Arbitration in the Digital Age

Arbitration in the Digital Age analyses how technology can be efficiently and legitimately used to further sound arbitration proceedings. The contributions, from a variety of arbitration scholars, report on current developments, predict future trends, and assesses their impact from a practical, legal, and technical point of view. The book also discusses the relationship between arbitration and the Internet and analyses how social media can affect arbitrators and counsel's behaviour. Furthermore, it analyses the validity of electronic arbitration and awards, as well as Online Arbitration (OArb). The volume establishes, on a very practical level, how technology could be used by arbitration institutions, arbitrators, parties to an arbitration and counsel. This book will be of special interest to arbitrators and lawyers involved in international commercial arbitration.

Foreword / Dirk De Meulemeester -- Introduction / Maud Piers, Christian Aschauer -- 1. Survey on the present use of ICT in international arbitration / Maud Piers, Christian Aschauer -- Part I. The use of technology in international arbitration. 2. Revolutionizing technologies and the use of technology in international arbitration: innovation, legitimacy, prospects and challenges / Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, Ethan Katsh -- 3. The security and reliability of electronic communication: with a critical note on the human factor / Philipp Schaumann, Max Burger-Scheidlin -- 4. Case study: the institutional perspective / Erik Schäfer -- 5. Case study: the legislator's perspective / Annet van Hooft, Julia Kroes-Lastochkina -- 6. Case study: the practitioner's perspective / Sophie Nappert, Paul Cohen -- Part II. Arbitration, arbitrators, counsel and the Internet. 7. E-arbitration agreements and e-awards: arbitration agreements concluded in an electronic environment and digital arbitral awards / Reinmar Wolff -- 8. Building on OArb attributes in pursuit of justice / Amy J. Schmitz -- 9. Legislating for an effective and legitimate system of online consumer arbitration / Pablo Cortés, Tony Cole --…