Table of Contents from Each Issue:
Volume 6 2012 Number 4
24TH ANNUAL WORKSHOP OF THE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION
"THE FINAL CURTAIN: POST-HEARING SUBMISSIONS, DELIBERATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT"
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Lucy F. Reed, ITA Chair
ITA 24th ANNUAL WORKSHOP PROGRAM
BIOGRAPHIES OF WORKSHOP FACULTY
INTRODUCTION TO WORKSHOP AND ACT I
Jennifer M. Smith, Workshop Co-Chair
ACT I: POST-HEARING ISSUES
SCENE I: CLOSING AND COSTS SUBMISSIONS
SCENE II: REACHING A DEAL OR WAITING FOR THE AWARD, LATE SETTLEMENT ISSUES
PANEL DISCUSSION / QUESTION AND ANSWER
INTRODUCTION TO ACT II
Phillippe Pinsolle
ACT II: DELIBERATION: THE UGLY, THE BAD AND THE GOOD
SCENE I: THE UGLY
SCENE II: THE BAD
SCENE III: THE GOOD
PANEL DISCUSSION / QUESTION AND ANSWER
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION: THE QUALITY OF ARBITRAL DECISION-MAKING AND JUSTIFICATION
R. Doak Bishop
INTRODUCTION TO ACT III
ACT III: RECONSIDERATION - CHALLENGE - ENFORCEMENT
SCENE I: DEBRIEFING
SCENE II: LOCAL ENFORCEMENT CHALLENGES
PANEL DISCUSSION / QUESTION AND ANSWER
CORPORATE COUNSEL AND ARBITRATOR PERSPECTIVES
Mark C. Morril, Moderator
Dominique Brown-Berset
Teresa Cheng
Fred G. Bennett
Mark L. Greenberg
CLOSING REMARKS
Lucy F. Reed
BIBLIOGRAPHY - "THE FINAL CURTAIN: POST-HEARING SUBMISSIONS, DELIBERATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT"
ITA SERVICES AND EVENTS
SCOREBOARD OF ADHERENCE TO TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION TREATIES, AS OF JANUARY 15, 2013
Elina Mereminskaya
Monique Sasson
ITA 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
ITA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Volume 6 2012 Number 3
9TH ANNUAL ITA-ASIL CONFERENCE ARBITRATION IN TIMES OF CRISIS
INTRODUCTION BY THE CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Andrew Newcombe
John R. Crook
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: THE ARGENTINE CASES: AN EVALUATION OF 10 YEARS OF ARBITRATION -- POSSIBLE LESSONS FOR ICSID
V.V. Veeder
ARGENTINA'S ICSID ARBITRATIONS AND THE UNCC EXPERIENCE: CONSISTENCY AND CAPABILITY IN MASS CLAIMS
Cymie R. Payne
DIVINING THE CONTENT OF THE CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW MINIMUM STANDARD OF TREATMENT FROM THE JURISPRUDENCE OF THE U.S.-MEXICO GENERAL CLAIMS COMMISSION
Jennifer Thornton
THE PARADOXICAL ARGENTINA CASES
José E. Alvarez
Gustavo Topalian
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AND THE ARGENTINE CASES: AN EVALUATION OF 10 YEARS OF ARBITRATION -- INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS
L. Yves Fortier
1ST ANNUAL ITA WINTER FORUM
INTRODUCTION BY THE CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Susan D. Franck
Leah D. Harhay
NO ARBITRATION IS AN ISLAND: THE ROLE OF COURTS IN AID OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Charles C. Correll
Ryan J. Szczepanik
THE DEATH OF THE TWO-HEADED NIGHTINGALE: WHY THE PAULSSON-VAN DEN BERG PRESUMPTION THAT PARTY-APPOINTED ARBITRATORS ARE UNTRUSTWORTHY IS WRONGHEADED
Charles N. Brower
Charles B. Rosenberg
BOOK REVIEWS
WHEN INTERNATIONAL LAW WORKS REALISTIC IDEALISM AFTER 9/11 AND THE GLOBAL RECESSION BY TAI-HENG CHENG
John R. Crook
SINGAPORE LAW ON ARBITRAL AWARDS BY CHAN LENG SUN SC
David D. Caron
Volume 6 2012 Number 2
LIBER AMICORUM ABASCAL
PART II*
INTRODUCTION AND DEDICATION TO LIBER AMICORUM JOSÉ MARÍA ABASCAL
David D. Caron
INVESTOR STATE ARBITRATION
FRAMING THE WORK OF ICSID ANNULMENT COMMITTEES
David D. Caron
THE NEW ICC ARBITRATION RULES IN CASES INVOLVING STATES AND STATE ENTITIES
Ignacio Torterola
INTERNATIONAL RULES AND PROCEDURES
GOOD FAITH IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Bernardo M. Cremades
A COMMENT ON THE ARBITRATION REGIME UNDER THE ROTTERDAM RULES: A BALANCED ONE
Rafael Illescas Ortiz
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
THE SELECTION OF THE RIGHT ARBITRATOR: PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Luis Enrique Graham
UNCITRAL IN FAVOR OF USING ELECTRONIC MEANS IN ARBITRATION
Agustín Madrid-Parra
THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL'S DECISION TO SUSPEND THE ARBITRATION
Claus von Wobeser
RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: INVESTOR AND ARBITRATOR
INVESTMENT PROTECTION RIGHTS: SUBSTANTIVE OR PROCEDURAL?
Francisco González de Cossío
WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL FACED WITH A BREACH OF INTEGRITY OF ONE OF ITS MEMBERS?
Eduardo Siqueiros T
ARBITRATION IN SPAIN
COMPANY ARBITRATION IN SPANISH LAW
Manuel Olivencia
ARBITRATION IN SPAIN: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE MODIFICATIONS INTRODUCED BY LAW 11/2011
Pilar Perales Viscasillas
Volume 6 2012 Number 1
LIBER AMICORUM ABASCAL
PART I
INTRODUCTION AND DEDICATION TO LIBER AMICORUM JOSÉ MARÍA ABASCAL
Luis Enrique Graham
Pilar Perales Viscasillas
Aníbal Sabater
UNCITRAL RULES AND MODEL LAW
GENERALIZING ABOUT THE VIRTUES OF SPECIFICITY: THE SURPRISING EVOLUTION OF THE LONGEST ARTICLE IN THE UNCITRAL MODEL LAW
James Castello
AD HOC INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATIONS -- THE WAY OF THE FUTURE?
C. Mark Baker
Efrén C. Olivares
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN MEXICO
FROM THE ABSTRACT TO REALITY: CHALLENGES IN RECOGNIZING AND ENFORCING COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION AWARDS IN MEXICO
Luis Omar Guerrero Rodríguez
Ximena Suárez Enríquez
THE MEXICO CITY NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION COMMISSION
Yanett Quiroz Valdovinos
MEXICO'S AMENDMENT TO FACILITATE JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN ARBITRATION
Rodrigo Zamora
EQUITY AND CULTURE: ANALYZING PERSPECTIVES
EX AEQUO ET BONO ARBITRATION
Gerardo Lozano Alarcón
"CULTURAL CONFLICTS" IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: MYTHS, MISUNDERSTANDINGS, AND LESSONS FROM DEALING WITH THE UNUSUAL
Aníbal Sabater
INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS: INTERNATIONAL LAW'S ANSWER TO A WORLD CRISIS
UNCITRAL ON INSOLVENCY LAW: THIRD ACT -- FIRST SCENE
David Morán Bovio
ARBITRATION AS A TOOL IN SUPPORT OF INSOLVENCY PROCEDURES (CONCURSO MERCANTIL)
Thomas S. Heather
Volume 5 2011 Number 4
22ND ANNUAL WORKSHOP OF THE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION
"THE MERITS HEARING: GETTING THE MESSAGE TO THE TRIBUNAL"
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Lucy Reed, ITA Chair
22ND ANNUAL ITA WORKSHOP PROGRAM
FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES
ACT I: THE MERITS HEARING: ASSEMBLING YOUR CASE AND EVIDENCE
Professor Guido Tawil, Workshop Co-Chair
INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKSHOP AND ACT I
SCENE I: DOCUMENT PRODUCTION IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: A COMPROMISE OF CIVIL AND COMMON LAW APPROACHES
SCENE II: DOCUMENT PRODUCTION IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
SCENE III: WITNESS PREPARATION IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: A COMPROMISE OF CIVIL AND COMMON LAW APPROACHES
SCENE IV: WITNESS PREPARATION IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
PANEL DISCUSSION / QUESTION AND ANSWER
ACT II: THE MERITS HEARING: PRESENTING YOUR CASE
Wendy J. Miles, Workshop Co-Chair
INTRODUCTION TO ACT II
SCENE I: PRELUDE: PRELIMINARY ISSUE ON NON-DISCLOSURE OF DOCUMENTS
SCENE II: THE TRIBUNAL REACTS: A REQUIREMENT FOR COMPROMISE OF CIVIL AND COMMON LAW APPROACHES AND SANCTIONS FOR ETHICAL BREACHES
SCENE III: THE EVIDENTIAL HEARING COMMENCES: OPENING STATEMENTS
PANEL DISCUSSION / QUESTION AND ANSWER
LUNCHEON ADDRESS: ADVOCACY IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Toby Landau, Q.C.
