Since oil prices have reached historic lows in 2014, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, has recognized the need to reduce its dependence on oil and diversify its economy.…
In late November, the UN Headquarters in Vienna saw the first meeting of Working Group III of the United Nations Commission on International Trade (UNCITRAL). The meeting marked the initiation of a…
2017 was a busy year for international arbitration. Taking a walk down memory lane, we saw new players and new industries entering the game, institutions adopting new rules, and we have some new…
A strange paradox marks the debate about international arbitrator diversity.
Public consensus increasingly reflects a pervasive concern about the lack of diversity among international arbitrators.…
The lack of consensus on ethical standards of conduct for counsel in international arbitration has given rise to two enduring problems. First, lawyers may find it hard to know how they should act…
In January 2018, Kluwer Arbitration Blog will enter its 9th year of existence and we are pleased to see the Blog developing into such a successful forum of international arbitration. The scope of the…
Issue 34/6
ARTICLES SECTION
Mauro Rubino Sammartano, A Second (Quasi-Perfect?) Storm Also in Arbitration?
Abstract: Many users of international arbitration, particularly in-house counsel, have…
Arbitration, especially in its international perspective, has experienced such a tremendous growth in the past few decades that it has now become a victim of its own success. Current debates are…
A court of a Contracting State shall recognize an ICSID award as binding and enforce pecuniary obligations per that award within its territory as if it were a final judgment of the court in that…
On the 24th of November, the Supreme Court of The Netherlands issued a judgment pertaining to the request for enforcement of an award annulled at the seat, Russia. The Supreme Court applied Article V…
