Publications

This book contains the written contributions to the 2nd conference on "New Developments in International Commercial Arbitration" organized by the CEMAJ (Research Center on Alternative and Judicial Dispute Resolution Methods) of the University of Neuchâtel Faculty of Law.

The common denominator of all texts is the novelty of their topics. Highly qualified and experienced arbitration practitioners present some of the most significant new developments in international commercial arbitration and mediation:

Techniques for controlling Time and Costs in Arbitration
Bernhard F. Meyer
Class Action Artibration: A New Challenge ?
Gabrielle Nater-Bass
50 Years of the New York Convention on Enforcement of Awards:
Conventional Wisdom and Recent Developments
Xavier Favre-Bulle
Pitfalls in Swiss Arbitration Agreements
Daniel Girsberger
The News Swiss Rules of commercial mediation of the Swiss Chambers of Commerce and Industry: Possible Links to Arbitration
Jeremy Lack
Obtaining Evidence in the U.S. for use in International Arbitration - 28 U.S.C. § 1782 and International Arbitration: Recent Developments and Trends
Martin Bernet

Carefully researched, the contributions in this book constitute an invaluable reference source in the fast moving field of international arbitration law, both in Switzerland and abroad.