Developing World of Arbitration

The Developing World of Arbitration studies the recent emergence of Asia Pacific jurisdictions as regional or international arbitration centres, thanks to various reform efforts and initiatives. This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of the ways in which arbitration law and practice have recently been reformed in Asia Pacific jurisdictions. Leading contributors across the Asia Pacific region analyse twelve major jurisdictions representing varying patterns and degrees of development, whether driven from top down, bottom up, or by some hybrid impetus. Setting the arbitration systems and reforms of each investigated jurisdiction in the context of its economic, political, and judicial dynamics, this book presents, for the first-time, a cross-jurisdiction comparative and contextual study of the developing world of arbitration in the Asia Pacific and contributes to comparative international arbitration literature from an Eastern perspective. It also aims to identify an Asia Pacific model of arbitration modernisation, one that may be distinct from a Western model, and predicts future trajectories of development and challenge in light of the ever increasing competition between Eastern- and Western-based arbitration centres. This edited collection will be an invaluable addition to the libraries of academics and practitioners in the field of international commercial arbitration.

This book provides a detailed yet concise study of arbitration law and practice in the twelve Asia Pacific jurisdictions it traverses... It is an invaluable contribution to comparative international arbitration scholarship from an Eastern vantage point... This multi-jurisdictional study will be an invaluable source of information for both academics and practitioners.

Anselmo Reyes is Professor of Legal Practice at the University of Hong Kong and an International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court. Weixia Gu is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong and an Executive Council Member of the China Society of Private International Law.