New actors take the stage in ICC arbitration
Paris, 2 November 2000 - The caseload of the ICC International Court of Arbitration is more evenly spread worldwide than ever before. Annual statistics over the past 10 years clearly show the trend towards diversification beyond traditional strongholds in Europe.
With diversification, new actors are making their presence felt, bringing fresh experience and new priorities from their national and regional legal environments. The newcomers - and others that have returned to ICC arbitration after prolonged absence - will have their say at a one-day colloquium "Arbitration 21: new actors-new trends".
Already 118 arbitration lawyers and specialists from all over the world have signed up for the one-day colloquium on Monday, 27 November, called by the ICC Institute of World Business Law.
Institute Chairman Serge Lazareff will introduce the debate by taking stock of changing attitudes in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa as lawyers and business executives gain confidence in arbitration as a fast and effective means of settling commercial disputes.
Speakers include Zhu Jianlin, Secretary General of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), China's arbitration institution. Chinese involvement in ICC arbitration has shown a marked increase over the last 10 years. This upward trend is confirmed by statistics so far for the year 2000.
Other speakers will include arbitration lawyers and experts from Iran, Chile, C´te d'Ivoire
and Morocco - all countries that fall under the heading of "new actors" in international arbitration.
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