About ICCA

The International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) is a global non-governmental organization (NGO) devoted to promoting the use and improving the processes of arbitration, conciliation and other forms of international dispute resolution. Since its inception in 1961, ICCA has championed the harmonization of arbitration and conciliation rules, laws, procedures and standards.

ICCA seeks to promote and improve the use of arbitration and other forms of international dispute resolution through its international congresses, leading publications, judicial outreach programme and research projects.

ICCA has official status as an NGO accredited by the United Nations. In that capacity, ICCA has participated actively in the preparation of the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, the UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules, and the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration.

With the values of diversity and inclusion at its heart, ICCA Membership is open to all dispute resolution specialists. ICCA Members come from over 95 countries, with its Governing Board alone representing 26 nationalities. ICCA Membership benefits include discounts on ICCA publications and international events, the opportunity to participate in ICCA Project Groups, and inclusion in ICCA’s globally referenced Membership Directory.

Find out more about what it means to be an ICCA Member

ICCA is a membership-based organization led by an international Governing Board of 41 prominent dispute resolution specialists. Current office-holders are: