LibGuides: CRS615 v1: Module 3 Resources

Module 3 Required Resources

Exploring the Federal Arbitration Act through the Lens of History
Szalai, I. S. (2016). Exploring the Federal Arbitration Act Through the Lens of History. J. Disp. Resol., 115.
The United States Arbitration Act (known today as the Federal Arbitration Act, or FAA) is a relatively short and deceptively cryptic statute.'The heart of the statute, section 2, is one sentence, and this key provision simply declares that arbitration agreements are generally" valid, irrevocable, and enforceable."

The ‘Arbitralization’ of Courts: The Role of International Commercial Arbitration in the Establishment and the Procedural Design of International Commercial Courts
Antonopoulou, G. (2023). The “Arbitralization” of Courts: The Role of International Commercial Arbitration in the Establishment and the Procedural Design of International Commercial Courts. Journal of International Dispute Settlement. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnlids/idad007
This article argues that while arbitration is becoming progressively judicialized, international commercial courts evidence an opposite, less studied trend; namely, the ‘arbitralization’ of courts. Through a comparative analysis of different international commercial courts, the article explores how the competition with arbitration has prompted the establishment of these courts, and how arbitration has served as the inspiration for some of their most innovative features.