In Memoriam Pieter Sanders

The unique feature of Piet Sanders' character was his extraordinary focus on the future. He was never interested in resting on his laurels or talking about ‘how far we have come’. He was constantly…

I first met Piet in 2008 when I started working on the ICCA publications. Visiting his house in Schiedam -- having been warned that anything you touch might be a piece of art -- I made my way very…

Sometimes you have to listen to your husband, especially when he is endowed with intuition, and you tend to rely on reason. He said, “Go as soon as it is ready”. Thank goodness, I did. For months…

Thirty years ago, as a young Italian law graduate who had recently moved to The Netherlands, I applied for a job in the arbitration department of the T.M.C. Asser Institute in The Hague. I did not…

Friday, 28 September 2012, I sit in my hotel room in London, preparing my presentation for the African International Law Awareness (AILA) training session that afternoon.  A message from my assistant…

It is with great sadness that we at Kluwer received the news of Pieter Sanders’ death. As the founder and  inaugural editor of the ICCA Publications, Piet has been crucial for Kluwer’s arbitration …