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Emergence and Dynamism in International Organizations

By Beth Graham - July 25, 2013

Sergio Puig, Lecturer in Law and Teaching Fellow at the Stanford Program in International Legal Studies, has published Emergence and Dynamism in International Organizations: ICSID, Investor-State Arbitration, and International Investment Law, 44 Georgetown Journal of International Law 531 (2013).

ABA’s International Arbitration Committee Publishes Newsletter Regarding Arbitrator Appointments

By Beth Graham - July 23, 2013

The International Arbitration Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law has published a special Newsletter Regarding Arbitrator Appointments. In the newsletter, committee members discuss arbitrator selection in international legal disputes.

Dispute System Design: A Comparative Study of India, Israel, and California

By Beth Graham - July 10, 2013

Janet Martinez, Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of the Gould Negotiation and Mediation Program at Stanford Law School, Sheila Purcell, Director and Clinical Professor of the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at the University of California Hastings College of the Law, Hagit Shaked-Gvili, and Justice Mohan Mehta, have authored a thoughtful research paper that compares alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in three very differen

Challenges to Forum Non Conveniens

By Beth Graham - July 9, 2013

Ronald A. Brand, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg Professor and Director for the University of Pittsburgh School of Law’s Center for International Legal Education has published a fascinating paper entitled, Challenges to Forum Non Conveniens, New York University Journal of International Law and Politics (JILP), Vol. 45, No. 3, 2013; U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-21.

CPR to Begin Offering Administered Arbitration Rules in July

By Beth Graham - June 14, 2013

On July 1, 2013, the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) will begin offering Administered Arbitration Rules.

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Arbitration Dispute Involving Investment Treaty

By Beth Graham - June 12, 2013

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear BG Group PLC v. Republic of Argentina, No. 12-138.

IBA Adopts New Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration

By Beth Graham - May 30, 2013

Last week, the International Bar Association adopted new IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration. The guidelines were reportedly designed to create a more uniform and equitable experience for both attorneys and arbitrators engaged in international arbitral disputes.

International Arbitration and Discovery Under 28 U.S.C. Section 1782

By Beth Graham - May 8, 2013

S.I. Strong, Associate Professor of Law and Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution at the University of Missouri recently authored an article discussing the changing role of discovery requests pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1782 in international arbitration disputes.

WIPO Arbitrations Over Domain Name Disputes Reach Record High

By Beth Graham - April 24, 2013

Since 2000, the World intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has provided arbitration services for alleged cybersquatting disputes. Last year, the number of domain name disputes arbitrated through WIPO jumped by an estimated five percent to reach nearly 3,000.

Constitutional, Treaty and Statutory Interpretation in International Commercial Arbitration

By Beth Graham - March 14, 2013

Professor S.I. Strong, from the University of Missouri School of Law (and a friend of this blog), has published an interesting article entitled Beyond the Self-Execution Analysis: Rationalizing Constitutional, Treaty and Statutory Interpretation in International Commercial Arbitration, 53 Virginia Journal of International Law __ (2013), University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-05. Here is the abstract: Internatio