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International Arbitration: A Human Endeavour

Author: Audley William Sheppard; Chiann Bao
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
ISBN: 9789403532097
Published In: December 2025
Format: Hardback
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International Arbitration is a book exploring how human qualities, such as perception, reasoning, and culture, inform the daily practice of international arbitration. International arbitration is built not only on legal norms and procedural frameworks but also by the individuals who craft, interpret, and implement them.

The volume gathers contributions presented at the twenty-sixth Congress of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), held in Hong Kong in May 2024, under the theme International Arbitration: A Human Endeavour. Framed as both a statement and a provocation, the theme invites critical reflection on the role of the individual in a system often portrayed as neutral, objective, and abstract.

What’s in this book:

Across fifty-one chapters from fifteen thematic panels, the book explores questions at the heart of arbitral practice:

Unveiling the Human Dimension in International Arbitration
The Arbitrator
Decision-Making and Biases
Sociology and Education
Judging the New York Convention
Culture, Localisation and Regionalism
The Advocate
Procedures and Behaviours
It’s (Not) Just Semantics – The Hidden Power of Language
Inter-Personal Conduct and Ethics
Dispute Resolution and the Global Community
Working in an Adversarial Environment
Costs and Economics, and
International Arbitration: An AI Endeavour

How this will help you:

Set against a backdrop of global change and increased attention to inclusivity, transparency, and accountability in arbitration, the chapters offer timely and candid reflections on the lived experience of arbitration. They examine how the human element continues to shape arbitral justice today, but also how it may be redefined in a future increasingly influenced by social and technological changes. Together, the contributions paint a picture of international arbitration as a profoundly human endeavour, shaped by those who practice it and those who will redefine its future.

Preface

ICCA CONGRESS 2026

Panel 1. Opening Keynote Address

Unveiling the Human Dimensions of International Arbitration: Dealing in Virtue Then and Now

Speaker: Prof. Bryant G Garth

Chin Leng Lim

Chapter 1. ‘Unveiling the Human Dimension of International Arbitration’ Comment on Bryant Garth’s Keynote Speech

Panel 2. Plenary: The Arbitrator

Moderator: Chiann Bao

Speakers: Hon Justice Mimmie Chan, Neil Kaplan CBE KC SBS, V K Rajah SC

Commentators: Aisha Abdallah, Christopher M. Campbell, Elliott Geisinger

Rapporteur: João Ilhão Moreira

Aisha Abdallah

Chapter 2. Rethinking the Role of Arbitrators in Dispensing Justice

Christopher M. Campbell

Chapter 3. Arbitral Foresight: The Arbitrator’s Untapped Superpower

Elliott Geisinger

Chapter 4. The Arbitrator and the Human Factor

João Ilhão Moreira

Chapter 5. ‘The Arbitrator’: Re-establishing Trust in a Changing Arbitration Landscape

Panel 3. Decision-Making and Biases

Moderator: Patricia Saiz Gonza´lez

Speakers: Sheila Ahuja, Prof. Stavros Brekoulakis,

Rachel Cahill-O’Callaghan, Dr. Henry Forbes Smith KC, Dominique Hascher

Sheila Ahuja & Curtis Fung

Chapter 6. Cultivating a Culture of Cultural Diversity in Arbitration: Interplay Between Cultural Diversity and Arbitral Decision-Making Through the Lens of Key Players in the Arbitration

Stavros Brekoulakis & Anna Howard

Chapter 7. Trust, Partiality, and the Rationalist Delusion in Investor-State Dispute Settlement

Rachel Cahill-O’Callaghan

Chapter 8. The Science of Decision-Making: Improving Decision Quality

Henry Forbes Smith KC

Chapter 9. The Right to Impartiality

Dominique Hascher

Chapter 10. The Human Experience and Interaction in Arbitration: Decision-Making and Bias

Panel 4. Sociology and Education

Moderator: Julian DM Lew KC

Speakers: Ginta Ahrel, Kun Fan, Joshua Karton, Nudrat Bayan Majeed, Jonathan Wood

