1st Edition

Jurisdiction and Arbitration Agreements in International Commercial Law

By Zheng Sophia Tang Copyright 2014
384 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

Arbitration and jurisdiction agreements are frequently used in transnational commercial contracts to reduce risk, gain efficacy and acquire certainty and predictability. Because of the similarities between these two types of procedural autonomy agreements, they are often treated in a similar way by courts and practitioners. This book offers a comprehensive study of the prerequisites,... Read more
1. Procedural Autonomy in International Commerce  2. Prerequisites: Contractual Issues  3. Preliminary Requirements: Which Forum Decides?  4. Enforceability of Jurisdiction and Arbitration Agreements  5. Supporting Party Autonomy: LisPendens, Forum Non Conveniens and Anti-Suit/Anti-Arbitration Injunctions  6. Conflicts of Jurisdiction and Party Autonomy in Europe  7. The Future of the Hague Choice of Court Convention: A Litigating Counterpart of the New York Convention?

Biography

Zheng Sophia Tang is a Chair at the Newcastle University Law School, UK.