Arbitral Institutions – International



    1. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) (http://www.iccwbo.org)

   

   The dispute resolution procedures of the International Chamber of Commerce specifically target
   international business disputes.  ICC arbitrations are confidential and offer the parties the
   choice of arbitrators, place of arbitration, rules of law, and language of the proceeding. The
   ICC has several dispute resolution mechanisms.

   The main  ICC Rules of Arbitration  (http://www.iccwbo.org/court/english/rules/rules.asp) are
   available in PDF format in 12 languages and in HTML in English and French (the official
   languages).

   Clauses (http://www.iccwbo.org/court/english/model_clause/model_clause.asp) for each  of the
   ICC‘s dispute resolution procedures can be used in contracts and business agreements. The ICC
   Model Arbitration Clause is available on the Web site in over 35 languages. You can also link
   to the Model Clause by clicking on the buttons under the sidebar heading "Documentation -
   Model or suggested clauses".

   The ICC Web site also has information on the arbitration process in general as well as on
   specific ICC procedures and rules.  The explanations and documentation are found as links
   under "Other Dispute Resolution Services."

   

   

    2. International Court of Arbitration (ICA)   (http://www.iccwbo.org/index_court.asp)
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   The International Court of Arbitration was established in 1923 as the arbitration body of the
   ICC.  Composed of members from 80 countries, it has administered over 13,000 arbitration cases
   involving parties and arbitrators from more than 170 countries and territories. 

   The ICA oversees the arbitration process and regularly reviews the progress of pending cases. 
   One of the Court‘s most important functions is to scrutinize and approve all arbitral awards.

   The ICA Awards page (http://www.iccwbo.org/court/english/awards/awards.asp) lists print
   sources for redacted extracts of ICC arbitral awards.  These are available by subscription. 
   To find out where an award has been published, you can enter the case number in a search box
   on the Awards page.

   

   

    4. Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) (http://www.pca-cpa.org ) ; International Council for
       Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) (http://www.arbitration-icca.org)



   Located in The Hague, the Permanent Court of Arbitration "administers arbitration,
   conciliation, and fact finding in disputes involving various combinations of states, private
   parties, and intergovernmental organizations."  It was established in 1899 by the Convention
   for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, 
   (http://www.pca-cpa.org/ENGLISH/BD/1899.htm). The 1899 Convention was revised at the second
   Hague Peace Conference in 1907 (http://www.pca-cpa.org/ENGLISH/BD/1907.htm). The Permanent
   Court of Arbitration was formed to handle arbitrations exclusively involving states, but since
   1992 it has broadened its mandate to include disputes involving states and private parties, as
   well as disputes involving international organizations.  Over one hundred states are parties
   to one or both of the Conventions. A complete list of Contracting States and Accession
   Information (http://www.pca-cpa.org/ENGLISH/CSAI) can be found on the Web site.

   The site‘s "Basic Documents" (http://www.pca-cpa.org/ENGLISH/BD) page includes links to the
   conventions, rules, and model clauses, among other items. Its modern rules of procedure are
   based on the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Different rules may be used depending on the nature
   of the parties or the nature of the dispute. This reflects the accessibility of the PCA.