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March 2011 saw the launch of Young ICCA's new Mentoring Programme -- with the participation of ICCA Members acting as Mentors. Around 60 young practitioners from across the globe will benefit from the mentoring of ICCA Members and from Young ICCA “buddies”

Early bird registration for ICCA's 50th Anniversary celebrations in Geneva is now open. The programme commences with a conference hosted by Young ICCA on 19 May 2011, followed by a commemoration dinner in the evening of 19 May at which ICCA Member V.V. Veeder will give a keyn

ICCA will launch its new Guide to the interpretation of the New York Convention in May 2011 -- to coincide with ICCA's 50th Anniversary celebrations in Geneva. The Guide is part of a programme to assist uniform interpretation and application of the New York Convention worldwi

The deadline for applications to participate in the Young ICCA Mentoring Programme has been extended until 30 November 2010. The Programme will commence as planned on 1 January 2011.  Students and young practitioners are encouraged to sign up for this programme as Members

December 2010 will mark the launch of a new platform for arbitration created by the Government of Mauritius – with a conference held under the auspices of ICCA, UNCITRAL, the PCA, ICSID, the LCIA and the ICC on 13-14 December. The conference will be opened by the Prime Mini

For the first time ever, film footage of the presentations from an ICCA Congress or Conference is now available for viewing by those who wish to follow the proceedings "live". The proceedings of the ICCA Rio Congress 2010 are now available on this website, without cha

Young ICCA's Membership and Mentoring Programme is now open for applications. The Mentoring Programme for 2011-2012 will commence on 1 January 2011. Through this programme, Young ICCA Members will be linked to a Young ICCA Advisory Member ("Buddy") and to a Mentor (

Is there “a current, compelling need for the development of a Code of Ethics in International Arbitration and for the adaptation of tribunals and institutions to the adoption of such a Code”? Speaking in a Keynote Address at the ICCA Congress, Doak Bishop addressed th

Rio 2010 saw the launch of Young ICCA -- a grouping aimed at young arbitrationers world-wide, with the ambition to draw students and young practitioners from all corners of the globe into the practice of international arbitration.  During the annual meeting of YAP (Young Arb

At its annual meeting in Rio de Janeiro, the ICCA Council elected three new Vice Presidents and a new Secretary General.  The new Vice Presidents are Guillermo Agular-Alvarez, Teresa Cheng and Alexander Komarov. They replace Donald Donovan, Michael Hwang and Ivan Szasz. The