ACT III: THE MERITS HEARING: PRESENTING YOUR TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE
Michael S. Goldberg, Workshop Co-Chair
INTRODUCTION TO ACT III
SCENE I: TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE: EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF, CROSS-EXAMINATION, RE-EXAMINATION
SCENE II: PROCEDURAL ANTICS -- DEMONSTRATING THE UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF ARBITRATION
SCENE III: DEMONSTRATION OF CROSS-EXAMINATION AND RE-EXAMINATION OF TORGAS FACT WITNESS
PANEL DISCUSSION / QUESTION AND ANSWER
PERSPECTIVES FROM THE CORPORATE COUNSEL: CHALLENGES TO DELIVERING THE PARTY'S MESSAGE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY
Alan R. Crain, Jr., Moderator
Dennis Grindinger
Eric C. Liebeler
Javier Rubinstein
BIBLIOGRAPHY -- "THE MERITS HEARING: GETTING THE MESSAGE TO THE TRIBUNAL"
ITA SERVICES AND EVENTS
SCOREBOARD OF ADHERENCE TO TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION TREATIES, AS OF OCTOBER 3, 2011
Seem Maleh
Kathleen Amanda Zugsay
ITA 2012-13 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
ITA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Volume 5 2011 Number 3
WORLD ARBITRATION& & MEDIATION REVIEW VOL. 5 2011 NO. 3
* EDITORIAL COMMENT *
THE INDEPENDENCE AND IMPARTIALITY OF LEGAL SYSTEMS
David D. Caron
* FAULT LINES IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION: PAPERS AND COMMENTS FROM THE 8TH ANNUAL ITA-ASIL CONFERENCE *
INTRODUCTION
Lucy Reed
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: THE QUIET CONVERGENCE OF ARBITRATION AND LITIGATION
Diane P. Wood
HOW NATIONAL IS INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: INTRODUCTION TO SESSION ONE
William Dodge
ARBITRABILITY AND PUBLIC POLICY
Gary Born
PARTY AUTONOMY AND ITS LIMITS: INTRODUCTION TO SESSION TWO
Margaret L. Moses
THE SUPREME COURT'S RECENT PERSPECTIVE ON PARTY AUTONOMY IN ARBITRATION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE PROPOSED ALI RESTATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION?
Linda J. Silberman
PARTY AUTONOMY AND ITS DISCONTENTS: THE LIMITS IMPOSED BY ARBITRATORS AND BY MANDATORY LAWS
J. William Rowley and Robert Wisner
* RECENT EVENTS IN THE AMERICAS *
COMMENT: NUOVO PIGNONE V. PETROMAC: AMICUS CURIAE BY THE ICC BRAZILIAN COMMITTEE
Arnoldo Wald
Volume 5 2011 Number 2
* GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION *
FOREWORD
Bernard Hanotiau
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION: HOW TO FIND THEM -- HOW TO APPLY THEM
Klaus Peter Berger
THAT RARE BIRD: NON-NATIONAL LEGAL STANDARDS AS APPLICABLE LAW IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Felix Dasser
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION -- CHALLENGING THE MYTHS
Emmanuel Gaillard
THE APPLICATION OF TRANSNATIONAL RULES IN ICC ARBITRAL AWARDS
Yves Derains
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW AND TRANSNATIONAL RULES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: AN ENGLISH PERSPECTIVE
Loukas Mistelis
TRANSNATIONAL PRINCIPLES IN U.S. COURTS
David W. Rivkin
Volume 5 2011 Number 1
* THE MATH ISSUE: DAMAGES & INTEREST *
INVALID ROUND TRIPS IN SETTING PRE‐JUDGMENT INTEREST IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Manuel A. Abdala, Pablo D. López Zadicoff and Pablo T. Spiller
THE LAW APPLICABLE TO THE AWARD OF INTEREST: A ROADMAP THROUGH THE MAZE
Angeline Welsh
HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF ICSID CONCLUDED CASES
Linda A. Ahee, Leonardo Giacchino and Richard E. Walck
* DEVELOPMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE UNITED STATES *
GROWING PAINS: BUILDING AMERICAN ARBITRATION’S LEGITIMACY THROUGH EVERYDAY ARBITRAL DECISIONS
John Burritt McArthur
RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS IN MEXICO: AN UPDATE
Efrén C. Olivares
Volume 4 2010 Number 4-5
"COMMENCING AN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: FUNDAMENTALS AND STRATEGY"
WELCOMING REMARKS
Lucy Reed, ITA Chair
21ST ANNUAL ITA WORKSHOP PROGRAM
FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES
MOCK SCENARIO
ACT I: DRAFTING AND NEGOTIATING THE ARBITRATION CLAUSE
Professor Christopher Gibson, Workshop Co-Chair
INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKSHOP AND ACT I
SCENE I: WHAT SHOULD BE IN THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSE?
SCENE II: CAN WE GET WHAT WE WANT: NEGOTIATING THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSE
PANEL DISCUSSION: DRAFTING AND NEGOTIATING THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSE
ACT II: REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION, RESPONSE, AND COUNTERCLAIM AND ARBITRATOR
Klaus Reichert, Workshop Co-Chair
APPOINTMENT ISSUES
INTRODUCTION TO ACT II
SCENE I: PUTTING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD - TORGAS STARTS THE ARBITRATION
SCENE II: DRILL-BD RISES TO MEET THE CHALLENGE
PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW IMPORTANT ARE THE INITIAL FILINGS? REALITY VS. PERCEPTIONS
ACT III: THE PRELIMINARY HEARING TO ORGANIZE THE ARBITRATION PROCEDURE
Jean E. Kalicki, Workshop Co-Chair
INTRODUCTION TO ACT III
SCENE I: TORGAS PREPARES FOR THE PRELIMINARY HEARING
SCENE II: DRILL-BD PREPARES FOR THE PRELIMINARY HEARING
SCENE III: THE PRELIMINARY HEARING
TRIBUNAL'S DELIBERATIONS
QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION FOLLOWING ACT III: THE PRELIMINARY HEARING TO ORGANIZE THE ARBITRATION PROCEDURE
BIBLIOGRAPHY - "COMMENCING AN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: FUNDAMENTALS AND STRATEGY"
ITA SERVICES AND EVENTS
SCOREBOARD OF ADHERENCE TO TRANSNATIONAL
Seem Maleh
ARBITRATION TREATIES, AS OF MARCH 28, 2011
Tracy Matlock
ITA 2011 PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
ITA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Volume 4 2010 Number 3
* ENFORCEMENT *
ARTICLES
RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS IN MEXICO: CASES AND LEGISLATION
Efren C. Olivares
HOW TO ENFORCE FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS IN UKRAINE
Yaroslav Petrov, Oleksiy Demyanenko, Liudmila Dudnik
COMMENTS
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AWARDS IN ENGLAND & WALES
Lucy Greenwood
* DEVELOPMENTS WITH RESPECT TO EVIDENCE PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES *
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL RULES ON THE AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE IN THE PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1782?
David M. Orta, Giselle Fuentes
Volume 4 2010 Number 2
* ARBITRATION: THE END OF THE GOLDEN AGE? *
PAPERS AND COMMENTS FROM THE 7TH ANNUAL ITA-ASIL CONFERENCE
INTRODUCTION
Leah D. Harhay
PAPERS
LEGISLATIVE THREATS TO THE HISTORICALLY STRONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN THE U.S.
Rachael D. Kent
WHY ARE WE "RE-CALIBRATING" OUR INVESTMENT TREATIES?
José E. Alvarez
COMMENTS
THE EVOLUTION OF ARBITRATION WITH RESPECT TO CONSUMER AND EMPLOYEE DISPUTES
Richard W. Naimark
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION FROM THE CORPORATE PERSPECTIVE
Elpidio ("PD") Villarreal
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT ON THE U.S. MODEL BIT -- IDENTIFYING THE QUESTIONS RAISED
Jack J. Coe, Jr.
A DEFENSE OF THE 2004 UNITED STATES MODEL INVESTMENT TREATY
Barton Legum
Volume 4 2010 Number 1
ARTICLES
-William G. Whitehill
-Wei Shen
COMMENTS
-Piotr Nowaczyk
-Michael D. Schafler
Volume 3 2009 Number 4-5
*WHEN ARBITRATIONS GO BAD*
PAPERS FROM THE 6TH ANNUAL ITA-ASIL CONFERENCE
THE CONVENIENT MYTH OF DAVID AND GOLIATH IN TREATY ARBITRATION
Lucy Reed & Lucy Martinez
YOU CAN BET THE COMPANY BUT NOT THE STATE: THE PROPER AND IMPROPER CONDUCT OF SOVEREIGNS IN ARBITRATION
Laurence Shore
DOCUMENT PRODUCTION IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH DISCOVERY?
Nathalie Voser
MESSAGE FROM A CLIENT
Charles A. Beach
*ISSUES IN INVESTMENT ARBITRATION*
ARTICLES
ISSUES OF PROOF OF GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Michael D. Nolan & Frédéric Gilles Sourgens
ICSID PROVISIONAL MEASURES TO ENJOIN PARALLEL DOMESTIC LITIGATION
Rodrigo Gil
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION THROUGH INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS: CHALLENGES OF A DIFFERENT HORIZON OF INVESTMENT PROTECTION
Javier Ferrero
Volume 3 2009 Number 3
20TH ANNUAL WORKSHOP OF THE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION
"CONFRONTING ETHICAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION"
INTRODUCTION
David D. Caron, ITA Chair
20TH ANNUAL ITA WORKSHOP PROGRAM
FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES
INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKSHOP AND ACT I
Kenneth B. Reisenfeld, Workshop Co-Chair
ACT I: ETHICAL ISSUES IN SELECTING THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
SCENE I: INTERVIEWING PROSPECTIVE ARBITRATORS
SCENE II: ARBITRATOR DISCLOSURES AND CHALLENGES
COMMENTARY AND PANEL DISCUSSION: INSIDERS' PERSPECTIVES ON CHALLENGES BEFORE THE ICC INTERNATIONAL COURT OF ARBITRATION
Jon Beechy, Jennifer Kirby
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: ARBITRATOR INTEGRITY: THE TRANSIENT AND THE PERMANENT
Professor W.W. (Rusty) Park
INTRODUCTION TO ACT II
James E. Castello, Workshop Co-Chair
ACT II: THE ARBITRATION: ETHICAL ISSUES IN PRESENTING THE CASE
SCENE I: INFORMATION GATHERING
SCENE II: HEARING ON DOCUMENT DISCLOSURE REQUESTS
LUNCHEON ADDRESS: WHOSE ARBITRATION IS IT ANYWAY?
