International Arbitration: A Human Endeavour (Ny Titel)
   
 
Författare:Bao Chiann , Sheppard Audley , red.
Titel:International Arbitration: A Human Endeavour (Ny Titel)
Anmärkning:To be Published: December 2025
Utgivningsår:2025
Förlag:Kluwer Law International
ISBN:9789403532097
Produkttyp:Inbunden
Typ av verk:Samlingsverk
Serie:ICCA Congress Series nr. 22
Ämnesord:Processrätt , Internationell rätt

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International Arbitration is a book exploring how human qualities, such as perception, reasoning, and culture, inform the daily practice of international arbitration. International arbitration is built not only on legal norms and procedural frameworks but also by the individuals who craft, interpret, and implement them.

The volume gathers contributions presented at the twenty-sixth Congress of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), held in Hong Kong in May 2024, under the theme International Arbitration: A Human Endeavour. Framed as both a statement and a provocation, the theme invites critical reflection on the role of the individual in a system often portrayed as neutral, objective, and abstract.

What’s in this book:

Across fifty-one chapters from fifteen thematic panels, the book explores questions at the heart of arbitral practice:

- Unveiling the Human Dimension in International Arbitration;

- The Arbitrator;

- Decision-Making and Biases;

- Sociology and Education;

- Judging the New York Convention;

- Culture, Localisation and Regionalism;

- The Advocate;

- Procedures and Behaviours;

- It’s (Not) Just Semantics – The Hidden Power of Language;

- Inter-Personal Conduct and Ethics;

- Dispute Resolution and the Global Community;

- Working in an Adversarial Environment;

- Costs and Economics; and

- International Arbitration: An AI Endeavour.

How this will help you:

Set against a backdrop of global change and increased attention to inclusivity, transparency, and accountability in arbitration, the chapters offer timely and candid reflections on the lived experience of arbitration. They examine how the human element continues to shape arbitral justice today, but also how it may be redefined in a future increasingly influenced by social and technological changes. Together, the contributions paint a picture of international arbitration as a profoundly human endeavour, shaped by those who practice it and those who will redefine its future.

Table Of Contents
Preface

ICCA CONGRESS 2026

Panel 1
Opening Keynote Address
Unveiling the Human Dimensions of International Arbitration: Dealing in Virtue Then and Now
Speaker: Prof. Bryant G Garth
Chin Leng Lim

Chapter 1
‘Unveiling the Human Dimension of International Arbitration’ Comment on Bryant Garth’s Keynote Speech

Panel 2
Plenary: The Arbitrator
Moderator: Chiann Bao
Speakers: Hon Justice Mimmie Chan, Neil Kaplan CBE KC SBS, V K Rajah SC
Commentators: Aisha Abdallah, Christopher M. Campbell, Elliott Geisinger
Rapporteur: João Ilhão Moreira
Aisha Abdallah

Chapter 2
Rethinking the Role of Arbitrators in Dispensing Justice
Christopher M. Campbell

Chapter 3
Arbitral Foresight: The Arbitrator’s Untapped Superpower
Elliott Geisinger

Chapter 4
The Arbitrator and the Human Factor
João Ilhão Moreira

Chapter 5
‘The Arbitrator’: Re-establishing Trust in a Changing Arbitration Landscape

Panel 3

Decision-Making and Biases
Moderator: Patricia Saiz Gonza´lez
Speakers: Sheila Ahuja, Prof. Stavros Brekoulakis,
Rachel Cahill-O’Callaghan, Dr. Henry Forbes Smith KC, Dominique Hascher
Sheila Ahuja & Curtis Fung

Chapter 6
Cultivating a Culture of Cultural Diversity in Arbitration: Interplay Between Cultural Diversity and Arbitral Decision-Making Through the Lens of Key Players in the Arbitration
Stavros Brekoulakis & Anna Howard

Chapter 7
Trust, Partiality, and the Rationalist Delusion in Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Rachel Cahill-O’Callaghan

Chapter 8
The Science of Decision-Making: Improving Decision Quality
Henry Forbes Smith KC

Chapter 9
The Right to Impartiality
Dominique Hascher

Chapter 10
The Human Experience and Interaction in Arbitration: Decision-Making and Bias

