Discourse and Practice in International Commercial Arbitration

Contents: Preface; Part I Issues and Challenges: International commercial arbitration practice: a discourse-based perspective, Vijay K. Bhatia, Christopher N. Candlin and Maurizio Gotti. Part II Analyses and Evidence: Addressing international arbitration's ambivalence: hard lessons from Australia, Luke Nottage; Systems of genres in international commercial arbitration, Celina Frade; Evidence, oral testimony and cross interrogatory in international arbitration, Fabio E. Ziccardi; Enforcement of arbitral awards in Hong Kong: legal and political challenges, Rajesh Sharma; Language and power in arbitration proceedings: insights into theory and practice, Patrizia Anesa; Appraisal analysis of dissenting and concurring opinions, Ruth Breeze; The judicialization of arbitration discourse in the Italian context, Maurizio Gotti; Arbitration awards as accounts, Vijay K. Bhatia, Christopher N. Candlin and Christoph A. Hafner; Cultural variation in arbitration journals: the International Court of Arbitration Bulletin and Arbitration International compared, Paola Catenaccio; Voices in arbitration awards: polyphony and language reports, Giuliana Garzone and Chiara Degano; A comparison between American and Italian online dispute resolution systems, Larissa D'Angelo; Arbitration in action: the display of arbitrators' neutrality in witness hearings, Stefania Maria Maci; Arbitration in Italy: a two-headed Janus?, Ulisse Belotti; Is arbitration being colonized by litigation? – practitioners' views in the Singapore context, Sujata Kathpalia; Confidentiality v. publicity: the impact of international arbitration in the media, Isabel Corona. Part III Prospects and Conclusions: Contested identities in international arbitration practice, Vijay K. Bhatia, Christopher N. Candlin and Maurizio Gotti; Index.