Related Arbitration Links


1    Treaties and Conventions on Arbitration


1923 Geneva Protocol on Arbitration Clauses (In English and French)

1927 Geneva Convention on the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards (In English and French)

1958 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards  (New York Convention) (In Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)

2006 Recommendation regarding interpretation of article II (2) and article VII (1) of the New York Convention

1961 European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (Geneva Convention) (In English, French and Spanish)

1962 Agreement Relating to Application of the European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (Paris Agreement) (In English and French)

1965 Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (Washington or ICSID Convention) (In English and French)

1966 Convention Providing a Uniform Law on Arbitration (Strasbourg Convention) (In English and French)

1972 Convention on the Settlement by Arbitration of Civil Law Disputes Resulting from Relations of Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation (Moscow Convention) (In English and French)

1975 Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (Panama Convention) (In English, French and Spanish)

1979 Inter-American Convention on Extraterritorial Validity of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards (Montevideo Convention) (In English, French, Portuguese and Spanish)

1985 UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (In Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)

1987 Arab Convention on Commercial Arbitration (In English)

1993 OHADA Treaty on the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (Port-Louis, Senegal) (In English, French, Spanish and Portuguese)


2    Related Treaties, Conventions and Principles


Bilateral Investment Treaties (UNCTAD) (ICSID)

1954 Hague Convention on Civil Procedure (In English and French)

1956 Hague Convention concerning the recognition of the Legal Personality of Foreign Companies, Associations and Institutions (In French)

1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (In English and French)

1965 Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (In English and French)

1968 European Convention on Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters and subsequent Protocols and accession Conventions (Brussels) (In English and French)

1970 Hague Convention on Taking Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (In English and French) (In Spanish)

1971 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters and Supplementary Protocol (In English and French)

1973 Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Products Liability (In English and French)

1974 UN Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods (New York) (In Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)

1975 Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory (In English) and Additional protocol (In English and Spanish)

1978 Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Agency (In English and French)

1978 United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules)
(In Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)

1980 Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations (Rome) (Original and consolidated convention and 1st and 2nd protocols) (In 11 languages)

1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna) (In English)

1982 UNCITRAL Recommendations to assist arbitral institutions and other interested bodies with regard to arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (In Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)

1985 Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition (In English and French)

1986 Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (In English and French)

1988 United Nations Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes (New York)

1988 European Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters and Protocols 1, 2 and 3 (Lugano) (In English and French)

1991 United Nations Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in International Trade (Vienna) (In Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)

1995 United Nations Convention on Independent Guarantees and Stand-By Letters of Credit (New York) (In Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)

1997 UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (In Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)

2001 United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (In Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)

2001 Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matter (In English and French)

2001 UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures (In Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)

2002 UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation (In Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) 

2003 Model Legislative Provisions on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects (In Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) 

2004 UNIDROIT Principles of international Commercial Contracts

2004 ALI/ UNIDROIT  Principles of Transnational Civil Procedure

2005 United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts (not yet in force) (In Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)

2006 Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in respect of securities held with an Intermediary (In English and French)
 


3    National Arbitration Laws


Australia

Commonwealth, International Arbitration Act 1974 (Commonwealth)

Australian Capital Territory, Commercial Arbitration Act 1986 (ACT)

New South Wales, Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 (NSW)

Northern Territory, Commercial Arbitration Act (NT)

Queensland, Commercial Arbitration Act 1990 (Qld)

South Australia, Commercial Arbitration and Industrial Referral Act 1986 (SA)

Tasmania, Commercial Arbitration Act 1986 (Tas)

Victoria, Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 (Vic)

Western Australia, Commercial Arbitration Act 1985 (WA)

Austria

Part 6, Chapter 4, “Arbitration Law”, Code of Civil Procedure (In Czech, English, German and Russian)

Belgium

Belgian Judicial Code (In Dutch, English, French)

Brazil

Law No. 9307 of 1996 (In Portuguese)

Bulgaria

Law on International Commercial Arbitration (State Gazette No. 60 of 5 October1988) (In English)

Canada

Commercial Arbitration Act (1985, c. 17 (2nd Supp.))  

