Call for papers
This year, the Symposium will discuss International Arbitration in Times of Economic Nationalism. The Center on International Commercial Arbitration is pleased to invite submissions for its Biannual Symposium on Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration. The purpose of the conference is to highlight, develop, and promote scholarship in international arbitration. This symposium is organized with the institutional sponsorship of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) in Bonn (Germany), the World Trade Institute in Bern (Switzerland), and the Externado University in Bogotá (Colombia).
This call for papers is open to scholars and practitioners alike with interest in international arbitration. All practitioners and scholars with this interest are welcome to apply, regardless of their nationality or origin, or the particular position or opinion they defend.
Symposium’s Program Committee
Dr. Horacio Grigera Naón, Director, Center on International Commercial Arbitration, AUWCL.
Dr. Björn Arp, Fellow, Center on International Commercial Arbitration, AUWCL.
Dr. José Manuel Alvarez Zárate, Professor of Law, Externado University of Bogotá.
Dr. Rodrigo Polanco, Academic Coordinator, World Trade Institute, Bern.
Notification
The authors of the selected proposals will be notified by Monday, September 2, 2019. The Symposium, where authors will present an advance draft of their paper, will take place on Thursday, November 14, 2019. There is no cost to register for the conference but participants are responsible for securing their own funding for travel, lodging, and other incidental expenses.
Submission of Final Papers
The final papers, ready for publication, are due by December 15, 2019. This gives panelists the opportunity to include observations and comments received during the Symposium. Papers should number not less than 15, but not more than 30, pages, double spaced, in font Times New Roman size 12.
The final papers will be published as a hard copy in book format and in electronic format by the online journal Transnational Dispute Management (TDM), the media partner of this Symposium. Please click here to read more
"The symposium generates a dialogue for salient issues in BIT and ICSID arbitration, as well as current developments in international commercial arbitration in the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and East Asia."
Horacio A. Grigera Naón