Carla Powers Herron
ACT II, SCENE III: ARBITRATOR DELIBERATIONS ON MOTIONS FOR DISCLOSURE AND POSSIBLE CORRUPTION ISSUES
INTRODUCTION TO ACT III
Catherine A. Rogers, Workshop Co-Chair
ACT III: DECISIONS AND CHALLENGES AFTER THE ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS
SCENE I: ATTORNEY AND CLIENT STRATEGY SESSION
SCENE II: DISCIPLINARY HEARING
SCENE III: HEARING TO ENFORCE/CHALLENGE AWARD
REMARKS ON THE CHANGE OF CHAIR IN THE ITA
David D. Caron
BIBLIOGRAPHY - ITA WORKSHOP 2009: CONFRONTING ETHICAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Catherine A. Rogers
ITA SERVICES AND EVENTS
SCOREBOARD OF ADHERENCE TO TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION TREATIES, AS OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
Seem Maleh, Rami Zoubi
ITA 2010 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
ITA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Volume 3 2009 Number 2
* MANDATORY LAW *
ARTICLES
THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONALLY MANDATORY LAWS ON THE ENFORCEABILITY OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
Jan Kleinheisterkamp
NEW TOOLS FOR AN OLD QUEST: A COMMENTARY ON KLEINHEISTERKAMP, THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONALLY MANDATORY LAWS ON THE ENFORCEABILITY OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
Tai-Heng Cheng
COMMENT: MANDATORY LAW AND THE ENFORCEABILITY OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
Alan Scott Rau
* PRACTICAL INSIGHTS FOR THE ARBITRATION BAR *
ARTICLES
GOODBYE BOILER-PLATE: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR DRAFTERS OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
Noel Rodriguez, Pamela Fulmer, M. Anderson Berry
TAX AND CURRENCY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Richard E. Walck
Volume 3 2009 Number 1
* THE MEDIATION ISSUE *
ARTICLES
THE CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPING COMMON MEDIATION LAW REGIMES IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES: FROM "PATCHWORK" TO COHERENCE?
Siegfried H. Elsing & Alexandra N. Diehl
USER PREFERENCES AND MEDIATOR PRACTICES:CAN THEY BE RECONCILED WITHIN THE PARAMETERS SET BY ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Edna Sussman
ESSAY: FINDING CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN ADR
Richard M. Calkins
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDIATION
CERTIFYING INTERNATIONAL COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR MEDIATORS: A LOOK AT IMI'S INITIATIVE
Neil Carmichael
Volume 2 2008 Number 5
EDITORIAL COMMENTARY
DISENCHANTED? BUSINESS SATISFACTION WITH INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Christopher R. Drahozal
ARTICLES
STEMMING THE TIDE OF JUDICIALISATION IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Alan Redfern
THE ARBITRATION-LITIGATION RELATIONSHIP IN TRANSNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION: EMPIRICAL INSIGHTS FROM THE U.S. FEDERAL COURTS
Christopher Whytock
TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: TWO SURVEYS OF IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF MAJOR CORPORATIONS
Loukas Mistelis & Crina M. Baltag
IGNORING THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: CORPORATE ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES (2008)
Michael McIlwrath
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION - THE FACTS IN NEED OF DATA AND METRICS LESS RELIANCE ON ANECDOTES
William K. Slate II
Volume 2 2008 Number 4
19TH ANNUAL WORKSHOP OF THE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION
"DAMAGES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: STRATEGIES, TECHNIQUES & PRESENTATION"
INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKSHOP
Prof. David D. Caron, ITA Chair
19TH ANNUAL ITA WORKSHOP PROGRAM
FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES
INTRODUCTION TO ACT I
Stephen Jagusch, Workshop Co-Chair
ACT I: REACTIONS TO AWARD ON LIABILITY AND ENGAGING EXPERTS
SCENE I: UNITED AND PARAGONIA LEARN OF AWARD
SCENE II: UNITED'S EXPERT BEAUTY PARADE (PT I-II)
Commentary and Discussion
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: FRAMING THE CASE ON QUANTUM
Prof. William W. (Rusty) Park
INTRODUCTION TO ACT II
Prof. Andrea K. Bjorklund, Workshop Co-Chair
ACT II: PREPARING FOR THE QUANTUM HEARING
SCENE I: PROBLEMS WITH EVIDENCE IN VALUATION
SCENE II: PREPARING FOR THE HEARING WITH THE EXPERTS (PTS I & II)
Commentary and Discussion
LUNCHEON ADDRESS: LESS IS MORE, MORE OR LESS
Lucy Reed
INTRODUCTION TO ACT III
Claudia T. Salomon Workshop Co-Chair
ACT III: HEARING ON QUANTUM
SCENE I: THE HEARING ON QUANTUM (PART I)
SCENE II: THE HEARING ON QUANTUM (PART II)
INTRODUCTION TO ACT IV
Claudia T. Salomon, Workshop Co-Chair
ACT IV: COST SUBMISSIONS AND THE TRIBUNAL'S DELIBERATIONS
