Handbook of UNCITRAL Arbitration

By Thomas Webster

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$411.00 RRP

Date: 07/12/2010

Code: 9781847038982

Sweet & Maxwell, UNITED KINGDOM

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Format	Title	Date	Code	Price
Book	Handbook of UNCITRAL Arbitration	07/12/2010	9781847038982	$411.00

Description

A user-friendly introduction and reference source to UNCITRAL arbitration, this book deals with arbitration under the new UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2009. It supplies a systematic review of the UNCITRAL arbitration process from start to finish via rule-by-rule analysis.

Each Rule is dealt with in a separate chapter, allowing relevant issues to be identified and problems solved. The text of each Rule is reproduced in bold for clarity, with paragraphs referenced directly to the Rules to further aid navigation.

Features:

Explains core principles and procedures
Discusses the complex procedural issues that can arise, and offers solutions
Includes a valuable selection of precedents, such as the Terms of Reference and Provisional Timetable
Contains appendices of materials such as IBA rules and guidelines and extracts from selected countries domestic arbitration laws
Features extensive practical guidance, including completed workflows and precedents, to help both the novice and experienced practitioner use the revised UNCITRAL Rules.

Contents

Part 1: Commentary to UNCITRAL Rules of Arbitration
* Introductory Provisions
* Arbitration Agreement
* Notice of Arbitration
* Response
* Appointing Authorities
* The Arbitral Tribunal
* The Arbitral Proceedings
* Awards
* Costs
* Model Arbitration Clause

Part 2: Models, Precedents and Examples
* Introduction
* Dispute Resolution Provisions
* Definition of Investors and Investments
* Fair and Equitable Treatment; Most favoured nation provisions
* Expropriation

Part 3: Appendices and Further Materials
* UNCITRAL Rules of Arbitration: Foreword and Appendices
* New York Convention
* Excerpt from the French New Code of Civil Procedure
* Excerpt from the Swiss Private International Law
* Excerpt from the US Federal Arbitration Act
* Excerpt form the English Arbitration Act 1996
* IBA Rules of Evidence (2010)
* IBA Guidelines on Conflict of Interest
* ABA/AAA Code of Ethics for Arbitrators
* ILA Recommendations on Res Judicata and Lis Pendens
* ILA recommendations on Ascertaining the Contents of the Applicable Law
* ILC Articles on State Responsibility for Intentionally Wrongful Acts

Jurisdiction: European Union