Agora:International Commercial Arbitration(2nd edition) by Gary B. Born

Abstract

The first edition of International Commercial Arbitration was published only five years ago, in 2009. Nonetheless, within such a short time-span, Born’s work has become a leading authority in the international arbitration field used by practitioners, academics, and students alike. Born’s treatise has also been cited in landmark cases by the highest courts across the globe, from Dallah1 and Jivraj2 in the UK, to the Bharat3 case in India and from the Sumito4 case in Singapore to the BG v Argentina 5 case in front of the US Supreme Court. The second edition of Born’s treatise exceeds all expectations. Relying on the colossal work already accomplished for the first edition, Born delivers an encyclopaedia of international commercial arbitration, which is of an unrivalled comprehensiveness and depth. It is at once both very detailed and user-friendly, making it a ‘go-to’ reference book for seasoned practitioners, while remaining at the same time very much accessible to novices in the field. It is truly remarkable that Born, who heads up one of the world’s leading international arbitration practice groups and is a busy counsel, arbitrator, and academic by any standard, was able to deliver such a monumental update of his previous work. While he will have benefitted from extensive research support, there is no doubt that the update distinctively bears Born’s vision of arbitration and handicraft. He does not shy away from unambiguously expressing his opinion throughout his treatise on a range of subject matters, which is to be loudly applauded particularly in a world where challenges are increasingly based on arbitrators’ writings. For those familiar with the treatise’s first edition, the original structure has remained the same and is still divided into three parts: International Arbitration Agreements, International Arbitral Procedures, and International Arbitral Awards. Born’s second edition features … [↵][1]* Solicitor-Advocate (UK), Rechtsanwaltin (Germany). Counsel at Curtis Mallet Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP, based in Paris and Secretary General of the Jerusalem Arbitration Center, an ICC joint venture. Thanks are due to Mr Adrien Leleu and Ms Maria Sklar, interns at Curtis, for their research assistance. ndarwazeh{at}curtis.com [1]: #xref-corresp-1-1