* WINNER OF THE ASIL CERTIFICATE OF MERIT 2011 *

.* VOTED THE IDR-RELATED BOOK OF THE YEAR 2009 BY OGEMID *

Gary Born’s International Commercial Arbitration is an authoritative 3,200 page treatise, in two volumes, providing the most complete available commentary and analysis on all aspects of the international commercial arbitration process. International Commercial Arbitration has been widely cited by national courts and commentaries in all developed jurisdictions and is the gold standard for international arbitration commentaries. The text was awarded the American Society of International Law’s Certificate of Merit in 2011 and was voted “Book of the Year” by OGEMID.

Reviewers have described International Commercial Arbitration as “the definitive text on international arbitration,” “an unparalleled book on the law, practice and theory of international commercial arbitration” and a “magisterial exposition of international arbitration, which is stunning in its scope and comprehensiveness.” For additional reviews of Born’s book, click here.

International Commercial Arbitration comprehensively examines the constitutional framework of contemporary international commercial arbitration, thoroughly explicating all relevant conventions, statutes, and institutional rules and their interactions in dozens of jurisdictions worldwide. All practitioners, academics and users of international commercial arbitration – whether they need a systematic exposition of how all the ‘pieces fit together’, or detailed clarification of specific issues, or a basis on which to develop strategies – will find clear and authoritative guidance in this work.

Divided into three main parts, International Commercial Arbitration focuses on: International Arbitration Agreements, International Arbitral Procedures and International Arbitral Awards. Topics covered include:

• The separability of the arbitration agreement;

• Choice of law governing the arbitration agreement;

• Formation and validity of the arbitration agreement;

• Effects and interpretation of international arbitration agreements;

• Arbitral procedures, consolidation and joinder;

• Confidentiality;

• Selection of arbitrators and arbitral seats;

• Challenge of arbitrators;

• Choice of substantive and procedural laws;

• Rights and duties of arbitrators;

• Ethical issues and representation in arbitration;

• Form and content of arbitral awards, correction of awards;

• Annulment of awards;

• Recognition and non-recognition of awards; and

• Issues of preclusion and lis pendens.

Mr. Born is one of the world's leading authorities on international arbitration and litigation. He is the author of International Civil Litigation in United States Courts (5th ed. 2011), International Arbitration: Cases and Materials (2010), International Arbitration Agreements and Forum Selection Clauses: Drafting and Enforcing (3d ed. 2010), and numerous other publications in the international litigation and arbitration fields. Mr. Born was recently awarded the Global Arbitration Review’s inaugural “Advocate of the Year” prize and was voted “Best International Litigator in the World” for 2007; he heads Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr's International Arbitration Group.

For academic users, International Commercial Arbitration is designed to be used in conjunction with Mr. Born’s casebook, International Arbitration: Cases and Materials (2010), which is accompanied by a Teacher’s Manual, designed for classroom use.

"This two volume work by Gary Born exemplifies the subject of and criteria for this award: high technical craftsmanship and practical utility to practicing lawyers and scholars. The author has produced a masterwork on International Commercial Arbitration drawing together international agreements, legislation, public and private arbitration rules, contract clauses, judicial and arbitral decisions, and the many other elements that constitute law and practice in this field. The work synthesizes a vast body of information -- spread across a wide geographic and temporal range -- to make it fully accessible and usable. The author has anticipated the questions that practitioners should be asking on behalf of their clients, the issues that arbitrators should be considering in the course of proceedings and in rendering their awards, and he has identified areas which deserve greater attention from scholars. This two volume work will undoubtedly take its place as an indispensable aid to those involved in the practice and study of international commercial arbitration".

The American Society of International Law’s Scholarship Awards Committee

" A splendid treatise on international commercial arbitration which is unsurpassed in the breadth and depth of its exposition and in the acuity of its analysis. It marries the industry of the meticulous scholar with the pragmatic judgment of one of the international arbitration's leading practitioners. A great achievement."

Stephen Schwebel, former President, International Court of Justice

"A tour de force by one of the giants of international arbitration, which is breathtaking in its scope and comprehensiveness."

L. Yves Fortier C. C. Q. C., Ogilvy Renault LLP

"A magisterial exposition of international arbitration, which is breathtaking in its scope and comprehensiveness."

Michael Hwang S. C., Singapore/Essex Court Chambers

" A remarkable achievement, combining rigorous academic analysis with insights borne from a high level practical experience."

Albert van den Berg, Hanotiau & van den Berg

"An undisputed classic (and a) must for counsel, arbitrators, scholars and students."

Horacio A. Grigera Naon, former Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration

"This is an unparalleled book on the law, practice and theory of international commercial arbitration. It explains every aspect of international arbitration with both impressive doctrinal detail and exceptional theoretical acuity, and will be indispensable for both practitioners and academics.'

Professor Jack Goldsmith, Harvard Law School

"Stunningly comprehensive, accessible, and bristling with insights: the definitive text on international arbitration."

Harold Hongju Koh, Dean and Gerard C. & Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law, Yale Law School

" Gary Born has succeeded to accomplish a phenomenal task. This work is irreplaceable for the International Practice but also for the increasing academic presence in international arbitration."

Dr. Martin Illmer, MJur (Oxford), Hamburg (translated from hisreview published in Schieds VZ 2010, Heft 4)

"The two volumes are a significant source of information for the reader, accompanied by a clear style reflecting the opinions of the author. We can only recommend consulting this reference, a real treaty, also accessible to non-specialists."

Dr. Guido Carducci, translated from his review published in Clunet Journal de droit international, Volume 2, 2011