International Litigation and Arbitration, 3d is part of West Academic Publishing’s Concise Hornbook series. Its coverage in Chapters 1 and 2 commences with international dispute settlement alternatives and fundamentals, including Choice of Law, Choice of Forum and Forum Non Conveniens issues. Chapters 3 and 4 focus on International Commercial Arbitration and Foreign Investor-State Arbitrations. International Business Litigation is examined in five chapters: Jurisdiction, Procedure, Sovereign Defenses, Enforcement of Judgments and the EU Litigation System. Chapter 10 finishes with Intergovernmental Trade Dispute Settlement.

International Litigation and Arbitration, 3d provides depth, analysis, citations and related documents. It can be used in connection with any international dispute settlement course book. This title can also be used independently as an inexpensive course book, notably in conjunction with the legal documents appended at the end of its chapters.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Concise Hornbook Series
Publication Date: 03/28/2022
Related Subject(s): International-Commercial Arb

Ralph H. Folsom, University of San Diego School of Law

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  • Rejection and limitation of investor-state arbitrations
  • Withdrawals from ICSID
  • New U.S. Supreme Court rulings against ACTA tort liability lawsuits
  • WTO dispute settlement roadblocks
  • USMCA 2020 notably revised ISDS rules
  • New Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act interpretations
  • BREXIT removes most (but not all) ECJ jurisdiction over UK law
  • ECJ decisions negate BIT treaty shopping practices
  • U.S. Supreme Court continues to favor arbitration clauses over litigation rights

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