International Commercial Arbitration Coming to a Courthouse Near You

Retired Judge Judith S. Kaye, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, and University of Missouri School of Law Professor S.I. Strong recently published International Commercial Arbitration Coming to a Courthouse Near You, 53 Judges’ Journal 20 (Summer 2014); University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-20. In their article, the authors discuss ongoing efforts to prepare the nation’s judiciary for the unique challenges often faced in the international commercial arbitration arena.

Here is the abstract:

Over the last few years, national courts have seen an increasing amount of litigation involving international commercial arbitration. Judges from all over the world are struggling to resolve complex issues of national and international law, often without any background experience concerning the unique challenges of this particular procedural device.

This article identifies various concerns relating to national court intervention in international commercial arbitration and describes a number of initiatives that are being taken by public and private actors to help raise judicial consciousness in this field of law. In so doing, the discussion seeks to provide individuals, organizations and states with ideas on how they can support efforts to educate judges about international commercial arbitration, both nationally and internationally.

This and other scholarly articles authored by Judge Kaye and Professor Strong may be downloaded free of charge from the Social Science Research Network.

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