Alberta 1986 International Commercial Arbitration Act

Alberta 1986 Arbitration Act

British Columbia, Commercial Arbitration Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 55

British Columbia, Foreign Arbitral Awards Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 154

British Columbia,1996 International Commercial Arbitration Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 233

New Brunswick 1986 International Commercial Arbitration Act (In English and French)

New Brunswick 1992 Arbitration Act (In English and French)

Nova Scotia, International Commercial Arbitration Act, Chapter 234 of the Revised Statutes, 1989 (Select “Nova Scotia Statutes”, “Consolidated Public Statues”, then search by name)

Nova Scotia, Arbitration Act, Chapter 19 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, amended 1999, c. 5, s. 61 (Select “Nova Scotia Statutes”, “Consolidated Public Statues”, then search by name)

Yukon Territory, Arbitration Act, R.S.Y. 2002, c. 8  (In English and French)

Yukon Territory, International Commercial Arbitration Act, R.S.Y. 2002, c. 123 (In English and French)

China

1994 Arbitration Law (CIETAC) (In English and Mandarin)

Law of Civil Procedure of People’s Republic of China

Colombia

Decree No. 1818 of 1998, Conciliation and Arbitration Law (Arbitraje y Otros Procedimientos Alternativos de Solución de Controversias Comerciales, Colombia Decreto Nº 1818 de 1998) (In Portuguese only)

Costa Rica

Law on Alternate Conflict Resolution and the Promotion of Social Peace, Law No. 7727 of 1997 (Ley No 7727, Resolución Alterna de Conflictos y Promoción de la Paz Social) (In Portuguese)

Croatia

Law on Arbitration (Official Gazette No. 88/2001) in force as of 19 October 2001 (In Croatian and English)

Dubai

Arbitration Law, Law of the Dubai International Financial Centre, No 8 of 2004 (In English)

Ecuador

Law on Arbitration and Mediation, Ley No. 000. RO/145 of 4 September 1997, (Ley de arbitraje y mediacion, de 4 de septiembre de 1997) (In Spanish)

France

Book IV, “Arbitration”, Code of Civil Procedure (In English, French and Spanish)

Germany

German Arbitration Act of 1 January 1998 (In English, French, German, Russian and Spanish)

Hong Kong

Chapter 341, Arbitration Ordinance (In Cantonese, English and Mandarin) (Search chapter 341)

India

The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, No 26 of 1996 (16 August 1996)

Ireland

Arbitration (International Commercial) Act, 1998

Italy

Book IV, Title VIII, Arbitration, Chapter II, Code of Civil Procedure (as amended by Legislative Decree of 2 February 2006, No. 40) (In English and Italian)

Japan

Arbitration Law, Law No. 138 of 2004

Korea

Arbitration Act, Amended by Act No.6083 as of Dec. 31, 1999 (In English and Korean)

Macau

Decree 55 of 1998 (Decreto-Lei n 55/98/M de 23 de Novembro) (In Portuguese and Chinese)

Decree-Law No 29 of 96M (Decreto-Lei n 29/96/M de 11 de Junho) (In Portuguese and Chinese)

Malaysia

Laws of Malaysia Act 646, Arbitration Act 2005 (In English)

Mexico

Title VI, Book V, Commercial Code (Código de Comercio, Título Cuarto - Del Arbitraje Comercial) (In Spanish)

Mongolia

Law on Arbitration

The Netherlands

Book Four, “Arbitration”, Code of Civil Procedure (1 December 1986)

New Zealand

Arbitration Act 1996

Pakistan

Arbitration Act, 1940 (Description of)

Paraguay

Law No. 1337 of 1988 (Ley Nº1337, del 4 de noviembre de 1988, que establece el Código Procesal Civil. - Libro V - Del Proceso Arbitral) (In Spanish)

Peru

Law No. 26572 of 1996 (Ley General de Arbitraje, Ley N° 26572) (In Spanish)

Portugal

Law No 38/86, of 29 August 1986

Russian Federation

Law of the Russian Federation on International Commercial Arbitration, Law No. 5340-1 of 1993

Singapore

International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A)

Spain

Law 60/2003, of 23 December on Arbitration (In English)

Sri Lanka

Arbitration Act No 11 of 1995 (Description of)

Sweden

Swedish Arbitration Act (SFS 1999:116) (In English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Swedish)

Switzerland

International Arbitration Law, Chapter 12, Swiss Private International Law Act 1987 (In English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish)

Taiwan (ROC)

The Arbitration Law of the Republic of China (In English and Mandarin)

United Kingdom (England and Wales)

Arbitration Act 1996, Chapter 23

Ukraine

Law of Ukraine On International Commercial Arbitration of 24 February, 1994

Uruguay

Law No. 15982, Code of Procedure (Ley N° 15.982 - Se aprueba el Código General del Proceso) (In Spanish)

United States

LII Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C.. Sect 1 et seq.)

