Impartiality and independence of arbitrators, standing right at the forefront of the arbitration and, essentially, ensuring its legitimacy, have always attracted attentions of scholars and practitioners. A major breakthrough in terms of development of internationally recognized standards in the...

The article is devoted to a discussion of waivers of annulment – an “extreme” form of party autonomy in international arbitration, allowing parties to oust the review of the award made in arbitration between them by the national court of the seat of arbitration. This type of waiver,...

The article discusses approaches used in determination of the international [character] of arbitration reflected in the UNCITRAL Model Law [1985] – compliant arbitration laws of the 4 Eurasian states – the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Belarus. Being one of the criteria of...

Actively ongoing discussions shaping the WTO reform are aimed at solving urgent and systemic issues impeding both the functioning and the progress of the Organization and ensuring the relevance of the multilateral trading system in future. While a number of procedural and substantive suggestions...

The Article discusses the interrelation of ‘competing' international mechanisms for the settlement of disputes originating from the same factual background. The problem is assessed with reference to the of the fourth and fifth phases of the Softwood Lumber controversy between the United States...