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CHAPTER 1
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION:
HARMONIZING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
Julian D.M. Lew and Laurence Shore∗
I. Introduction
While a hybrid, if not harmonized, procedural pattern has already
emerged in the practice of international arbitration, common law and
civil law arbitration lawyers may still benefit from continued study of
each others’ traditions and attempts to merge approaches without
sacrificing principles. This chapter identifies and comments on some of
the areas where important cultural differences remain—including
differences between the common law nations—and where further
harmonization may be useful. We also indicate how some arbitral
tribunals have dealt with this task, which is crucial to the successful
working of international commercial arbitration.
In particular, we consider the different cultural approaches towards:
• examination of witnesses;
• the “inquisitorial” tribunal;
• written pleadings versus oral submissions;
• expert evidence;
• proof of foreign law;
• application of transnational commercial law; and

 

 

 

Table of Contents: 

Full Table of Contents from "AAA/ICDR Handbook on International Arbitration and ADR - 2nd Edition"

PART I: International Arbitrators and Institutions

Chapter 1   
International Commercial Arbitration: Harmonizing Cultural Differences
Julian D.M. Lew and Laurence Shore

Chapter 2   
Managing International Arbitration:
A Shared Responsibility of the Parties, the Tribunal, and the Arbitral Institution
David E. Wagoner

Chapter 3   
Selecting an Arbitral Institution to Administer International Arbitration:
Are National or Regional Centers a Viable Option?
 John B. Tieder Jr.

Chapter 4   
Corruption, International Public Policy and the Duties of Arbitrators
Bernardo M. Cremades and David J. A. Cairns

Chapter 5  
The Civil Law and Common Law Divide:
An International Arbitrator Tells It Like He Sees It
Pierre A. Karrer

PART II: International Arbitration Proceedings

Chapter 6   
The Role of Party Autonomy in
International Arbitration
Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel

Chapter 7   
Presenting, Taking and Evaluating
Evidence in International Arbitration
Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel

Chapter 8   
Arbitral Interim Measures: Fact or Fiction?
Raymond J. Werbicki

Chapter 9   
Special Considerations When a State Is a Party to International Arbitration: Why Arbitrating Against a State is Different:
12 Key Reasons
 Barry Leon and John Terry

Chapter 10   
Conducting Satellite Industry Arbitrations Under the Watchful Eye of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
    Raymond G. Bender, Jr.

Chapter 11   
In International Arbitration, Disclosure Rules at the Place of Enforcement Matter Too
    Peter L. Michaelson

PART III: The Enforcement of Arbitral Awards

Chapter 12   
Interim Relief in International Arbitration-Enforcement Is a Substantial Problem
David E. Wagoner

Chapter 13   
Interpreting the New York Convention:
When Should an Interlocutory Arbitral "Order" Be Treated As an "Award"?
Marc J. Goldstein

Chapter 14   
The Perils of Parallel Proceedings: Is an Arbitration Award Enforceable if the Same Case Is Pending Elsewhere?
Nadine Balkanyi-Nordmann

Chapter 15   
Respecting Awards Annulled at the Seat of Arbitration:
The Road From Chromalloy to TermoRio
Jonathan I. Blackman and Ellen London

Chapter 16   
The ICDR"s Emergency Arbitrator Procedure in Action:

Part I: A Look at the Empirical Data
Part II: Enforcing Emergency Arbitrator Decisions
    Guillaume Lemenez and Paul Quigley

PART IV: Negotiation and Mediation

Chapter 17   
Confidentiality in Mediation
Klaus Reichert

Chapter 18   
Negotiating in Good Faith
David I. Bristow, Q.C. and R. Brendan Bissell

Chapter 19   
International Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution:
Is Mediation a Sleeping Giant?
Carmen Collar Fernandez and Jerry Spolter

Chapter 20   
Mediation and the North American Free Trade Agreement
Steven K. Andersen

PART V:  International Mediation

Chapter 21   
Selecting a Mediator in International Disputes:
Dare We Speak of Mediation as "Winnable"?
    Claudia T. Salomon and Peter D. Sharp

Chapter 22   
The Power of Mediation to Resolve International Commercial Disputes and Repair Business Relationships
Alexandra Alvarado Bowen

Chapter 23   
Mediating International Commercial Disputes:  Differences in U.S. and European Approaches
David J.A. Cairns

Chapter 24   
ICDR Offers Concurrent Mediation/Arbitration Clause
Steven K. Andersen

Chapter 25   
Mediating International Environmental Tort Claims in the Shadow of the Alien Tort Claims Act
William G. Bassler and Yitzchok Segal

PART VI: Investment and Trade Arbitration and Mediation

Chapter 26   
10 Golden Rules for U.S. Investors to Follow in Dispute Resolution Negotiations a Foreign State or State Entity
Arif H. Ali and Baiju S. Vasani

Chapter 27   
Bilateral Investment Treaties and Arbitration
Dana H. Freyer and Barry H. Garfinkel

Chapter 28   
Saving Time and Money in Cross-Border
Commercial Disputes
Walter G. Gans

Chapter 29   
An Examination of GATT/WTO Arbitration Procedures
Georgios I. Zekos

Chapter 30   
The ABCs of WTO Dispute Settlement
Karim Sarhan

Chapter 31   
    WTO & ADR
    Frank W. Swacker, Kenneth R. Redden & Larry B. Wenger

Chapter 32   
Investment Treaty Arbitration's Contribution to International Commercial Arbitration
    Barton Legum

Chapter 33   
Investor Protection and Legal Security in International Arbitration
Bernardo M.Cremades

Chapter 34   
Amicus Intervention in Investor-State Arbitration
Jorge E. Viñuales and Florian Grisel

Chapter 35   
Developments in NAFTA Arbitration - From Jury Verdicts to Amicus Briefs
John M. Townsend

Index

 

 

 
Author Detail: 

Julian D. M. Lew has been a partner at Herbert Smith, London and is head of the School of International Arbitration, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. He holds a LL.B. from the University of London and a Doctorat Special En Droit International from the Catholic University of Louvian, Belgium. Dr. Lew is co-editor of Enforcement of Foreign Judgments, Kluwer Law and Tax Publishers (1994).

Laurence Shore is a partner at Herbert Smith, London and specializes in international arbitration and litigation, with a focus on jurisdiction and arbitration contractual clauses, trans-Atlantic litigation matters in the High Court, and U.S. litigation matters.