Julian DM Lew KC

Chapter 11. Sociology and Education: Introduction to the Panel

Ginta Ahrel & Natalia Petrik

Chapter 12. Why Arbitration Fails?: Understanding the Successes and Challenges of International Arbitration

Kun Fan

Chapter 13. Arbitration Across Human Faculties and Human Societies: A Three-Dimensional Epistemological Analysis

Joshua Karton

Chapter 14. International Arbitration as a Social Phenomenon: Using Sociological Theories and Methods in International Arbitration Practice

Barrister Ms Nudrat Bayan Majeed

Chapter 15. Islamic Law and Arbitration in Pakistan: A Sociological Perspective

Jonathan Wood

Chapter 16. Competence Competence (Not Kompetenz Kompetenz): Study and Experience Alone Constitute the Equipment of an Arbitrator

Panel 5. Judging the New York Convention

Moderator: Prof. Andrés Jana

Speakers: The Hon Judge Fatima Faisal Hubail, The Hon Justice Judith

Courtney Kemp & Paula Baldini Miranda da Cruz

Chapter 17. Judging the New York Convention

Panel 6. Culture, Localisation and Regionalism

Moderator: Evgeniya Goriatcheva

Speakers: Prof. Dr. Mohamed S Abdel Wahab, Giorgio Fabio Colombo, Prof. Won L. Kidane, Fei Lu, Ruth Teitelbaum

Giorgio Fabio Colombo

Chapter 18. Global Harmonization of Arbitration and Respect of Cultural Differences. Comparative Law as Due Process?

Won L. Kidane

Chapter 19. Cultural Incommensurability in International Arbitration: The Case of Nigeria v. P&ID

Fei Lu

Chapter 20. The Influence of Cultural Differences Between East and West on Dispute Resolution

Ruth Teitelbaum

Chapter 21. How “Fast-Thinking” Through English Jargon Distorts Markets and Stifles Reform in International Arbitration

Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab

Chapter 22. The Invisible Hand of Culture: Cross-Cultural Dynamics and the International Arbitration Paradigm

Panel 7. Launch of the 2nd Edition of ICCA’s Guide to the Interpretation of the 1958 New York Convention

Speakers: Prof Albert Jan van den Berg and Erica Stein

Panel 8. Plenary: The Advocate

Moderator: Mark W Friedman

Speakers: Victor Dawes SC, Karl Hennessee, James E. Lawrence, The Hon Justice Dato Mary Lim FCJ, Noradèle Radjai

Richard C. Waites & James E. Lawrence

Chapter 23. Psychological Dynamics in International Arbitration Advocacy

Panel 9. Procedures and Behaviours

Moderator: Maanas Jain

Susan Ahern SC

Chapter 24. The Impact and Importance of Human Engagement in the Arbitral Process: A Focus on Sports Arbitration

Gourab Banerji

Chapter 25. Cultural Clashes in International Arbitration: Identifying Key Issues Affecting the Parties, and the Way Forward

Kap-You (Kevin) Kim

Chapter 26. Understanding and Adjudicating Differences: Civil Law, Common Law, and Navigating International Arbitration

David W. Rivkin

Chapter 27. Efficiency in Arbitration Protects the Humans Involved in IT

Panel 10. It’s (Not) Just Semantics – The Hidden Power of Language

Moderator: May Tai

Speakers: Samaa Haridi, Jern-Fei Ng KC, Lei Shi, E. Rainbow Willard

E. Rainbow Willard

Chapter 28. Our Linguistic Currency Is Cosmopolitanism: Explicit and Implicit Code-Switching in International Arbitration

Panel 11. Inter-personal Conduct and Ethics

Moderator: Abby Cohen Smutny

Speakers: Funke Adekoya SAN, Brandon Bang, Nicolás Gálvez Solis, Matthew Gearing KC, Jonathan Lim

Funke Adekoya San

Chapter 29. Title: Interpersonal Conduct in Arbitration Proceedings—The Role of the Arbitrator

Brandon Bang

Chapter 30. Improving the Utility of Fact Witness Statements for Arbitral Tribunals: Tell It as It Is, Not How It Should Be

Nicolás Gálvez Solís

Chapter 31 The Attack of the Clones: On the Road Towards a Unified Culture in International Arbitration?

