International Commercial Arbitration if flourishing within the European Union. People refer to it more than ever and, besides, national legislators are enacting new Arbitration Act to the extent that almost all EU Member States have modified the regulation on Arbitration during the last decade....

International maritime industry constitutes one of the areas in which the resource to arbitration and other ADR devices have enjoyed a traditional and far-reaching character. This trend has increased in recent years due both to the highly complex nature of the maritime industry and to the costs...

This chapter studies in depth the regulation of Arbitration and Mediation in Spain. The 2003 Arbitration Act is approached in a critical manner both as regards domestic and international arbitration. Besides, the mediation bill draft is also studied

International maritime industry comes out as one of these areas in which the resource to arbitration and other ADR devices have enjoyed a traditional and far-reaching character. Historically, a trend has existed for those disputes arising out of international maritime transport to be referred to...