tuuli Timonen and Nika Larkimo
2. Definitions and rules of interpretation Pietro Ortolani
2a. International origin and general principles Ilias Bantekas
3. Receipt of written communications Ilias Bantekas
4. Waiver of right to object Ilias Bantekas
5. Extent of court intervention Manuel E. Gomez
6. Court or other authority for certain functions of arbitration assistance and supervision Shahla Ali and Odysseas G. Repousis
7. Definition and form of arbitration agreement Ilias Bantekas and Pietro Ortolani
8. Arbitration agreement and substantive claim before court Ilias Bantekas
9. Arbitration agreement and interim measures by court Shahla Ali and Odysseas G. Repousis
10. Number of arbitrators Ilias Bantekas
11. Appointment of arbitrators Shahla Ali and Odysseas G. Repousis
12. Grounds for challenge Pietro Ortolani
13. Challenge procedure Manuel E. Gomez
14. Failure or impossibility to act Michael Polkinghorne, Kirsten Odynski, Mariele Coulet-Diaz and Zehaan Trivedi
15. Appointment of substitute arbitrator Pietro Ortolani
16. Competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on its own jurisdiction Michael Polkinghorne, Alvaro Peralta, Hazel Levent and Gwen Wackwitz
17. Power of arbitral tribunal to order interim measures Pietro Ortolani
18. Equal treatment of parties Ilias Bantekas
19. Determination of rules of procedure Manuel E. Gomez and Ikram Ullah
20. Place of arbitration Pietro Ortolani
21. Commencement of arbitral proceedings Shahla Ali and Tom Kabau
22. Language Ilias Bantekas
23. Statements of claim and defence Shahla Ali and Tom Kabau
24. Hearings and written proceedings Pietro Ortolani
25. Default of a part Manuel Gomez
26. Expert appointed by arbitral tribunal Michael Polkinghorne, Karim Mariey and Tomas Vail
27. Court assistance in taking evidence Shahla Ali and Odysseas G Repousis
28. Rules applicable to substance of dispute Ilias Bantekas
29. Decision-making by panel of arbitrators Manuel Gomez
30. Settlement Michael Polkinghorne and Poorvi Satija
31. Form and contents of award Ilias Bantekas
32. Termination of proceedings Ilias Bantekas
33. Correction and interpretation of award: additional award Ilias Bantekas and Ikram Ullah
34. Application for setting aside as exclusive recourse against arbitral award Pietro Ortolani
35. Recognition and enforcement Pietro Ortolani
36. Grounds for refusing recognition and enforcement Michael Polkinghorne, Jack Biggs, Anna Chuwen Dai and Tolu Obamuroh.

Subject Areas: Arbitration, mediation & alternative dispute resolution [LNAC5], International arbitration [LBHT], International economic & trade law [LBBM], Industrial arbitration & negotiation [KNXB3], International trade [KCLT]