Arbitration and Oral Evidence - Institute Dossier II

Prepared by the ICC Institute of World Business Law, this publication includes contributions by well-known and respected practitioners on the key issue of “Arbitration and Oral Evidence”. The aim is to give the reader a thorough picture of the practical issues raised by the oral presentation of evidence and to present a balanced series of solutions to the problems involved. The present publication includes contributions by well-known and respected practitioners on the key issue of “Arbitration and Oral Evidence”.

All practitioners of international commercial arbitration have witnessed the considerable progress made over the past years to bring in line different traditions. Roughly speaking, there are no longer major differences between substantive laws or rules of law in the field of international commercial arbitration. Evidence is the only area where there are still different approaches because of legal tradition.

The aim of this publication is to give the reader a thorough picture of the practical issues raised by the oral presentation of evidence. Where is the solution? The reader will find in this book the best possible approaches to this key question. The Institute is endeavoring to discuss at its yearly General Meeting matters of current interest to the arbitration world.