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Dr. H. MANSOUR BADM 403 Karim Sobh Farida Khamis INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION Outline A. What is International Arbitration? 1. Defining Characteristics of Commercial Arbitration 2. Special Characteristics of International Commercial Arbitration 3. Legal Framework for International Commercial Arbitration 4. Institutional Arbitration Rules 5. International Arbitration Agreements B. An Overview of the Advantages and Disadvantages of International Arbitration C. An Overview of Leading International Arbitration Institutions and Rules 1. Institutional Arbitration 2. Ad Hoc Arbitration 3. Leading Arbitral Institutions: a. International Chamber of Commerce International …

…State Arbitration Laws In addition to the overlapping provisions of the New York and Inter-American Conventions and the three chapters of the FAA, state laws also bears on international arbitration issues in U.S. courts. As explored in detail below the Supreme Court has held that the FAA does not "occupy the entire field" relating to arbitration. Nonetheless, the Convention and the FAA expressly establish substantive federal law. They provide the basis for federal com