Judicial Outreach
ICCA’s Judicial Outreach programme centres around its New York Convention Roadshow. Launched in 2012, the Roadshow is a series of colloquia for judges on the application of the New York Convention. The 1958 New York Convention is regarded as the backbone of international commercial arbitration, with 172 contracting States and over 3,000 national court decisions reported in ICCA’s Yearbook Commercial Arbitration. As the practice of international arbitration relies on national court judges applying the Convention reliably, ICCA offers judicial workshops led by ICCA Judiciary Committee Members in the form of the New York Convention Roadshow. Each workshop takes into account the specific challenges faced by judges in applying the Convention in their particular region or jurisdiction and makes use of ICCA’s Guide to the Interpretation of the 1958 New York Convention.
ICCA Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee Members
- Andrés Jana, Chair
- Albert Jan van den Berg, Immediate Past Judiciary Committee Chair
- Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Middle East Judicial Liaison
- Dominique Hascher, EU Judicial Liaison
- Silvia Borelli
- Lise Bosman
- Ellen Gracie-Northfleet
- Michael Hwang
- Dyalá Jiménez
- Ndanga Kamau
- Carolyn Lamm
- Sundaresh Menon
- Marike Paulsson
- Zia Mody
- Lindsay Gastrell, Rapporteur
- Emily Hay, Consultant on Second Edition of Judges’ Guide
Related Events
Leading Judges Convene in Hong Kong on “Judging the New York Convention”
On 6 May 2024, Prof. Andrés Jana, ICCA Governing Board Member and Judiciary Committee Chair, moderated a panel of prominent judges at the ICCA Hong Kong Congress. The panel consisted of The Honourable Judge Fatima Faisal Hubail of the Kingdom of Bahrain, The Honourable Justice Judith Prakash of the Republic of Singapore, and The Honourable Judge Xi Xiangyang of the People’s Republic of China. Prof. Jana was joined by commentators Lindsay Gastrell, of ICCA’s Judiciary Committee, Barton Legum, and Guled Yusuf, as well as Shirin Gurdova, Young-ICCA Co-Chair, as rapporteur.
Speakers discussed the application of the 1958 New York Convention by courts, and the role of judges and practitioners in the process. In keeping with the theme of “Judging the New York Convention”, panellists reflected on the importance of consistency and uniformity in light of public policy reflecting differing societal interests and arbitrability issues arising in different jurisdictions, and the impact of local legal cultures on practice.
The panel concluded with reflection on the visionaries who shaped the New York Convention and a celebration of Prof. Albert Jan van den Berg — past ICCA president, former Chair of ICCA’s Judiciary Committee and expert on the Convention. The highlight of the celebration marked the official launch of the Second Edition of ICCA’s Guide to the Interpretation of the 1958 New York Convention in English and Chinese. The Second Edition is currently being translated into a further 27 languages.
ICCA Launches Second Edition of ICCA’s Guide to the Interpretation of the 1958 New York Convention at the 2024 Hong Kong Congress
ICCA launched the second edition of ICCA’s Guide to the Interpretation of the 1958 New York Convention at the 26th ICCA Congress in Hong Kong. The launch was celebrated on Monday 6 May during a Congress session honouring visionary Prof. Albert Jan van den Berg, Honorary ICCA President and former ICCA Judiciary Committee Chair. The first copy of the Chinese language version was presented to Judge Xi Xiangyang of the Supreme People’s Court of China.
The second edition of the Guide, which was developed by ICCA’s Judiciary Committee, updates case law and language and expands on points of interest covered in the First Edition. It is currently available in English and Chinese with more translations to follow.
Honourable Dominique Hascher Delivers Keynote Address at the 2022 Taiwan Arbitration Week
The Honourable Dominique Hascher, ICCA Judiciary Committee member and judge on the Supreme Judicial Court of France, delivered a keynote address by video conference on interim measures under the UNCITRAL Model Law during the 2022 Taiwan Arbitration Week.
New York Convention Roadshow Photo Gallery
