Is Arbitration Only As Good as the Arbitrator?

Dossier VIII
Is Arbitration Only As Good as the Arbitrator?
Status, Powers and Role of
the Arbitrator

2011 Edition

Whether arbitration is only as good as the arbitrator is a question that has often been asked. Indeed, the status, the powers and the role of the arbitrator are central issues that international practitioners often approach with erroneous views – to the detriment of the whole arbitration process.

Therefore, anyone interested in international arbitration, whether experienced arbitrator or in-house counsel working with contracts and arbitration clauses, should read this compilation of expert views on thorny issues like:

•  Clashes between arbitrator and litigants
•  The arbitrator’s relation with third parties
•  Rules of law vs. freedom of the arbitrator
•  Arbitral discrimination under English and EU law
•  Confidentiality issues

The Institute of World Business Law’s ‘Dossiers’ is a series that has gained international prestige. The Dossiers are the outcome of the Institute’s annual meetings, where experts from around the globe come together in a unique think tank to discuss salient issues of international arbitration.