International commercial arbitration : : commentary and materials / / Gary B. Born.

• VerfasserIn: Born, Gary, 1955-
• Place / Publishing House: Ardsley, New York ;, The Hague, Netherlands : : Transnational Publishers,, [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Edition: Second edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1171 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1/Introduction -- A. What Is International Arbitration? -- 1. Defining Characteristics of Commercial Arbitration -- 2. Special Characteristics of International Commercial Arbitration -- 3. Legal Framework for International Commercial Arbitration -- 4. Institutional Arbitration Rules -- 5. International Arbitration Agreements -- 6. Enforceability of International Arbitration Agreements -- B. An Overview of the Advantages and Disadvantages of International Arbitration -- C. An Overview of Leading International Arbitration Institutions and Rules -- 1. Institutional Arbitration -- 2. Ad Hoc Arbitration -- 3. Relative Advantages and Disadvantages of Institutional and Ad Hoc Arbitration -- 4. Leading Arbitral Institutions -- a. International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration -- b. London Court of International Arbitration -- c. American Arbitration Association -- d. International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes -- e. Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Institute -- f. Singapore International Arbitration Centre -- g. Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre -- h. World Intellectual Property Organization -- i. German Institution of Arbitration -- D. An Introduction to International Treaties and Conventions Concerning International Commercial Arbitration -- 1. Geneva Protocol of 1923 and Geneva Convention of 1927 -- 2. The New York Convention -- 3. The Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration -- 4. The ICSID Convention -- 5. Iran-United States Claims Tribunal -- 6. Bilateral Investment Treaties or Investment Protection Agreements -- 7. Bilateral Friendship, Commerce and Navigation Treaties -- E. National Legislation Concerning International Commercial Arbitration -- 1. Relevance of National Arbitration Legislation.

a. The Arbitration Agreement -- b. The Arbitration Proceedings -- c. The Arbitration Award -- 2. Less Supportive National Arbitration Legislation -- 3. Supportive National Arbitration Legislation -- a. UNCITRAL Model Law -- b. England -- c. France -- d. Switzerland -- 4. Introduction to the Federal Arbitration Act and Other Sources of U.S. Law Concerning International Commercial Arbitration -- a. Historic Unenforceability of Arbitration Agreements in the United States -- b. The Federal Arbitration Act -- c. U.S. State Arbitration Laws -- F. Choice of Law in International Commercial Arbitration -- 1. Importance of Choice of Law Issues in International Arbitration -- 2. Law Applicable to the Substance of the Parties' Dispute -- 3. Law Applicable to the Arbitration Agreement -- 4. Procedural Law Applicable to the Arbitration Proceedings -- 5. Choice of Laws Rules Applicable in International Arbitration -- G. International Efforts at Harmonization of Arbitration Statutes and Rules -- 1. UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration -- 2. UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules -- 3. IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration -- 4. ABA/AAA Code of Ethics and IBA Ethics in International Arbitration -- 5. UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings -- H. Sources of Information About International Arbitration -- 1. ICCA Yearbook of Commercial Arbitration -- 2. Mealey's International Arbitration Report -- 3. Collections of ICC Arbitral Awards -- 4. International Legal Materials -- 5. Commentary on International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration -- 6. A. Redfern &amp -- M. Hunter, International Commercial Arbitration -- 7. Arbitration International -- 8. Journal du Droit International -- 9. Domke on Commercial Arbitration -- 10. MacNeil, Speidel, and Stipanowich, Federal Arbitration Law.

11. A. van den Berg, The New York Convention of 1958 and G. Gaja, The New York Convention -- 12. H. Holtzmann &amp -- J. Neuhaus, Guide to the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration -- I. Overview of Organization -- Part One: International Arbitration Agreements -- 2/Enforcement and Interpretation of International Arbitration Agreements: Basic Principles -- A. Separability of the Arbitration Agreement -- B. Allocation of Authority to Decide Disputes Over the Interpretation and Enforceability of International Arbitration Agreements -- 1. Possible Procedural Settings of Challenges to International Arbitration Agreements -- 2. Selected Materials on the Allocation of Authority Between Courts and Arbitrators to Decide Disputes Over the Interpretation or Enforceability of International Arbitration Agreements -- C. Law Applicable to International Arbitration Agreements -- D. Applicability of International Arbitration Conventions and National Arbitration Legislation to International Arbitration Agreements -- 1. Introduction -- a. Applicability of the New York Convention to International Arbitration Agreements -- b. Applicability of National Arbitration Legislation to International Arbitration Agreements -- 2. "Foreign" or "International" Arbitration Agreements -- 3. "Written" Arbitration Agreements -- 4. Reciprocity Requirements Under International Conventions and National Arbitration Legislation -- 5. "Commercial" Relationship Requirement -- 6. Requirements That Arbitration Agreements Concern "Existing or Future Differences" Arising From "Defined Legal Relationship" -- 3/Formation and Validity of International Arbitration Agreements -- A. Presumptive Validity of International Arbitration Agreements -- 1. Historic Unenforceability of International Arbitration Agreements.

2. Presumptive Validity of International Arbitration Agreements Under New York Convention and National Arbitration Legislation -- a. Presumptive Validity of International Agreements under The New York Convention -- b. Article II's Exceptions to the Enforceability of International Arbitration Agreements -- i. "Null and Void, Inoperative or Incapable of Being Performed" -- ii. "Not Capable of Settlement by Arbitration" -- iii. Recurrent Issues Under Article II -- c. Presumptive Validity of International Arbitration Agreement Under Developed National Arbitration Legislation -- 3. Selected Materials Concerning the Presumptive Validity of International Arbitration Agreements -- B. Formation of International Arbitration Agreements -- 1. Selected Materials on the Formation of International Arbitration Agreements -- 2. Selected Materials on Non-Contractual International Arbitration -- C. Grounds For Objecting to Validity of International Arbitration Agreements -- 1. Fraudulent Inducement or Fraud in the Factum -- 2. Illegality of International Arbitration Agreements -- 3. Unconscionability and Duress In Connection With International Arbitration Agreements -- 4. Lack of Capacity To Conclude International Arbitration Agreement -- 5. Waiver of Right to Arbitrate -- D. The Non-Arbitrability Doctrine -- 1. Introduction to Non-Arbitrability Doctrine -- 2. Historical Development of the Non-Arbitrability Doctrine -- 3. Selected Materials on Historical Development of Non-Arbitrability Doctrine -- 4. The Narrowing of the Non-Arbitrability Doctrine -- 5. Contemporary Non-Arbitrability, Choice of Law, and Enforcement Issues -- 4/Interpretation of International Arbitration Agreements -- A. Introduction -- 1. Exclusivity of Arbitral Procedure -- 2. Agreement to "Arbitrate" -- 3. Scope of Arbitration Agreement.

4. Choice of Law Applicable to Interpretation of Arbitration Agreement -- 5. Respective Roles of Courts and Arbitrators in Interpretation of Arbitration Agreement -- B. Interpretation of the Scope of International Arbitration Agreements -- C. Interpretation of Procedural and Related Issues in International Arbitration Agreements -- 5/Enforcement of International Arbitration Agreements in U.S. Courts -- A. Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements Under the FAA -- 1. Unenforceability of Arbitration Agreements at Common Law -- 2. Overview of Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements Under the FAA -- a. Section 2's Basic Federal Rule of Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements -- b. Exceptions to Enforceability Under 2's "Savings Clause" -- c. Choice of Law Applicable to Domestic and International Arbitration Agreement under 2 -- d. The Supreme Court's Decision in Volt Information -- e. The Separability Doctrine Under Federal Law -- f. Section 2's "Writing" Requirement -- 3. Historical Overview of U.S. Judicial Decisions Under the FAA -- 4. Volt Information: Choice-of-Law Confusion -- 5. Judicial Decisions Applying 2 of the FAA -- Basic Principles of Federal Preemption Under the FAA -- B. Choice of Law Confusion - Volt Information Sciences and Mastrobuono -- C. Procedural Avenues for Enforcing International Arbitration Agreements in U.S. Courts -- 1. Orders Compelling Performance of An Agreement to Arbitrate Under 206 of the FAA -- a. Personal Jurisdiction Under 206 -- b. Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction Under 203 -- c. Removal Under 205 -- d. Venue Under 206 and 204 -- e. Where Can Arbitration Be Ordered Under 206? -- f. Sua Sponte 206 Orders -- 2. Orders Compelling Performance of Agreement to Arbitrate Under 4 of the FAA -- a. No Independent Basis for Federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction Under 4.

b. Limitation of 4 to Transactions Involving Interstate or Foreign Commerce.