Uniform Arbitration Act

Venezuela

1998 Law of Commercial Arbitration (Ley de Arbitraje Comercial, Gaceta Oficial Nº 36.430 de 7 de abril de 1998) (In Spanish)


4    International and Regional Arbitral and ADR Institutions


Association for International Arbitration (AIA

Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration

Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Centre for the Americas (CAMCA)

European Court of Arbitration/Cour européenne d'arbitrage, Strasbourg

Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) (In English, French and Spanish)

Gulf Cooperation Council Commercial Arbitration Centre (GCC)

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC, Paris)

Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Commercial Arbitration (RCAKL)

Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Organization of American States (Trade Unit) (OAS)

Organisation pour l'harmonisation du droit des affaires en afrique/Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) (In English, Spanish, Portuguese and French)

Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)

Tehran Regional Arbitration Centre (TRAC)


5    National Arbitral and ADR Institutions


Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center at the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Argentina

Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires Tribunal de Arbitraje (In Spanish)

Camara Argentina de Commercio (In Spanish)

Australia

Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA)

Australian Commercial Disputes Centre (ACDC)

Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia

Austria

Austrian Arbitration Association

International Arbitration Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (In English and German)


Bahrain

Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Belarus

International Arbitration Court of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Belgium

Centre for the Study and Practice of National and International Arbitration (CEPINA - CEPANI)

Brazil

Tribunal Arbitral de Sao Paolo (In Portuguese)

Bulgaria

Arbitration Court at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Canada

Canadian Commercial Arbitration Centre

British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre

ADR Institute of Ontario Inc.

British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute (BCAMI)

L’Institut d’Arbitrage et de Médiation du Québec  (In French)

The British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre (BCICAC)

Canadian Foundation for Dispute Resolution

Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators Association

Chile

National Arbitration Center (CNA)

Santiago Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Centre

China, P.R.

Beijing Arbitration Commission (In Chinese)

China Chamber of International Commerce (China Council for the Promotion of International Trade) (CCPIT)

China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) (In English and Chinese)

China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC)

Costa Rica

Centro Internacional de Conciliación y Arbitraje (In English and Spanish)

Croatia

Permanent Arbitration Court at the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, Zagreb (In Serbian)

Cyprus

Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Czech Republic

Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic

Denmark

Danish Institute of Arbitration (In English, German and French)

Egypt

Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)

Finland

Board of Arbitration at the Central Chamber of Commerce

France

CAMP Chambre Arbitrale Maritime de Paris (Maritime Arbitration Chamber of Paris) In French and English)

Chambre Arbitrale de Paris (Paris Arbitration Chamber) (CAP) (In French, English and German)

CAREN Court of Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Lille (In French, English and Dutch)

Chambre de Commerce de Versailles (In French and English)

Germany

German Arbitration Institute (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit) (In German)

German Maritime Arbitration Association

German Maritime Arbitration Court (In English and German)

Hamburg Friendly Arbitration (Hamburger Freundschaftlicher Arbitrage (In English and German)

Greece

Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry Department of Arbitration

Hong Kong

Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)

Hungary

Court of Arbitration attached to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (In Hungarian and English)

Iceland

Iceland Chamber of Commerce

India

Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA)

Ireland

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Irish Branch

Law Society of Ireland Arbitration Committee

Italy

Chamber of National and International Arbitration at the Milan Chamber of Commerce (In English and Italian)

Venice National and International Arbitration Court (In English and Italian)

Japan

JCAA Japan Commercial Arbitration Association

JSE - Japan Shipping Exchange, Inc. (In Japanese and English)

Korea

Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)

Kuwait

State of Kuwait Judicial Arbitration Department of the Ministry of Justice

Latvia

Baltic International Arbitration Court 

Latvian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) Court of Arbitration

Riga International Arbitration Court 

Lithuania 

Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration (VCCA) 

Vilnius International and National Commercial Arbitration p.i.

