Arbitration ResourcesBelow are selected arbitration resources compiled for the convenience of visitors to international-arbitrator.net. This information has been compiled solely for the convenience of visitors. Visitors should update and confirm the materials at their original source, rather than relying upon this compilation. In most cases, links to the original source are provided.The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators is a centre of excellence for the global promotion, facilitation and development of all forms of dispute resolution. The Institute provides users with the confidence that its members have a globally recognized, assured level of training and experience. The American Conference Institute is holding a Conference on International Commercial Arbitration April 30 - May 1, 2008. The New York Convention, more fully titled The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, generally mandates that the courts of contracting States recognize and make effective international commercial arbitration agreements meeting certain specified requirements. The New York Convention has been widely ratified and is one of the most significant and successful commercial law treaties sponsored by the United Nations. The North American Branch of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators was established in 1993 and currently includes members from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean. The Panama Convention, more fully titled The Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration, is a regional multilateral convention designed to facilitate the resolution of commercial disputes. Seventeen members of the Organization of American States have ratified the Panama Convention. The United States of America made certain reservations when ratifying the Convention. The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute is an educational organization dedicated to providing scholarly research of the laws affecting domestic and international mineral and water resources. The goals of the Foundation are to foster and encourage a scholarly yet practical study of the law and applicable regulations relating to oil and gas, mining, water, public land management, land use, conservation, environmental protection, and other related areas. The International Bar Association's Rules of Ethics for International Arbitrators seek to establish the manner in which impartiality, independence, competence, diligence and discretion may be assessed in practice. The International Bar Association’s Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration are designed to serve as a resource to parties and arbitrators with the purpose of facilitating the taking of evidence in an efficient and economic manner. The UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules are a set of comprehensive procedural rules developed by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law that may be selected by the parties to govern the conduct of commercial arbitral proceedings. The UNCITRAL Model Law covers all stages of the arbitral process and was designed to provide a basis for the harmonization and improvement of national laws relating to commercial arbitration. Legislation based on the Model Law has been adopted in a number of important jurisdictions. The U.S. Federal Arbitration Act generally seeks to ensure the validity and enforcement of arbitration agreements in contracts evidencing transactions involving commerce. WashLaw, a free service of Washburn University School of Law, is one of the leading U.S. Internet legal research portals. Washburn University School of Law is located in Topeka, Kansas. Return to www.international-arbitrator.net Home Page
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