Part IV: International Commercial Dispute Resolution

Introduction

Litigation

1) Introduction. -2) National Courts as a Dispute Resolution Forum. -3) National Courts as Support Machinery for the Arbitral Process: The English Arbitration Act: i) Introduction. ii) An Overview of the Act. iii) 'Gap-filling' and Supportive Provisions in the Act. -4) National Courts as a Forum for Enforcing and Challenging Arbitral Awards: i) England: Commercial Court in London. ii) United States: US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. iii) China: Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Cou...

International Commercial Arbitration

1) Introduction: Advantages of Arbitration. Disadvantages of Arbitration. -2) The Agreement to Arbitrate. -3) The Course of an International Arbitration: UNCITRAL Notes on Organising Arbitral Proceedings. International Arbitral Bodies. -4) Arbitration and National Laws. -5) The UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law: i) Introduction. ii) The Model Law: Chapter I: General Provisions. Chapter II: Arbitration Agreement, Stay of Litigation and Interim Measures. Chapter III: Composition of Arbitral Tribun...

International Commercial Arbitral Institutions and Other International Bodies

A. International Commercial Arbitral Institutions and their Arbitration Rules: -1) Introduction. -2) The London Court of International Arbitration: i) Introduction. ii) The LCIA Arbitration Rules. iii) Other LCIA Dispute Resolution Processes. -3) The International Chamber of Commerce: i) Introduction. ii) The ICC Arbitration Rules. iii) Other ICC Dispute Resolution Processes. -4) The American Arbitration Association at the International Centre for Dispute Resolution: i) Introduction. ii) The ...

Alternative Dispute Resolution

1) Introduction. -2) ADR: An Overview. -3) Institutions Offering ADR Systems: Introduction. i) The CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. ii) The American Arbitration Association. iii) The International Chamber of Commerce. iv) The London Court of International Arbitration. v) The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade / China Chamber of International Commerce. vi) The Mediation Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. vii) The Netherlands Arbitration Institute: Minitria...

Expert Determination

1) Introduction. -2) Expert Determination and Arbitration. -3) Reported Cases Dealing With Expert Determination. -4) Some Institutions Offering Expert Determination: i) The International Chamber of Commerce. ii) The London Court of International Arbitration. iii) The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. -5) Conclusions.