Matthew Gearing KC

Chapter 32. ICCA Guidelines: Their Relevance to an Arbitrator’s Duty to Investigate Suspicious Circumstances and Standards of Factual Witness Preparation

Jonathan Lim

Chapter 33. Guideline II(D) of the ICCA Guidelines and the Regulation of ‘Guerrilla Tactics’

Panel 12. Dispute Resolution and the Global Community

Moderator: Judith Levine and Annette Magnusson Speakers: Catherine Amirfar, Dr. Petra Butler, Martin Doe, Dyalá Jiménez

Catherine Amirfar

Chapter 34. Inter-State Conciliation as an Effective Means for Resolving Disputes Related to Climate Change

Petra Butler

Chapter 35. Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Engines of the Economy but the Overlooked Dispute Resolution Stakeholders

Martin Doe

CHAPTER 36. Novel Hybrid Mechanisms in Public International Law Dispute Resolution: Conciliation, Review Panels, and Expedited Grievance Mechanisms

Dyalá Jiménez Figueres

Chapter 37. Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability (ACCTS)

Panel 13. Working in an Adversarial Environment

Moderator: Amanda Lee

Speakers: Kathryn Britten, Daniel Kalderimis, Yoko Maeda, Prof. Giacomo Rojas Elgueta, Emi Rowse (Igusa)

Amanda J. Lee

Chapter 38. Baking the Arbitration Doughnut: How Embracing Doughnut Economics Can Help Practitioners to Survive and Thrive in Adversarial Environments

Kathryn Britten FCA & Dr Jeremy Borys

Chapter 39. The Challenges of Working in an Adversarial Environment: The Expert Witness Perspective

Daniel Kalderimis

Chapter 40. A Journey of a Human Advocate: Reflections on the Philosophy of Advocacy (or, Story of Demons and Dialogues)

Yoko Maeda & Bruno Savoie

Chapter 41. The Role of Culture in the Adversarial Process and How to Avoid Misunderstandings

Giacomo Rojas Elgueta

Chapter 42. Arbitration and Emotions: An Introduction

Emi Rowse (Igusa)

Chapter 43. Practical Guidance on Working in and Through an Adversarial Environment Using Counselling Concepts and Methods

Panel 14. Costs and Economics

Moderator: Aloysius (Louie) Llamzon, and Thomas Stouten Speakers: Prof. Dr. Crina Baltag, Rodrigo Garcia da Fonseca, Joanne Lau, Ruth Stackpool-Moore

Crina Baltag

Chapter 44. Access to Arbitral Justice and Costs in International Commercial Arbitration

Rodrigo Garcia da Fonseca

Chapter 45. Economic Vulnerability and Commercial Arbitration: The Issue of Costs

Joanne Lau & Kelly Chan

Chapter 46. Costs and Access to Justice: An Institutional Perspective

Ruth Stackpool-Moore

Chapter 47. The Impact of Costs on the Economics of Commercial Arbitration: A Funder’s Perspective

Panel 15. Plenary: International Arbitration: An AI Endeavour

Moderator: Michael McIlwrath

Speakers: Christopher Bogart, Emily Hay, Rahim Moloo, Maxim Osadchiy, Winnie Tam SC

Christopher Bogart

Chapter 48. Generative AI and Arbitration Finance: Not Yet a Paradigm Shift

Emily Hay

Chapter 49. Thinking Outside the Black Box: Arbitration and Artificial Intelligence

Rahim Moloo & Praharsh Johorey

Chapter 50. Why Artificial Intelligence Cannot Deliver Justice

Maxim Osadchiy

Chapter 51. Will AI Fundamentally Disrupt International Arbitration as a Practice and as a Profession for Young Lawyers?

Winnie Tam

Chapter 52. The Use of AI in Dispensing Justice: A China Perspective

ICCA Hong Kong Congress List of Participants

List of ICCA Officers and Governing Board Members

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