Luxembourg

Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Arbitration Centre (In French, German and English)

Macedonia

Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Economic Chamber of Macedonia

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA)

Malta

Malta Arbitration Centre

Mauritius

Mauritius Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) Permanent Arbitration Court

Mexico

CAM Centro de Arbitraje de Mexico

CANACO (Center for Mediation and Arbitration in Mexico) 

Mongolia

MNCCI Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce & Industry

The Netherlands

NAI Netherlands Arbitration Institute

Nigeria

Lagos Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration

Norway

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Institute of the Oslo Chamber of Commerce (In Norwegian and English)

Poland

The Polish Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration

Portugal

Portuguese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Arbitration Centre

Romania

Court of International Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Romania and Bucharest

Russian Federation

International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation

Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation

SPICAC Saint Petersburg International Commercial Arbitration Commission (In Russian only)

Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation (In Russian, English and French)

Scotland

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Scottish Branch

Singapore

The Arbitration Chambers, Singapore

Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) (In English and Chinese)

Singapore Bunker Claims Procedure

Slovenia

Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (In English and Slovenian)

South Africa

Equillore (formerly the Arbitration Forum)

AFSA The Arbitration Foundation of South Africa

The Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa)

Spain

ARBITEC - Asociación Española de Arbitraje Tecnológico (in Spanish only) Arbitration over the internet

Madrid Chamber of Commerce & Industry Court of Arbitration (In English and Spanish)

Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona de l’Associació Catalana per a l’Arbitraje (In English and Spanish)

Sweden

Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

Switzerland

Swiss Arbitration (combined Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Basel, Berne, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich)

Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage - Swiss Arbitration Association

Thailand

Thai Arbitration Institute of the Office of the Judiciary (In English and Thi)

Trinidad & Tobago

Dispute Resolution Centre at the Trinidad & Tobago Chamber of Industry & Commerce, Inc.

Tunisia

Al-Insaf Centre

Centre de Conciliation et d'Arbitrage de Tunis

Turkey

UCCET Arbitration - The Union of the Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Maritime Commerce and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (In English and Turkish)

Ukraine

International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (In English and Ukrainian)

United Arab Emirates

UAE Civil Procedure Code, Federal Law No. (11) of 1992

United Kingdom (England and Wales)

Academy of Experts

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIARB)

London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA)

Society of Construction Arbitrators

Uruguay

Centro de Conciliación y Arbitraje - Bolsa de Comercio Uruguay (In Spanish)

United States of America

AAA The American Arbitration Association

CIDRA The Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association

The Center for Public Resources Institute for Dispute Settlement (CPR)

JAMS The Resolution Experts

National Academy of Arbitrators (NAARB)

National Arbitration Forum

USA&M United States Arbitration & Mediation

The Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc.

Venezuela

Arbitration Centre of Caracas Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (In English and Spanish) 


6     Young Arbitration Practitioners

 (With special thanks to Mark Kantor, of Georgetown University, for his initiative.)


American Bar Association Young Lawyers

ASA Below 40

CEPANI 40 

Australasian Forum for International Arbitration

Club Español de Arbitraje (CEA-40)

Co-Chairs' Circle

DIS 40

ICC Young Arbitrators Forum

ICDR Young & International

Institute for Transnational Arbitration

International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)

Moscow Arbitration Forum (MAF40) (website coming 2010) (contacts: Richard.Chlup@msa.se;  Francesca.Albert@herbertsmith.com; aasoskov@rambler.ru)

International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) YADR Group

NAI Jong Oranje

(Swedish) Young Arbitration Association (SYJ)

Young Attorneys in Alternative Dispute Resolution (YADR)

Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP)

Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners (YCAP)

Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)


7    Other Organizations


American Bar Association (ABA)

American Society of International Law (ASIL)

Council of Europe

European Union

Hague Conference on Private International Law/Conférence de la Haye de Droit International Privé

International Bar Association (IBA)

International Law Association (ILA)

International Law Institute (ILI)

International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) (In English and French)

TMC Asser Institute

UN Compensation Commission

Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) (In French, English and Spanish)


8    Arbitration Resources Online 


Arbitration Law Online Juris Publishing collection of arbitration materials, subscription only

ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law”

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

CLOUT Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts

Center for International Legal Studies Not-for-profit research and training centre

Centre for Transnational Law Digest and Bibliography (CENTRAL) 

Conflict of Laws.net

Droit.org Portal for research regarding French law (In French, German and English)

WEX legal dictionary and encyclopedia at Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute

Eur-Lex European Union Law

Electronic Journal of Comparative Law Online journal published by Tilburg University Law School, The Netherlands

