Comparative International Commercial Arbitration

In particular, the treatise - Analyses the fundamental nature and structure of international commercial arbitration; - Examines the role, rights and duties of the arbitral tribunal and the selection and appointment of arbitrators; - Assesses the role and reviews the processes of the main international arbitral institutions; - Contains a comprehensive review of the procedure from commencement to termination; - Looks at the taking of evidence and the granting provisional measures, and assesses the on-going role of state courts in the arbitral process; - Includes comprehensive commentary on institutional and international rules of arbitration, as well as ad hoc arbitration; - Discusses in detail issues of applicable law, including the application and role of general principles of law, the lex mercatoria and the relevance of extra-legal standards; and - Contains appendices which include the text of international arbitration rules, arbitration laws and relevant international convention as well as comparative tables and indices. The book is based on the authors' experience in teaching practitioners and students from different legal backgrounds worldwide, as well as in arbitration practice. Accordingly, it will be of particular assistance to practitioners, graduate students, and in-house counsel of international trade law, international litigation and commercial arbitration, as well as academics and libraries.