SCENE I: COST SUBMISSIONS
SCENE II: THE TRIBUNAL'S DELIBERATIONS
Commentary and Discussion
CLOSING REMARKS
BIBLIOGRAPHY - ITA WORKSHOP 2008 "DAMAGES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: STRATEGIES, TECHNIQUES & PRESENTATION"
Jeffrey Sullivan
GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THE ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Dr. Manuel A. Abdala, LECG
ITA SERVICES AND EVENTS
SCOREBOARD OF ADHERENCE TO TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION TREATIES, AS OF JANUARY 1, 2009
Seem Maleh & Tracy Matlock
ITA 2009 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
ITA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Volume 2 2008 Number 3
Editorial Commentary
A New Partnership: The Institute for Transnational Arbitration and World Arbitration and Mediation Review
Charles H. Brower, II, David D. Caron, Abby Smutny Cohen
Introduction to the Board of Editors
Leah D. Harhay
Anticipating the 2009 US "Fairness in Arbitration Act"
David D. Caron, Seth Schreiberg
Articles
Hall Street Assocs. v. Mattel, Inc.: Supreme Court Denies Enforcement of Agreement to Expand
the Grounds for Vacatur Under the Federal Arbitration Act
Charles H. Brower, II
Glamis Gold, Ltd. v. United States of America:
A Case Study on Document Production and Privilege in International Arbitration
Véronique Camerer, Christina G. Hioureas
Towards A Presumption of Transparency in Investment Arbitration
Ruth Teitelbaum
The UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and First Options: Failing to Clearly and Unmistakably Evince
the Intent to Arbitrate Issues of Arbitrability
Thomas W. Walsh
Volume 2 2008 Numbers 1-2
INVESTMENT ARBITRATION
Issues of State Responsibility and Jurisdiction
Arbitration Involving States
Kaj Hobér
Investment Treaty Arbitration: An Asian Perspective
John Savage
Arbitrating Investment Disputes: Issues of Jurisdiction
Francisco Orrego Vicuña
EXPROPRIATION
The Concept of Expropriation under the ECT and Other Investment Protection Treaties
Christoph H. Schreuer
Indirect Expropriation and the Right of the Governments to Regulate Criteria to Articulate the Difference
Katia Yannaca-Small
The Distinction Between Lawful and Unlawful Expropriation
Audley Sheppard
THE UMBRELLA CLAUSE
Where's My Umbrella? An "Ordinary Meaning" Approach to Answering Three Key Questions That Have Emerged from the "Umbrella Clause" Debate
Craig S. Miles
Containing the Scope of the Umbrella Clause
Laura Halonen
Volume 1 2007 Number 6
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ARBITRATION:
PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES: UNCITRAL AND TRANSPARENCY
Jessica L. Cambridge
LANDIS' LAST CHANCE: RISING CONCERNS OVER ANTI-DOPING ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS
Emily J. Tucker
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ARBITRATION: IN BRIEF
Richard Holmes Snyder
AMERICAN DECISIONAL LAW ON ARBITRATION:
1. FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS
SECOND CIRCUIT VACATES ARBITRAL AWARD AFTER FINDINGMANIFEST DISREGARD OF THE LAW
Christian DeGuzman
THIRD CIRCUIT EXPANDS THE ROLE OF ARBITRATORS IN CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS V. WESTCHESTER FIRE
Jason Blose
FOURTH CIRCUIT HOLDS THAT THE ARBITRAL FORUM IS APPROPRIATE FOR ANTITRUST CLAIMS
Brian Doyle
AGREEMENTS MAY BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST NON-SIGNATORIES IN FIFTH CIRCUIT
Jamie L. Coleman
SIXTH CIRCUIT OVERRULES MOOG AND HOLDS TIMELIMITATION BAR TO BE THRESHOLD QUESTION FOR ARBITRATOR
Samantha Weidner
NINTH CIRCUIT HOLDS EMPLOYEE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM UNCONSCIONABLE IN DAVIS V. O'MELVENY & MYERS
Alexis Grieco
NINTH CIRCUIT HOLDS THAT CLASS ARBITRATION WAIVERS IN CELL PHONE CONTRACTS
ARE UNENFORCEABLE
Benjamin Schaefer
FAILURE BY ARBITRATOR TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION ABOUT DEALINGS WITH PARTY TO ARBITRATION CONSTITUTES EVIDENT PARTIALITY; VACATUR OF ARBITRATION AWARD GRANTED BY NINTH CIRCUIT
Terrence Burke
TENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS RULES ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO A PREVIOUSLY ARBITRATED DISPUTE ARE PRECLUDED
Andrew Flenner
2. STATE SUPREME COURTS
THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA ASSERTS THAT PROCEDURAL UNCONSCIONABILITYWARRANTS JUDICIAL SCRUTINY TO DETERMINE SUBSTANTIVE UNCONSCIONABILITY
Taisha L. Chambers
THE COLORADO SUPREME COURT REJECTS THE INTERTWINING DOCTRINE
Samantha Weidner
FOREIGN DECISIONAL LAW ON ARBITRATION
TRIBUNAL FINDS THAT CONTRACTS ARISING OUT OF BRIBES WILL BE DEEMED VOID AB INITIO AND UNENFORCEABLE TO EQUITABLE OR LEGAL PROTECTION: WORLD DUTY FREE COMPANY V. THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA
Augusto I. Molina
THE PROCEDURAL INTEGRITY OF PROCEEDINGS DEEMED PRIMORDIAL DESPITE THE GENERAL TREND TOWARDS GREATER TRANSPARENCY: BIWATER GAUFF V. UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, PROCEDURAL ORDER NUMBER THREE
Augusto I. Molina
TRIBUNAL REJECTS AMICUS CURIAE STATUS TO A THIRDPARTY BUT LEAVES OPEN THE POSSIBILITY FOR FURTHER INVOLVEMENTWITHIN THE ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS: BIWATER GAUFF V. UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, PROCEDURAL ORDER NUMBER FIVE
Augusto I. Molina
ARGENTINA'S CRUMBLING INVESTMENTS: THE FAIR AND EQUITABLE TREATMENT DOCTRINE IN ENRON CORPORATION V. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
Aridaman Shah Singh
THE BATTLE BETWEEN COUNTRIES AND CORPORATIONS CONTINUES AND ARGENTINA FALLS AGAIN: VIVENDI V. ARGENTINA
Aridaman Shah Singh
SUMMARIES OF RECENT LITERATURE ON ARBITRATION
SUMMARY: THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE DISTINCTION IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION OF INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE BY GUS VAN HARTEN
Alex Hvizda
SUMMARY: ARBITRATION OF INTERNATIONAL OIL, GAS, AND ENERGY DISPUTES IN LATIN AMERICA BY ALEXIA BRUNETAND JUAN AGUSTIN LENTINI
Alex Hvizda
SUMMARY: IF YOU (RE)BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME: CONTRACTS TO REMAKE THE RULES OF LITIGATION IN ARBITRATION'S IMAGE BY HENRY S. NOYES
Alex Hvizda
SUMMARY: FROM "NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE" TO "PRIVATEPUBLIC DEBATE": REVIVAL OF THE CALVO DOCTRINE AND THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE IN INVESTMENT LAW BY WENHUA SHAN
Alex Hvizda
SUMMARY: PRECEDENT AND CONTROL IN INVESTMENT TREATY ARBITRATION BY TAI-HENG CHENG
Alex Hvizda
BOOK REVIEWS
BEYOND REASON: USING EMOTIONS TO NEGOTIATE
REVIEWED BY NANCY A. WELSH
LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION: FROM THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL THROUGH RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT
PROCEEDINGS
Shant H. Zakarian
JAMES BOSKEY ADR WRITING COMPETITION
TEN DOLLARS FOR TWENTY-FOUR YEARS: PROVIDING JUSTICE FOR EXONEREES USING VICTIM-OFFENDER MEDIATION
BY KIMBERLY N. GRANT
EVENTS IN ARBITRATION AND ADR
CALENDAR
Volume 1 2007 Number 5
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
A COMPARATIVE LAW ANALYSIS OF U.S. JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE
Anna Conley
STEPS TOWARD AN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CULTURE? ADISSENTING VIEW FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Anne-Marie Loong
A NAZI-LOOTED ART TRIBUNAL
Jennifer Anglim Kreder
THE FORUM REPORT ON DEVELOPMENTS IN U.S. ARBITRATION LAW AND PRACTICE
NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM CASE SUMMARIES
Kirk Knutson & Ryan Chandlee
NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE DECISIONS
Kristine Fordahl Dorrain
RECENT PUBLICATIONS ON ARBITRATION AND ADR
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCES
Gail Partin
EVENTS IN ARBITRATION AND ADR
CALENDAR
Volume 1 2007 Number 4
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
VOLUNTARY INTERVENTION AND OTHER PARTICIPATION OF THIRD PARTIES IN ONGOING INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATIONS: A SURVEY OF THE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY
Thomas Bevilacqua
THE WTO AND NAFTA - A COMPARISON OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION SYSTEMS AND OUTCOMES INVOLVING THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, AND CANADA
Sue Ann Mota & Divya Rao
SAFEGUARDING AGAINST EXPROPRIATION OF ASSETS IN LATIN AMERICA: THE BOLIVIAN WATER DECISION, DISTILLED
Timothy G. Nelson & Marco E. Schnabl
INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION
THE "THIRD OPTION": INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL MEDIATION
Antonin I. Pribetic
A CASE FOR MEDIATION: FAMILY MEDIATION IN INTERNATIONAL CHILD CUSTODY
Christoph C. Paul & Dr. Jamie Walker
DEVELOPMENTS IN U.S. ARBITRATION LAW
NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM CASE SUMMARIES
Kirk Knutson & Ryan Chandlee
EVENTS IN ARBITRATION AND ADR
CALENDAR
Volume 1 2007 Number 3
Developments in US Mediation
Mediation Litigation Trends: 1999-2007
James R. Coben & Peter N. Thompson
Mediation Case Law Review Part II: July-January 2006
James R. Coben & Peter N. Thompson
Recent Developments in International Arbitration
Ten Years of UNCITRAL Model Law in Germany
Stefan Kroll & Peter Kraft
New Arbitration Rules for this Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
Marie Ohrstrom
Recent Precedents in Brazil Regarding Service of Process in International Arbitrations
Joaquim de Paiva Muniz
An Approach to International Arbitration: China & Chile
Nicolás Ossa G.