“Exploring International Law”, Georgetown University Blog

“Features - Update to International Commercial Arbitration: Locating the Resources” at LLRX.com

Findlaw.Com US database of cases and legislation

Gazette du Palais Leading French legal periodical (In French)

Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) at Library of Congress Database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations

GlobaLex at Hauser Global Law School Program, NYU School of Law Research guide for international and foreign law research

HeinOnline  Subscription only database of international law journals and practice

Hieros Gamos Comprehensive law and government portal

ICC Dispute Resolution Library
The
ICC Dispute Resolution Library (DRL) was launched in June 2008 and showcased at ICCA's Dublin conference. DRL will offer instant online access to over 1,000 documents from established ICC publications on international dispute resolution, including the ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin. DRL already contains extracts from hundreds of ICC arbitral awards and the published reports of the ICC Commission on Arbitration, and includes powerful search functions. Please see http://www.iccdrl.com

The Institute for Transnational Arbitration

“International Blauwg International law blog

“International Law”, Harvard Law Blog

International Commercial Arbitration: Resources in Print and Electronic Format

International Court of Justice (In English and French)

“International Law Reporter” Blog

Internet Legal Resource Group

Investment Arbitration Reporter

Investment Claims OUP Publicly available investment arbitration decisions and awards, subscription and non-subscription site

Investment Treaty Arbitration Investment treaties, other instruments and awards

Investment Treaty News Investment treaty arbitration (In English and Spanish)

Iran-United States Claims Tribunal

Journal Officiel (JO) France The French official gazette (In French)

Juris International Treaties, national laws, forms, national arbitration institutions (In English, French and Spanish)

Kluwer Arbitration (national laws, international instruments, commentary, subscription only)

Law.com US related news site

Legal 500 Guide to leading law firms

Legifrance French laws (In French, English and Spanish)

LEXIS Searchable for International Arbitration materials

Lex Mercatoria Collection of multilateral and bilateral instruments as well as domestic legislation relating to international arbitration

Lebanese Review of Arab and International Arbitration (In English, French and Arabic)

LLRX.Com Law Library Resource Exchange

Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (In English and German)

Mealey's Online International Arbitration Report and The International Arbitration Quarterly Review

NewYorkConvention.org, information on The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

Opinio Juris, international law and politics blog

Organization of American States (OAS) Trade related links (In Portuguese, Spanish, French and English)

Pace Law School CISG Database Cases and commentary on CISG

Peace Palace Library, The Hague

Revue de Droit des Affaires Internationales - International Business Law Journal

Online version of well-known bilingual periodical (In French)

Transnational Dispute Management Digest service as well as associated OGEMID forum

UNILEX Cases on CISG and UNIDROIT Principles

United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law 

Westlaw

World Legal Information Institute Country by country legislation, case law, guide to government, treaties


9    Further resources

 


*       The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) is an autonomous international institution established under the Washington Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes to provide facilities for conciliation and arbitration of international investment disputes. Its website provides information on its services, how it functions, its rules and regulations, a list of signatory countries and the text of the Convention.
 

*       Lex Mercatoria (www.lexmercatoria.org), an online law site dedicated to the provision of information on international commercial law, has compiled a comprehensive set of resources on International Commercial Arbitration and other Dispute Settlement.
 

*       An OECD paper on “Transparency and Third Party Participation in Investor-State Dispute Settlement Procedures” surveys issues related to transparency and third party participation in investor-state dispute settlement procedures. It examines the way in which the current rules apply to these issues, describes the steps taken to improve the transparency of the system at the governmental level, by the arbitral Tribunals and the ICSID and examines the perceived advantages as well as the challenges of additional transparency.
 

*       The UN held a conference on the status of the New York agreement and prepared a useful set of papers entitled “Enforcing Arbitration Awards under the New York Convention: Experience and Prospects” that outlines the purpose and the experiences of various countries using the international system for enforcing foreign arbitral awards.
 

*       The International Treaty Arbitration (ITA) website provides access to all publicly available investment treaty awards; information and resources relating to investment treaties and investment treaty arbitration; and links to further resources.
 

*       UNCTAD provides a database of treaty-based investor-state dispute settlement cases that are pending or which have been concluded. Only those claims that were disclosed by the parties or arbitral institutions are included.
 

*       The International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) website includes a comprehensive set of on-line resources relating to international treaties and conventions on arbitration, national arbitration law and national, regional and international institutions involved in arbitration.