Arbitration in the Digital Age The Brave New World of Arbitration

Arbitration in the Digital Age analyses how technology can be efficiently and legitimately used to further sound arbitration proceedings. The contributions, from a variety of arbitration scholars, report on current developments, predict future trends, and assesses their impact from a practical, legal, and technical point of view. The book also discusses the relationship between arbitration and the Internet and analyses how social media can affect arbitrators and counsel's behaviour. Furthermore, it analyses the validity of electronic arbitration and awards, as well as Online Arbitration (OArb). The volume establishes, on a very practical level, how technology could be used by arbitration institutions, arbitrators, parties to an arbitration and counsel. This book will be of special interest to arbitrators and lawyers involved in international commercial arbitration.

1. Survey on the present use of ICT in international arbitration Maud Piers and Christian Aschauer; Part I. The Use of Technology in International Arbitration: 2. Revolutionizing technologies and the use of technology in international arbitration: innovation, legitimacy, prospects and challenges Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab and Ethan Katsh; 3. The security and reliability of electronic communication Philipp Schaumann; Critical note Max Burger-Scheidlin; 4. Case study: the institutional perspective Erik Schäfer; 5. Case study: the legislator's perspective Annet van Hooft and Julia Kroes-Lastochkina; 6. Case study: the practitioner's perspective Sophie Nappert and Paul Cohen; Part II. Arbitration, Arbitrators, Counsel and the Internet: 7. E-arbitration agreements and e-awards – arbitration agreements concluded in an electronic environment and digital arbitral awards Reinmar Wolff; 8. Building on OArb attributes in the pursuit of justice Amy J. Schmitz; 9. Legislation for an effective and legitimate system of online consumer arbitration Pablo Cortés and Tony Cole; 10. Arbitrators and their online identity Niuscha Bassiri; 11. How online sources effect counsel strategies and behavior in arbitration Marc D. Veit.

Maud Piers is Professor of Law at the University of Ghent, Belgium. Her focus is on arbitration law, European private law and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). She regularly acts as an arbitrator and is a member of the board of directors at the Belgian Center of Arbitration and Mediation (Cepani).
Christian Aschauer is Professor of Law at the University of Graz, Austria and active as an Independent Arbitrator based in Vienna. His practice encompasses various industry sectors, with an emphasis on construction and engineering, general trade, machinery and corporate disputes.