International Arbitration and Forum Selection Agreements: Drafting and Enforcing is a concise, practical primer on the fundamentals of drafting and enforcing international arbitration agreements and other dispute resolution clauses. Drawing on a wealth of practical experience and academic analysis by one of the world’s leading authorities on international arbitration and litigation, this extensively revised and expanded sixth edition provides model arbitration and forum selection clauses for international contracts and explains the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to reducing the risks inherent in cross-border transactions. The book is an essential resource for any international practitioner or corporate counsel engaged in international matters.

Key Features include:

• Discussion of practical reasons for international arbitration and forum selection clauses
• Uncomplicated and practical guidance on drafting international arbitration and forum selection clauses
• Do's and Don't's for drafting
• Model international arbitration and forum selection clauses that permit efficient and effective dispute resolution
• Nearly 100 different model provisions
• Ad hoc versus institutional arbitration clauses
• Overview of leading arbitral institutions (including ICC, SIAC, ICDR/AAA, LCIA, HKIAC, PCA, ICSID, WIPO, VIAC, DIS, NAI and CRCICA)
• Overview of advantages and disadvantages of leading arbitral seats
• Forum selection clauses for national and international courts
• Multi-tier dispute resolution provisions
• Optional provisions for international arbitration and forum selection clauses (including arbitrator selection, arbitral procedure, costs of arbitration, provisional measures, waiver of annulment and currency of award)
• Discussion of pathological arbitration clauses and commonly-encountered defects

And covers:

• Updated extensively to address developments through January 2021
• New materials covering international courts and choice-of-law provisions
• Key reference materials in easy-to-use appendices

About the author: Gary B. Born is one of the world’s leading authorities on international arbitration and litigation. He has practiced extensively in both fields in Europe, the United States, and Asia. He is the author of International Commercial Arbitration (Kluwer Law International 3rd ed. 2021), International Arbitration: Law and Practice (Kluwer Law International 2nd ed. 2016), International Commercial Arbitration: Cases and Materials (Aspen 2nd ed. 2015) and International Civil Litigation in United States Courts (Aspen 6th ed. 2018).

International Arbitration and Forum Selection Agreements: Drafting and Enforcing is a concise, practical primer on the fundamentals of drafting and enforcing international arbitration agreements and other dispute resolution clauses. Drawing on a wealth of practical experience and academic analysis by one of the world’s leading authorities on international arbitration and litigation, this extensively revised and expanded sixth edition provides model arbitration and forum selection clauses for international contracts and explains the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to reducing the risks inherent in cross-border transactions. The book is an essential resource for any international practitioner or corporate counsel engaged in international matters.

Key Features include:

• Discussion of practical reasons for international arbitration and forum selection clauses
• Uncomplicated and practical guidance on drafting international arbitration and forum selection clauses
• Do's and Don't's for drafting
• Model international arbitration and forum selection clauses that permit efficient and effective dispute resolution
• Nearly 100 different model provisions
• Ad hoc versus institutional arbitration clauses
• Overview of leading arbitral institutions (including ICC, SIAC, ICDR/AAA, LCIA, HKIAC, PCA, ICSID, WIPO, VIAC, DIS, NAI and CRCICA)
• Overview of advantages and disadvantages of leading arbitral seats
• Forum selection clauses for national and international courts
• Multi-tier dispute resolution provisions
• Optional provisions for international arbitration and forum selection clauses (including arbitrator selection, arbitral procedure, costs of arbitration, provisional measures, waiver of annulment and currency of award)
• Discussion of pathological arbitration clauses and commonly-encountered defects

And covers:

• Updated extensively to address developments through January 2021
• New materials covering international courts and choice-of-law provisions
• Key reference materials in easy-to-use appendices

About the author: Gary B. Born is one of the world’s leading authorities on international arbitration and litigation. He has practiced extensively in both fields in Europe, the United States, and Asia. He is the author of International Commercial Arbitration (Kluwer Law International 3rd ed. 2021), International Arbitration: Law and Practice (Kluwer Law International 2nd ed. 2016), International Commercial Arbitration: Cases and Materials (Aspen 2nd ed. 2015) and International Civil Litigation in United States Courts (Aspen 6th ed. 2018).

International Arbitration and Forum Selection Agreements: Drafting and Enforcing is a concise, practical primer on the fundamentals of drafting and enforcing international arbitration agreements and other dispute resolution clauses. Drawing on a wealth of practical experience and academic analysis by one of the world’s leading authorities on international arbitration and litigation, this extensively revised and expanded sixth edition provides model arbitration and forum selection clauses for international contracts and explains the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to reducing the risks inherent in cross-border transactions. The book is an essential resource for any international practitioner or corporate counsel engaged in international matters.

Key Features include:

• Discussion of practical reasons for international arbitration and forum selection clauses
• Uncomplicated and practical guidance on drafting international arbitration and forum selection clauses
• Do's and Don't's for drafting
• Model international arbitration and forum selection clauses that permit efficient and effective dispute resolution
• Nearly 100 different model provisions
• Ad hoc versus institutional arbitration clauses
• Overview of leading arbitral institutions (including ICC, SIAC, ICDR/AAA, LCIA, HKIAC, PCA, ICSID, WIPO, VIAC, DIS, NAI and CRCICA)
• Overview of advantages and disadvantages of leading arbitral seats
• Forum selection clauses for national and international courts
• Multi-tier dispute resolution provisions
• Optional provisions for international arbitration and forum selection clauses (including arbitrator selection, arbitral procedure, costs of arbitration, provisional measures, waiver of annulment and currency of award)
• Discussion of pathological arbitration clauses and commonly-encountered defects

And covers:

• Updated extensively to address developments through January 2021
• New materials covering international courts and choice-of-law provisions
• Key reference materials in easy-to-use appendices

About the author: Gary B. Born is one of the world’s leading authorities on international arbitration and litigation. He has practiced extensively in both fields in Europe, the United States, and Asia. He is the author of International Commercial Arbitration (Kluwer Law International 3rd ed. 2021), International Arbitration: Law and Practice (Kluwer Law International 2nd ed. 2016), International Commercial Arbitration: Cases and Materials (Aspen 2nd ed. 2015) and International Civil Litigation in United States Courts (Aspen 6th ed. 2018).