Chapter Ⅰ　An Overview of International Commercial Arbitration

　Section 1 Arbitration in General

　　1.Definition and features of arbitration

　　2.Legal nature of arbitration

　　3.Types of arbitration

　Section 2 International Commercial Arbitration and the Merits

　　1.Definition of international commercial arbitration

　　2.Merits of international commercial arbitration

　Section 3 Sources of international Commercial Arbitration Law

　　1.National arbitration laws

　　2.International arbitration conventions

　　3.Arbitration rules

　　4.Sources of arbitration law in China

　Section 4 International Commercial Arbitration Institutions

　　1.Leading arbitration institutions in foreign jurisdictions

　　2.Foreignrelated arbitration institutions in China

Chapter Ⅱ　Arbitration Agreement in International Commercial Arbitration

　Section 1 Arbitration Agreement in General

　　1.The importance of arbitration agreement

　　2.Definition of arbitration agreement

　　3.Types of arbitration agreement

　　4.Subjects of arbitration agreement

　　5.Objects of arbitration agreement

　Section 2 Form and Contents of Arbitration Agreement

　　1.Form of arbitration agreement

　　2.Contents of arbitration agreement

　　3.Form and contents of arbitration agreement in China

　Section 3 Validity of International Arbitration Agreement and the Applicable Law

　　1.Validity of international arbitration agreement

　　2.Applicable law of international arbitration agreement

　　3.Defective arbitration agreement

　Section 4 Effects,Enforcement and Termination of Arbitration Agreement

　　1.Effects of arbitration agreement

　　2.Enforcement of arbitration agreement

　　3.Termination of arbitration agreement

　Section 5 Autonomy of Arbitration Agreement

　　1.The principle of autonomy of arbitration agreement

　　2.The principle of competencecompetence

Chapter Ⅲ　Arbitrator and Arbitral Tribunal in International Commercial Arbitration

　Section 1 Arbitrator in General

　　1.Status of arbitrator

　　2.Qualifications of arbitrator

　　3.Independence and impartiality of arbitrator

　Section 2 Appointment of Arbitrator and Constitution of Arbitral Tribunal

　　1.Number of arbitrators

　　2.Selection and appointment of arbitrator

　Section 3 Challenging and Replacing Arbitrator

　　1.Challenging arbitrator

　　2.Replacing arbitrator

　Section 4 Powers,Rights,Duties and Liabilities of Arbitrator

　　1.Powers of arbitrator

　　2.Rights of arbitrator

　　3.Duties of arbitrator

　　4.Liabilities of arbitrator

Chapter Ⅳ　Procedures of International Commercial Arbitration

　Section 1 Procedural Rules of International Commercial Arbitration

　　1.Diminishing roles of the law of the arbitral seat

　　2.Determination of procedural rules in international commercial arbitration

　　3.Determination of procedural rules in China

　Section 2 Procedural Steps of International Commercial Arbitration

　　1.Commencement of the arbitral proceedings

　　2.Constitution of the arbitral tribunal

　　3.Written submissions

　　4.Hearing

　　5.Deliberation of the arbitral tribunal

　　6.Closing and termination of the arbitral proceedings

　　7.Making and publication of award

　　8.Procedural steps of arbitration in China

　Section 3 Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration

　　1. The parties’ autonomy and the arbitral tribunal’s discretion to determine rules of evidence

　　2.Categories of evidence

　　3.Sources of evidence

　　4.Discovery of evidence

　　5.Admission of evidence

　　6.Evidentiary rules in arbitration in China

　Section 4 Provisional Measure in International Commercial Arbitration

　　1.Definition and objectives of provisional measure

　　2.Types of provisional measure

　　3.Prerequisites for ordering provisional measure

　　4.Authorities to order provisional measure

　　5.Enforcement of provisional measure ordered by the arbitral tribunal

　　6.Provisional measure in arbitration in China

　Section 5 Other Procedural Issues in International Commercial Arbitration

　　1.Seat of arbitration

　　2.Consolidation and Joinder

　　3.Defaulting proceedings

　　4.Language of arbitration

　　5.Presentation in arbitration

Chapter Ⅴ　Arbitral Award of International Commercial Arbitration

　Section 1 Arbitral Award in General

　　1.Definition of arbitral award

　　2.Types of arbitral award

　　3.Form and Contents of arbitral award

　Section 2 The Law Applicable to the Substance of the Dispute

　　1.Sources of substantive law

　　2.Determination of substantive law

　Section 3 Rules of Making International Commercial Arbitral Award

　　1.Time limit for making arbitral award

　　2.Mechanism of making arbitral award

　　3.Notification and deposit of arbitral award

　Section 4 Effects of International Commercial Arbitral Award

　　1.Termination of the arbitrators’ jurisdiction

　　2.Res Judicata of the award

　　3.Enforceability of the award

Chapter Ⅵ　Challenge to Award in International Commercial Arbitration

　Section 1 General Introduction

　　1.Meaning and purpose of challenge

　　2.Conditions of challenge

　　3.Place of challenge

　　4.Time limit of challenge

　　5.Exclusion and waiver of the right to challenge

　Section 2 Grounds for Challenging International Arbitral Award

　　1.Grounds under the Model Law

　　2.Grounds wider than those under the Model Law

　　3.Grounds narrower than those under the Model Law

　Section 3 Means,Remedies and Consequences of Challenging Arbitral Award

　　1.Means of challenge

　　2.Remedies and legal consequences

　Section 4Challenging ForeignRelated Arbitral Award in China

　　1.The statutory provisions on challenge of foreignrelated arbitral award

　　2.The problems of the regimes of challenging foreignrelated arbitral award

Chapter Ⅶ　Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award

　Section 1 General Introduction

　　1.Meaning of foreign award

　　2.Deference between recognition and enforcement

　　3.Prerequisites for recognition and enforcement

　　4.Procedures and methods of recognition and enforcement

　Section 2 Conventions on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Award

　　1.The New York Convention

　　2.Other conventions

　Section 3 Refusing Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Award

　　1.Grounds to refuse recognition and enforcement

　　2.Waiver and preclusion of the defenses to recognition and enforcement

　　3.Consequence of refusal of recognition and enforcement

　Section 4 Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Award in China

　　1.The legal framework for enforcement of foreign award

　　2.The legal rules on enforcement of foreign award

　　3.Recognition and enforcement in the Mainland of award made in Hong Kong,Macao and Taiwan

Index

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