Arbitration Beyond Borders: Essays in Memory of Guillermo Aguilar Álvarez

Arbitration Beyond Borders is an exceptional book elucidating the influential vision and work of the late Guillermo Aguilar Álvarez, one of the world’s leading arbitral innovators. He has left the principles and practice of international arbitration with a rich legacy of insight and achievement. Thirty-two eminent arbitrators and scholars review the key issues that concerned him and to which he often lent new clarity.

What’s in this book:

Every chapter sheds light on a cutting-edge issue of contemporary international arbitration, including the following:

• ethical standards for party representatives in international arbitration
• responsibilities of international arbitrators in the conduct of proceedings
• alternatives to investment arbitration
• corruption and “red flags” in international arbitration
• abuse of rights in restructuring to access investment protection
• foreign investment disputes under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement 2020
• the illegality defense in investor-State arbitration;
• arbitration and insolvency
• status of annulled awards in investment arbitration, and
• the arbitration “backlash”

Some of the most compelling technical and political considerations facing international arbitration today have been analyzed in depth by this book.

How this will help you:

The focus of this book will enable arbitrators and those involved in the arbitral process, as well as academics in the field, to be well-equipped to address crucial issues arising during the conduct of any international commercial or investment arbitration.