The US Federal Judicial Center has published a guide for
US judges on international commercial arbitration that is of equal
interest to practitioners in disputes involving both US court and
arbitral proceedings. The Guide has been introduced in response to
the increasing number of applications before the US courts relating
to international arbitration. The introduction to the Guide
acknowledges that "it is helpful for judges to be familiar
with the international arbitral regime as a whole as well as the
relevant issues in US law."
International Commercial Arbitration: a guide for US
judges (The Guide) provides an overview of international
commercial arbitration and addresses the role of US courts in
ruling on discrete motions filed by parties prior to, during or
following arbitral proceedings. The Guide is replete with US and
international law references, including federal court decisions and
scholarly works on international arbitration.