Panel 4

Sociology and Education
Moderator: Julian DM Lew KC
Speakers: Ginta Ahrel, Kun Fan, Joshua Karton, Nudrat Bayan Majeed, Jonathan Wood
Julian DM Lew KC

Chapter 11
Sociology and Education: Introduction to the Panel
Ginta Ahrel & Natalia Petrik

Chapter 12
Why Arbitration Fails?: Understanding the Successes and Challenges of International Arbitration
Kun Fan

Chapter 13
Arbitration Across Human Faculties and Human Societies: A Three-Dimensional Epistemological Analysis
Joshua Karton

Chapter 14
International Arbitration as a Social Phenomenon: Using Sociological Theories and Methods in International Arbitration Practice
Barrister Ms Nudrat Bayan Majeed

Chapter 15
Islamic Law and Arbitration in Pakistan: A Sociological Perspective
Jonathan Wood

Chapter 16
Competence Competence (Not Kompetenz Kompetenz): Study and Experience Alone Constitute the Equipment of an Arbitrator

Panel 5

Judging the New York Convention
Moderator: Prof. Andrés Jana
Speakers: The Hon Judge Fatima Faisal Hubail, The Hon Justice Judith
Courtney Kemp & Paula Baldini Miranda da Cruz

Chapter 17
Judging the New York Convention

Panel 6

Culture, Localisation and Regionalism
Moderator: Evgeniya Goriatcheva
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Mohamed S Abdel Wahab, Giorgio Fabio Colombo, Prof. Won L. Kidane, Fei Lu, Ruth Teitelbaum
Giorgio Fabio Colombo

Chapter 18
Global Harmonization of Arbitration and Respect of Cultural Differences. Comparative Law as Due Process?
Won L. Kidane

Chapter 19
Cultural Incommensurability in International Arbitration: The Case of Nigeria v. P&ID
Fei Lu

Chapter 20
The Influence of Cultural Differences Between East and West on Dispute Resolution
Ruth Teitelbaum

Chapter 21
How “Fast-Thinking” Through English Jargon Distorts Markets and Stifles Reform in International Arbitration
Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab

Chapter 22
The Invisible Hand of Culture: Cross-Cultural Dynamics and the International Arbitration Paradigm

Panel 7

Launch of the 2nd Edition of ICCA’s Guide to the Interpretation of the 1958 New York Convention
Speakers: Prof Albert Jan van den Berg and Erica Stein

Panel 8

Plenary: The Advocate
Moderator: Mark W Friedman
Speakers: Victor Dawes SC, Karl Hennessee, James E. Lawrence, The Hon Justice Dato Mary Lim FCJ, Noradèle Radjai
Richard C. Waites & James E. Lawrence

Chapter 23
Psychological Dynamics in International Arbitration Advocacy

Panel 9

Procedures and Behaviours
Moderator: Maanas Jain
Susan Ahern SC

Chapter 24
The Impact and Importance of Human Engagement in the Arbitral Process: A Focus on Sports Arbitration
Gourab Banerji

Chapter 25
Cultural Clashes in International Arbitration: Identifying Key Issues Affecting the Parties, and the Way Forward
Kap-You (Kevin) Kim

Chapter 26
Understanding and Adjudicating Differences: Civil Law, Common Law, and Navigating International Arbitration
David W. Rivkin

Chapter 27
Efficiency in Arbitration Protects the Humans Involved in IT

Panel 10

It’s (Not) Just Semantics – The Hidden Power of Language
Moderator: May Tai
Speakers: Samaa Haridi, Jern-Fei Ng KC, Lei Shi, E. Rainbow Willard
E. Rainbow Willard

Chapter 28
Our Linguistic Currency Is Cosmopolitanism: Explicit and Implicit Code-Switching in International Arbitration

Panel 11

Inter-personal Conduct and Ethics
Moderator: Abby Cohen Smutny
Speakers: Funke Adekoya SAN, Brandon Bang, Nicolás Gálvez Solis, Matthew Gearing KC, Jonathan Lim
Funke Adekoya San

