This segment addresses the origins, purpose, features and dynamics of international arbitration.

This segment addresses international arbitration agreements, which will be discussed in the next 10 chapters (Chapter 1 to Chapter 10).

This segment addresses the definition of international arbitration and explains the terms “arbitration” and “international”.

This segment explains the term “commercial” and addresses contemporary uses of international arbitration.

This segment addresses neutrality, centralized dispute resolution and enforceability of agreements and awards as reasons for choosing international arbitration.

This segment addresses commercial competence and expertise, finality, party autonomy, flexibility, and cost and speed as reasons for choosing international arbitration.

This segment addresses confidentiality and privacy in arbitrations involving states and state-entities as reasons for choosing international arbitration, and gives the overview of the international arbitration legal framework.

This segment addresses international arbitration conventions - the New York Convention and the Inter-American Convention.

This segment addresses an international arbitration convention - the European Convention, and contemporary national arbitration legislation.

This segment addresses the content of the UNCITRAL Model Law, its amendments and the uniform international body of precedent.

This segment addresses institutional arbitration, ad hoc arbitration, institutional arbitration rules and the UNCITRAL Rules.

This segment addresses institutional arbitration rules - the ICC Rules, LCIA Rules, AAA/ICDR Rules, SIAC Rules and ICSID Rules.

This segment addresses institutional arbitration rules - the PCA Rules and the rules of other arbitral institutions, as well as general issues regarding arbitration agreements.

This segment addresses model arbitration clauses and some elements of the arbitration agreement – the seat of arbitration; number, method of selection and qualification of arbitrators; language of the arbitration; choice-of-law clauses; and the separability of international arbitration agreement.

This segment addresses the substantive law governing the merits of a dispute, the substantive law governing arbitration agreement, the procedural law applicable to arbitral proceedings and conflict of law rules.

This segment addresses soft law – IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration, ABA/AAA Code of Ethics, IBA Rules of Ethics, IBA Guidelines on Conflict of Interest in International Arbitration and UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings.

This segment addresses investor-state arbitration, state-state arbitration and the future directions of international arbitration.