Appointing authority

Process

If the ICC is designated as appointing authority, the ICC International Court of Arbitration will be responsible for handling all requests, irrespective of the authority within ICC that is requested to act as appointing authority.

When acting as appointing authority under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, the ICC International Court of Arbitration will in general continue to use the list-procedure referred to in those rules. However, should the list-procedure prove to be inappropriate in a particular case, the ICC Court may proceed otherwise.

In both UNCITRAL and other ad hoc proceedings, in addition, to making appointments, the ICC International Court of Arbitration may be other powers, including the power to decide upon challenges of arbitrators, whether or not appointed by ICC.

The new rules, which enter into force on 1 January 2004, are reproduced hereafter. They provide a transparent and cost-effective procedure enabling parties to benefit from ICC’s expertise and experience in ad hoc arbitration.