Book Review:
Review of "Global Trends in Mediation"
Michael Leathes
Bibliographic Resources
Recent Publications on Arbitration and ADR
Gail A. Partin
Events in Arbitration & ADR
Calendar
Volume 1 2007 Number 2
Symposium on Latin American Arbitration
Introduction: Latin American Arbitration
Mary Helen Mourra, Esq.
Bolivian Gas Nationalization: Negotiation V. Arbitration
Mauricio Ipina Nagel
Arbitration in Panama
Leonardo Bonadies Mora
Recognition of Forign Judgments in Brazil: The Experience of the Supreme Court and The Shift to the Superior Federal Court
Nadia de Araujo & Frederico de Valle Magalhaes Marques
The Development of Brazilian Decision Law Favoring the Arbitrability of Disputes Involving State Entities
Joaquim de Paiva Muniz
Recent Precedents in Brazil Regarding Service of Process in International Arbitrations
Joaquim de Paiva Muniz
An Approach to International Arbitration: China & Latin America
Nicolas Ossa G.
Arbitration in the United States:
Nagrampa v. MailCoups, Inc.
Bd. of Tr., Sheet Metal Workers' Nat'l Pension Fund v. BES Serv., Inc.
FORUM Case Summaries
Arbitration in Foreign Courts:
Federal Court of Australia: Comandate Marine Corp. v. Pan Australia Shipping Pty. Ltd.
[2006] FCAFC 192
Scholarly Commentary on Arbitration
An Empirical Study of Cost-based Challenges to Arbitration Agreements
Christopher R. Drahozal
Nadja Alexander's Worldwide Perspectives on Mediation:
Mediation in Timor-Leste: Opportunities and Challenges
Santina Soares & Jennifer Laakso
Scholarly Commentary on Mediation
Keeping the Essence of Mediation
Antoine Masson & Fiona Breen
Bibliographic Resources
Recent Publications on Arbitration and ADR
Gail A. Partin
Events in Arbitration and ADR
Volume 1 2007 Number 1
Articles
Lost Profit and Capital Investment
Michael Pryles
Recovering Damages for Unjust Enrichment in International Arbitration
Dana H. Freyer
Lost Profits and the Discounted Cash Flow Method of Calculation
R. Doak Bushop & Craig S. Miles
Conference Proceedings
First Annual Leading Arbitrators' Symposium on the Conduct of International Arbtiration
Recent International Developments
Private International Arbitration Panel Qualifies as 1782 Tribunal, U.S. Court Held Canada Ratifies ICSID
National Arbitration Forum Case Summaries
I. California Court Errs By Holding Hearing After, Not Before, Motion to Compel Arbitration
II. Supreme Court of South Dakota Upholds Accepted, But Unsigned, Settlement Agreement
III. Arbitrator Exceeds Powers by Committing Legal Error
IV. Lack of Evidence is Fatal to Motion to Vacate an Arbitration Award
V. California Federal Court Stays Litigation While Ninth Circuit Decides Issue of Arbitral Class Waiver
VI. Confidentiality Protections Apply to Hybrid Procedure Consisting of Arbitration and Mediation
VII. Missouri Court Refuses to Enforce Agreement to Arbitrate on An Individual Basis
Mediation Case Law Review Part I: January-June 2006
James R. Coben & Peter N. Thompson
Nadja Alexander's Worldwide Perspectives on Mediation: Interview with UK Mediator Michael Leathes
Bibliographic Resources
Recent Publications on Arbitration and ADR
Gail A. Partin
Calendar