Introduction To International Commercial Arbitration

Introduction to International Commercial Arbitration
Georgetown University Law Center - Fall 2016

Professor Anne Marie Whitesell
Class 1 - Introduction to International Commercial Arbitration
Gary B. Born, International Arbitration Law and Practice (Second Edition), Kluwer Law International,
2015
Chapter 1, Introduction to International Arbitration, Sections 1.01 – 1.03 (Numbers 1-26); Section
1.06 (Numbers 35-50) and Sections 1.09 – 1.10 (Numbers 67-70)
http://0-www.kluwerarbitration.com.gull.georgetown.edu/CommonUI/document.aspx?id=KLI-KA-
Born-2015-Ch01
Classes 2 and 3 - Overview: Legal Framework for International Arbitration
Gary B. Born, International Commercial Arbitration, Kluwer Law International, 2014

Chapter 1, Section 1.04, Overview of Contemporary Legal Framework for International Commercial
Arbitration, pp. 96-140, 198-202;
Chapter 1, Section 1.05, Theories of International Arbitration, pp. 213-216
Born-2014-Ch01
Nigel Blackaby, Constantine Partasides et al., Redfern and Hunter on International Arbitration (Sixth
Edition) Kluwer Law International; Oxford University Press, 2015
Chapter 1, An Overview of International Arbitration, Sections 1.197 to 1.238, Sections 1.239 to 1.243
(F: Regulation of International Arbitration and G: Summary)
Redfern-06-006
Julian D. M. Lew, Loukas A. Mistelis et al., Comparative International Commercial Arbitration, Kluwer
Law International, 2003
Chapter 4, Essential Characteristics of International Commercial Arbitration, Sections 4-1 to 4-59,
pp. 49-69
http://0-www.kluwerarbitration.com.gull.georgetown.edu/CommonUI/document.aspx?id=ipn27502
Class 4 - International Arbitration Agreements
Edition) Kluwer Law International; Oxford University Press, 2015
Chapter 2, Agreement to Arbitrate, Sections 2.01 to 2.70; Sections 2.101 to 2.113
Redfern-06-007
Chapter 6, Arbitration Agreements - Autonomy and Applicable Law, Sections 6-1 to 6-24, pp. 99-108
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2015
Chapter 2, International Arbitration Agreements: Legal Framework, Sections 2.04 to 2.05, paras. 101-
109
Born-2015-Ch02
Class 5 - Drafting of International Arbitration Agreements
Chapter 8, Drafting of the Arbitration Agreement, pp. 165-185
Anne Marie Whitesell, “The Drafting of Arbitration Clauses: Recent Issues in ICC Cases” in Mélanges
en l’honneur de Pierre Tercier, ed. Peter Gauch, Franz Werro and Pascal Pichonnaz, Schulthess, 2008
pp. 979-992
ICC Standard Clauses:
ICC Standard Arbitration Clauses

(from ICC Website - http://www.iccwbo.org/products-and-services/arbitration-and-
adr/arbitration/standard-icc-arbitration-clauses/)
ICC Suggested Mediation Clauses

(from ICC Website - http://www.iccwbo.org/products-and-services/arbitration-and-
adr/mediation/suggested-clauses/)
IBA Guidelines for Drafting International Arbitration Clauses, International Bar Association, 2010
FOR REFERENCE ONLY
http://www.ibanet.org/Document/Default.aspx?DocumentUid=D94438EB-2ED5-4CEA-9722-
7A0C9281F2F2
Class 6 - Guest Lecturers
Javier Rubinstein (PricewaterhouseCoopers); Chiann Bao (Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
and Andrea Carlevaris (ICC International Court of Arbitration)
Class 7 - Drafting of International Arbitration Agreements
Same readings as Class 5 above.

NOTE: During Class 7, there will be a practical exercise in class for the drafting of arbitration clauses.
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Classes 8 and 9 - The Arbitral Tribunal
2015
Chapter 7, Selection and Removal of Arbitrators in International Arbitration, pp. 129-154
http://0-www.kluwerarbitration.com.gull.georgetown.edu/CommonUI/print.aspx?ids=KLI-KA-Born-
2015-Ch07
ICC Rules of Arbitration (2012) – The Arbitral Tribunal

Articles 11-15
http://www.iccwbo.org/products-and-services/arbitration-and-adr/arbitration/icc-rules-of-
arbitration/
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (2010)

Section II, Composition of the Arbitral Tribunal, Articles 7-16
http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/arb-rules-revised/arb-rules-revised-2010-
e.pdf
Hans Smit, “The Pernicious Institution of the Party-Appointed Arbitrator” in Columbia FDI
Perspectives, No. 33, December 14, 2010
http://ccsi.columbia.edu/files/2014/01/FDI_33.pdf
Giorgio Sacerdoti, “Is the Party-Appointed Arbitrator a ‘Pernicious Institution’? – A Reply to Professor
Hans Smit” in Columbia FDI Perspectives, No. 35, April 15, 2011
http://ccsi.columbia.edu/files/2014/01/FDI_35.pdf
IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration (2014), International Bar

Association, 2014
http://www.ibanet.org/Publications/publications_IBA_guides_and_free_materials.aspx
US District Court Memorandum Order - ADRIANO GIANNETTI DEDINI OMETTO and ADRIANO
OMETTO AGRICOLA LTDA., Petitioners, -v-ASA BIOENERGY HOLDING A.G.; ABENGOA BIOENERGIA
AGRICOLA LTDA.; ABENGOA BIOENERGIA SAO JOAO LTDA.; ABENGOA BIOENERGIA SAO LUIZ S.A.;
and ABENGOA BIOENERGIA SANTA FE LTDA, Respondents.
12 Civ. 1328 (JSR) (United States District Court - Southern District of New York), January 2013
http://www.newyorkconvention1958.org/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=1664
US Court of Appeals Opinion - ADRIANO GIANNETTI DEDINI OMETTO and ADRIANO OMETTO
AGRICOLA LTDA., Petitioners-Appellants, -v-ASA BIOENERGY HOLDING A.G.; ABENGOA BIOENERGIA
AGRICOLA LTDA.; ABENGOA BIOENERGIA SAO JOAO LTDA.; ABENGOA BIOENERGIA SAO LUIZ S.A.;
and ABENGOA BIOENERGIA SANTA FE LTDA, Respondents-Appellees.
US Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, Opinion dated January 7, 2014 (2014 WL 43702)
http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/69874689-10e1-4b07-9704-
174bd38e1647/1/doc/12-
4022_so.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/69874689-10e1-4b07-9704-
174bd38e1647/1/hilite/
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Class 10 - Status of the Arbitrator
Chapter 12, Rights and Duties of Arbitrators and Parties, pp. 275-299
Edition), Kluwer Law International, Oxford University Press, 2015
Chapter 4, The Establishment and Organisation of an Arbitral Tribunal, Sections 4.189 to 4.201
Redfern-06-009
Edition), Kluwer Law International, Oxford University Press, 2015
Chapter 5, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction of an Arbitral Tribunal, Sections 5.43 to 5.90
Redfern-06-010
Extract from 22 September 2016 ICC Note to Parties and Arbitral Tribunals on the Conduct of the
Arbitration under the ICC Rules of Arbitration - V. Administrative Secretaries, pp. 12-13, paras. 77-92
http://www.iccwbo.org/products-and-services/arbitration-and-adr/arbitration/practice-notes,-
forms,-checklists/
Classes 11, 12 and 13 – The Arbitral Proceedings
2015
Chapter 8, Procedural Issues in International Arbitration, pp. 155-184
Born-2015-Ch08
Chapter 20, Commencement of Arbitration, pp. 505-520
Chapter 21, Arbitration Procedure, pp. 521-551
2015
Chapter 9, Disclosure and Evidence -Taking in International Arbitration, pp. 185-200
Born-2015-Ch09
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IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (2010), International Bar Association,
2010
http://www.ibanet.org/Publications/publications_IBA_guides_and_free_materials.aspx
ICC Rules of Arbitration (2012)

The Arbitral Proceedings, Articles 16-29
arbitration/
ICC Arbitration Process at a Glance

ICC Dispute Resolution Services Brochure 868, p. 6
http://www.iccwbo.org/news/brochures/
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (2010)

Section III, Arbitral Proceedings, Articles 17-32
http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/arb-rules-revised/arb-rules-revised-2010-
e.pdf
ICC Case 12584, Procedural Order of 4 July 2003 (Language of arbitration),

from ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin, 2010 Special Supplement, pp. 68-70
ICC Case 18175, Procedural Order of October 2012 (Bifurcation), from ICC International Court of
Arbitration Bulletin, Vol. 25, Supplement, 2014, p. 25
ICC Case 12206, Procedural Order of 13 February 2004 (Hearing Arrangements),

from ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin, 2010 Special Supplement, pp. 36-37
Model Redfern Schedule for Document Production Requests
Class 14 - Confidentiality
2015
Chapter 10, Confidentiality and Transparency in International Arbitration, pp. 201-208
Born-2015-Ch10
Yves Derains, “Evidence and Confidentiality”, ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin, 2009
Special Supplement, pp. 57-71
Esso Australia Resources Ltd v. Plowman, (1995) 128 ALR 391, reprinted in Gary Born, International
Arbitration: Cases and Materials, 2nd Edition, Kluwer Law International, 2015, pp. 855-860
Born-2015011-n
The Decapolis Group, LLC v Mangesh Energy, Ltd. and HKN Energy, Ltd. Memorandum Opinion &
Order, No. 3:13-cv-1547-M (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, February 2014)
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-txnd-3_13-cv-01547/pdf/USCOURTS-txnd-3_13-cv-
01547-0.pdf
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Letter from Ugandan and International Civil Society Organisations to Heritage Oil concerning
Government of Uganda v Heritage Oil arbitration, 10 August 2012
http://www.globalwitness.org/sites/default/files/library/Letter%20of%20request%20-
%20Arbitration%20in%20London%2010%20August%202012%20-%20Heritage.doc.pdf
Class 15 - Provisional Measures
2015
Chapter 11, Provisional Measures in International Arbitration, pp. 209-226
Born-2015-Ch11
Andrea Carlevaris and José Ricardo Feris, “Running in the ICC Emergency Arbitrator Rules: The First
Ten Cases”, ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2014, pp. 25-38
ICC Rules of Arbitration (2012)

Article 28, Conservatory and Interim Measures; Article 29, Emergency Arbitrator; Appendix V:
Emergency Arbitrator Rules, Articles 1-8
ICC Publication 865
arbitration/
UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985) with amendments (2006)
Chapter IV A. Interim Measures and Preliminary Orders, Article 17
http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/ml-arb/07-86998_Ebook.pdf
Class 16 - The Arbitral Award
2015
Part III: International Arbitral Awards, pp. 279-282
Born-2015-PartIII
2015
Chapter 15, International Arbitral Awards: Legal Framework, pp. 283-310
Born-2015-Ch15
United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (1958)
http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/NY-conv/XXII_1_e.pdf
Status (2016) - New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
(1958)
http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/arbitration/NYConvention_status.html
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Class 17 - Challenges of International Arbitral Awards
2015
Chapter 16, Annulment of International Arbitral Awards (Extract, pp. 311-342)
Born-2015-Ch16
United States Code, Title 9 - Arbitration, Chapter 1 - General Provisions, Sections 9-12
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title9/content-detail.html
Class 18 - Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (8:30 a.m.)
Chapter 26, Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, pp. 687-732
United States Code, Title 9 - Arbitration, Chapter 2: Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement
of Foreign Arbitral Awards
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title9/content-detail.html
Yukos Capital S.A.R.L. v. Oao Samaraneftegaz, United States District Court, Southern District of New
York, No. 10-cv-06147-PAC, Case Date 6 August 2013
Case summary from Catherine M. Amirfar and Matt Hartz, ITA Board of Reporters, Kluwer Law
International
http://0-www.kluwerarbitration.com.gull.georgetown.edu/CommonUI/document.aspx?id=kli-ka-
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Class 19 - Review (8:30 a.m.)

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Georgetown University Law Center - Fall 2016

Class 1 - Introduction to International Commercial Arbitration

Classes 2 and 3 - Overview: Legal Framework for International Arbitration

Gary B. Born, International Commercial Arbitration, Kluwer Law International, 2014

Class 4 - International Arbitration Agreements

Class 5 - Drafting of International Arbitration Agreements

ICC Standard Clauses:

ICC Standard Arbitration Clauses

ICC Suggested Mediation Clauses

Class 6 - Guest Lecturers

Class 7 - Drafting of International Arbitration Agreements

Same readings as Class 5 above.

Classes 8 and 9 - The Arbitral Tribunal

ICC Rules of Arbitration (2012) – The Arbitral Tribunal

UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (2010)

IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration (2014), International Bar

Class 10 - Status of the Arbitrator

Classes 11, 12 and 13 – The Arbitral Proceedings

ICC Rules of Arbitration (2012)

ICC Arbitration Process at a Glance

UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (2010)

ICC Case 12584, Procedural Order of 4 July 2003 (Language of arbitration),

ICC Case 12206, Procedural Order of 13 February 2004 (Hearing Arrangements),

Model Redfern Schedule for Document Production Requests

Class 15 - Provisional Measures

ICC Rules of Arbitration (2012)

Class 16 - The Arbitral Award

Class 17 - Challenges of International Arbitral Awards

Class 18 - Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (8:30 a.m.)

Class 19 - Review (8:30 a.m.)

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