FICA members Alan M. Anderson and Herman Verbist have co-edited a new book entitled, Expedited International Arbitration: Policies, Rules and Procedures. The volume features a Foreword by Anna Joubin-Bret, the secretary general of UNCITRAL. The book considers how expedited international arbitration policies and procedures, including the 2021 UNCITRAL Expedited Arbitration Rules, operate and affect international commercial arbitration, investor-State arbitration and mediation globally. Increasingly, international commercial arbitration has come to resemble the judicial process it was intended to replace, especially in terms of speed, costs and efficiency. Arbitration institutions worldwide have adopted rules or procedures to expedite the arbitral process to address these concerns. The volume, comprised of nineteen chapters, brings together thirty-one distinguished practitioners, academics and experts in the field from around the world. It furnishes diverse and rich perspectives on the various methods adopted to provide an expeditious and cost-effective means for dispute resolution, while recognizing the due process risks involved. 

Published in June 2024, further information about the book and how to order it may be found here: https://law-store.wolterskluwer.com/s/product/expedited-international-arbitration-policies-rules-and-procedures/01t4R00000PHPqcQAH.

FICA Members Ben Beaumont (honorary), Fahira Brodlija and Robert Ashdown, along with Armand Terrien, have edited and published The Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Reforming Law, Practice and Perspectives for a Fast-Changing World. The volume was published by Kluwer Law International in February 2024. The book provides a deep dive into the reality behind the causes and effects of the concerns expressed regarding investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) and the extent to which they can be, and have been, addressed by ongoing reform processes at the national, regional, and international levels. Its ability to engage directly with the most topical and pressing issues of the day, including human rights, regulation of the energy sector, and climate change and the environment more generally – especially in comparison with international commercial arbitration – makes ISDS a dynamic field. Further information about the book and how to order it may be found here: https://law-store.wolterskluwer.com/s/product/the-future-of-investorstate-dispute-settlement-reforming-law/01t4R00000OkfRIQAZ.