Understanding international arbitration

What is international arbitration?

This Practice Note provides an introduction to ‘international arbitration’, setting out what that phrase is commonly taken to mean. The Practice Note includes a discussion of the meaning of the word ‘arbitration’ and the term ‘commercial arbitration’. The Practice Note discusses key concepts in arbitration, including arbitral institutions, the tribunal, the arbitration agreement and the importance of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the New York Convention) and the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (the Model Law).

See Practice Note: International arbitration—an introduction to the key features of international arbitration.

Key differences between international arbitration and domestic arbitration

This Practice Note sets out the main differences between international arbitration and domestic arbitration proceedings. The Practice Notes uses arbitration proceedings under the English Arbitration Act 1996 as the principal example of domestic arbitration proceedings in order to draw out the key differences between these two types of proceedings. The Practice Note covers what makes arbitration domestic or international and why it is important to distinguish so. It also covers the importance of local laws and the New

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