Author Description

Product Description Ugo Draetta maintains that an arbitral tribunal is a collegial body and not simply the juxtaposition of three self-sufficient and self-referential individual contributors. His book analyses situations of conflict among arbitrators, which are not due to physiological disagreements or mere lack of chemistry among them, but to the perception one arbitrator might have that another is behaving in a way that affects the integrity of the arbitral process. With humor, understanding, and experience Draetta advocates for effective cooperation among arbitrators during the entire arbitration proceedings, and offers practical suggestions in the hope that they may induce arbitrators to work together to a greater extent than is at times witnessed. This book is the third in a trilogy that offers honest, rarely-seen insights into the practice of arbitration as it takes place on the world stage today. Review Ugo Draetta s book fills a gap in the international arbitration literature. It opens the black box of the complex and largely unexplored system of relationships among arbitrators, highlighting risks and opportunities of a collegial tribunal and, more importantly, identifying existing tools and practical solutions to defuse potential problems. The text reveals the author s huge experience and know-how, but I am sure it will make useful reading for experienced and unsophisticated arbitrators alike. Andrea Carlevaris, Secretary General of the ICC International Court of Arbitration --Andrea Carlevaris Another highly readable and thought-provoking study by Ugo Draetta on a vital but oft-neglected topic: the duties which arbitrators owe to each other when sitting together to decide a case. Should be on the reading list for every arbitrator training course. Rusty Park, Professor of Law, Boston University President, London Court of International Arbitration --Rusty Park ¨Dr Draetta s new book on the relationship