Journal of International Arbitration

Journal of International Arbitration
Title	Journal of International Arbitration
Discipline	Arbitration, International Law
Abbreviation	J. Int. Arb.
Publisher	Kluwer Law International
Country	Netherlands
Frequency	Bimonthly
History	1984–present
Issn	0163-8196

Contents

Journal of International Arbitration The Journal of International Arbitration is a scholarly periodical focusing on arbitration and dispute resolution, linking practice and doctrine across institutions such as International Chamber of Commerce, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Permanent Court of Arbitration, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, and London Court of International Arbitration. The journal addresses legal frameworks including the New York Convention, UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, ICSID Convention, and procedural developments from tribunals like those in World Trade Organization disputes, often engaging commentary related to rulings from courts such as the European Court of Human Rights and the Supreme Court of the United States.

History

The journal was established in 1984 amid developments related to the New York Convention and the expansion of arbitration panels influenced by awards from entities like the Iran–United States Claims Tribunal, the International Law Commission, and the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Early volumes engaged practitioners from firms with ties to cases before the International Court of Justice, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and arbitration administered under rules of the International Chamber of Commerce. Over time the journal reflected shifts following events such as reforms in UNCITRAL workstreams, debates over the ICSID Convention arbitration, and landmark decisions referencing the European Court of Justice, the House of Lords, and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Coverage spans procedural law under the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, substantive questions involving treaties like the Energy Charter Treaty, investor-state disputes under the ICSID Convention, and contractual disputes governed by instruments such as the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The journal publishes analyses of arbitral awards from institutions including the London Court of International Arbitration, the International Chamber of Commerce, and ad hoc tribunals reminiscent of disputes in the Iran–United States Claims Tribunal. It also examines intersections with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice, the Court of Justice of the European Union, and national apex courts such as the Federal Constitutional Court (Germany), the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (UKSC), and the Supreme Court of the United States.

An editorial board drawing members affiliated with universities like Harvard Law School, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Yale Law School, and University of Toronto oversees content and solicits contributions from practitioners at chambers and firms that have appeared before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, the International Chamber of Commerce, and the London Court of International Arbitration. Peer review involves externals with backgrounds relevant to matters litigated before bodies such as the International Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and engages referees experienced with arbitration rules promulgated by UNCITRAL and institutional rules used by the American Arbitration Association and Singapore International Arbitration Centre.

Published by Kluwer Law International in the Netherlands, the journal issues bimonthly volumes and special issues responding to conferences organized by entities like ICC International Court of Arbitration, ICSID, and academic symposia at institutions including The Hague Academy of International Law, Sciences Po, and Columbia Law School. Access is available through institutional subscriptions held by libraries such as the Library of Congress, the British Library, and university law libraries at Harvard University, University of Oxford, and University of Melbourne. The journal appears in legal databases that index works alongside materials from publishers like Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Springer Nature.

Scholars and practitioners cite the journal in decisions and commentary relating to the New York Convention, ICSID arbitration, and investor-state dispute resolution influenced by cases like those under the Energy Charter Treaty and adjudicated with reference to precedents from the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. Reviews in outlets connected to faculty at Columbia Law School, NYU School of Law, and King's College London note its role in debates about transparency reforms championed by UNCITRAL and policy discussions involving the European Commission and national ministries such as the Ministry of Justice (Netherlands).

Notable contributions have addressed annulment practice under the ICSID Convention, enforcement under the New York Convention, and arbitrability issues considered by courts including the Supreme Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Influential authors have included academics and arbitrators associated with Harvard Law School, University of Cambridge, Geneva Graduate Institute, NYU School of Law, and practitioners who served on tribunals in disputes administered by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, the International Chamber of Commerce, and ad hoc panels analogous to the Iran–United States Claims Tribunal.

Category:Arbitration journals Category:International law journals Category:Kluwer Law International journals