Christoph Liebscher – författare

The main focus of the book is on the challenge of an award in the municipal courts. After describing the public policy issues under Community law and article 6 of the European Human Rights Convention, it then compares the situation under five jurisdictions: Austria, England, France, Germany, and Switzerland. The book also covers the minimum requirements for an award, its correction, interpretation, and amendment and, finally, some enforcement issues.

Additional features of this work include a comprehensive overview of the impact of Community law on the autonomy of arbitration; the setting out in detail of the relevant Strasbourg case law on article 6 of the EHRC; and proposals for further developments of arbitration law to improve its efficiency.

As well as presenting a straightforward comparison of five major arbitration venues in Europe to facilitate the choice of the seat of arbitration, the book also gives assistance in the drafting of arbitration clauses, sets out clearly the framework for arbitration procedures, and provides comprehensive references to source materials and numerous examples for counsels and courts in proceedings concerning the challenge and enforcement of awards.

This book will be of interest to arbitrators, corporate counsels, attorneys and other international lawyers, as well as to researchers and students of dispute resolution.

With the Arbitration Act of 2006 Austria consolidates its emerging role as a seat for arbitration proceedings affecting Central and Eastern Europe. Based to a significant extent on the UNCITRAL Model Law, which is fast becoming an international standard, Austria''s new law is applicable in any proceedings involving parties from any country.

Assembled with detailed commentary in footnotes by Christoph Liebscher, a leading Austrian arbitration specialist and a member of the committee that drafted the law, this definitive presentation of the Austrian Arbitration Act of 2006 provides all of the following:

This book will be of great practical value to arbitration practitioners, to international business people and their counsel, as well as to academics in arbitration and international trade law, especially in the context of Central and Eastern Europe.