Practitioner's Handbook on International Commercial Arbitration

The Practitioner's Handbook on International Commercial Arbitration provides reports on the arbitration systems and laws of 13 countries in addition to commentaries on the arbitration rules of ICC, ICDR, LCIA, and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as well as on the UNCITRAL Model Law and the New York Convention. This comprehensive overview of the key arbitral jurisdictions and the most important arbitral rules and conventions makes it a unique and indispensable work that belongs on the desk of each practitioner. Written by world-leading arbitration practitioners and academics, this book combines a practical approach with in-depth legal research and analyses of important national and international case law. This new edition is written to meet the needs of both the non-specialist lawyer requiring quick and useful information on a particular legal system or set of rules or interested in a concise general introduction into the law of international arbitration, and the experienced arbitration practitioner looking for well-founded information on a particular issue.

1: Antje Baumann and Tanja V. Pfitzner: Introduction 2: Frank-Bernd Weigand and Antje Baumann: Outline 3: Christoph Liebscher: Austria 4: Herman Verbist and Hans van Houtte: Belgium 5: Marcelo Inglez de Souza, Fernanda de Gouvea Leao, and Cesar Rossi Machado: Brazil 6: Friven Yeoh and Desmond Ang: China and Hong Kong 7: Devika Khanna: England 8: Emmanuel Gaillard and Coralie Darrigade: France 9: Dr. Inka Hanefeld and Dr. Nils Schmidt-Ahrendts: Germany 10: Mauro Rubino-Sammartano and Ruggero Rubino-Sammartano: Italy 11: Prof. Dr. Vesna Lazic and Alexandra Schluep: Netherlands 12: Alvin Yeo SC and Lim Wei Lee: Singapore 13: Robin Oldenstam and Johann von Pachelbel: Sweden 14: Pierre A. Karrer: Switzerland 15: Peter Bowman Rutledge, Rachael D. Kent, and Christian F. Henel: USA 16: Antje Baumann: ICC Arbitration Rules 17: James Castello: UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 18: Martin F. Gusy, James M. Hosking, and Franz T. Schwarz: ICDR International Arbitration Rules 19: Michael J. Collett QC, Josephine C.P. Davies, and Belinda McRae: LCIA Arbitration Rules 20: Marianne Roth: UNCITRAL Model Law 21: Ulrich Haas and Heiner Kahlert: New York Convention