Publisher's Synopsis
Long established as the world s leading publication in the field of international commercial arbitration, the Yearbook Commercial Arbitration has, regularly since 1975, demonstrated the great usefulness and flexibility of arbitration as a means of settling disputes in the complex arena of world trade. The twenty-eight volume, like its predecessors, provides updated information on arbitral awards, court decisions, arbitration rules and legislation and includes: summaries and analyses of the year s important court decisions applying the leading international arbitration conventions: the 1958 New York Convention, the 1961 European Convention and the 1975 Panama Convention; special sections dedicated to extracts of recent arbitral awards and decisions from the world s leading arbitral centers; court decisions on arbitration from national courts worldwide; updated information on arbitration rules and legislation; and a comprehensive updated bibliography of books and journals on arbitration. In addition, special features of this volume include: a consolidated commentary for Volumes XXII-XXVII, written by the General Editor, commenting on the interpretation and application of the 1958 New York Convention in more than 300 cases; excerpts of 54 recent court decisions applying the 1958 New York Convention; a survey of changes in the ICSID and ICSID Additional Facility Rules in force as of January 2003 (submitted by Antonio Parra, Deputy Secretary-General of ICSID); extensive excerpts of the partial and final awards made under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the arbitration between private shareholders and the Bank for International Settlements. The Yearbook is edited by the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), the world s leading organisation representing practitioners and academics in the field. As always, this latest volume offers vital information for international lawyers, business people, academics and students with a stake in the practice of commercial arbitration.
