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May 2004 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 1  

Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Update

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CONTENTS
ICC Awards in Print: 2003 Update
The Power of Arbitrators to Issue Subpoenas to Non-Parties
ICC Rules as Appointing Authority Broadened
ICC Statistics from 2003 and 2002
Complex Arbitrations
Parallel Proceedings and the Notion of Lis Pendens
Proposed Reforms to the Federal Arbitration Act
Young Arbitrators Forum Launched
Member and Staff News
Calendar of Events
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USCIB is the exclusive representative in the United States for ICC’s multifaceted dispute resolution services.  It serves as the contact point for the ICC International Court of Arbitration, provides assistance in the nomination of arbitrators, makes referrals to parties seeking attorneys, organizes seminars and corporate roundtables, and answers questions regarding the arbitration process and other ICC dispute resolution services.

The
USCIB Arbitration Committee website provides useful information, resources and links regarding international dispute resolution.


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Proposed Reforms to the Federal Arbitration Act

On April 15, at the American Bar Association Spring Meeting of the Section of International Law and Practice in New York, Professor Andrea Bjorklund, Thomas J. Butler, Professor Jack J. Coe, Richard Hulbert, Professor William W. (“Rusty”) Park, James Lloyd Loftis, John M. Townsend, and Celso Gonzalez-Falla participated in a panel discussion proposing reforms to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) to support international arbitration. 
 
The panelists debated adopting the UNCITRAL Model Law as federal law, amending Chapters 2 or 3 of the FAA, or creating a new chapter to the FAA solely dedicated to international arbitrations.  The purpose of the proposed changes to the FAA is to enable U.S. courts to create jurisprudence specifically geared toward addressing the issues unique to international arbitrations versus those common to employment and consumer arbitrations.  
 
For more information on this topic, see William W. Park, Amending the Federal Arbitration Act, Center for International Arbitration and Litigation Law, The American Review of International Arbitration, Vol. 13, Nos. 1-4 (2002).
 

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