Chapter 29
Title: Interpersonal Conduct in Arbitration Proceedings—The Role of the Arbitrator
Brandon Bang

Chapter 30
Improving the Utility of Fact Witness Statements for Arbitral Tribunals: Tell It as It Is, Not How It Should Be
Nicolás Gálvez Solís

Chapter 31
The Attack of the Clones: On the Road Towards a Unified Culture in International Arbitration?
Matthew Gearing KC

Chapter 32
ICCA Guidelines: Their Relevance to an Arbitrator’s Duty to Investigate Suspicious Circumstances and Standards of Factual Witness Preparation
Jonathan Lim

Chapter 33
Guideline II(D) of the ICCA Guidelines and the Regulation of ‘Guerrilla Tactics’

Panel 12

Dispute Resolution and the Global Community
Moderator: Judith Levine and Annette Magnusson Speakers: Catherine Amirfar, Dr. Petra Butler, Martin Doe, Dyalá Jiménez
Catherine Amirfar

Chapter 34
Inter-State Conciliation as an Effective Means for Resolving Disputes Related to Climate Change
Petra Butler

Chapter 35
Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Engines of the Economy but the Overlooked Dispute Resolution Stakeholders
Martin Doe

CHAPTER 36
Novel Hybrid Mechanisms in Public International Law Dispute Resolution: Conciliation, Review Panels, and Expedited Grievance Mechanisms
Dyalá Jiménez Figueres

Chapter 37
Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability (ACCTS)

Panel 13
Working in an Adversarial Environment
Moderator: Amanda Lee
Speakers: Kathryn Britten, Daniel Kalderimis, Yoko Maeda, Prof. Giacomo Rojas Elgueta, Emi Rowse (Igusa)
Amanda J. Lee

Chapter 38
Baking the Arbitration Doughnut: How Embracing Doughnut Economics Can Help Practitioners to Survive and Thrive in Adversarial Environments
Kathryn Britten FCA & Dr Jeremy Borys

Chapter 39
The Challenges of Working in an Adversarial Environment: The Expert Witness Perspective
Daniel Kalderimis

Chapter 40

A Journey of a Human Advocate: Reflections on the Philosophy of Advocacy (or, Story of Demons and Dialogues)
Yoko Maeda & Bruno Savoie

Chapter 41
The Role of Culture in the Adversarial Process and How to Avoid Misunderstandings
Giacomo Rojas Elgueta

Chapter 42
Arbitration and Emotions: An Introduction
Emi Rowse (Igusa)

Chapter 43
Practical Guidance on Working in and Through an Adversarial Environment Using Counselling Concepts and Methods

Panel 14
Costs and Economics
Moderator: Aloysius (Louie) Llamzon, and Thomas Stouten Speakers: Prof. Dr. Crina Baltag, Rodrigo Garcia da Fonseca, Joanne Lau, Ruth Stackpool-Moore
Crina Baltag

Chapter 44
Access to Arbitral Justice and Costs in International Commercial Arbitration
Rodrigo Garcia da Fonseca

Chapter 45
Economic Vulnerability and Commercial Arbitration: The Issue of Costs
Joanne Lau & Kelly Chan

Chapter 46
Costs and Access to Justice: An Institutional Perspective
Ruth Stackpool-Moore

Chapter 47
The Impact of Costs on the Economics of Commercial Arbitration: A Funder’s Perspective

Panel 15

Plenary: International Arbitration: An AI Endeavour
Moderator: Michael McIlwrath
Speakers: Christopher Bogart, Emily Hay, Rahim Moloo, Maxim Osadchiy, Winnie Tam SC
Christopher Bogart

Chapter 48
Generative AI and Arbitration Finance: Not Yet a Paradigm Shift
Emily Hay

Chapter 49
Thinking Outside the Black Box: Arbitration and Artificial Intelligence
Rahim Moloo & Praharsh Johorey

Chapter 50
Why Artificial Intelligence Cannot Deliver Justice
Maxim Osadchiy

Chapter 51
Will AI Fundamentally Disrupt International Arbitration as a Practice and as a Profession for Young Lawyers?
Winnie Tam

Chapter 52
The Use of AI in Dispensing Justice: A China Perspective


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