Digitalization and the Use of New Technologies in International Arbitration: (13 Chinese and Comparative Law)

Digital advancements are changing the face of international dispute resolution. This book examines the impact of digitalization and new technologies on international arbitration, discussing both advantages and challenges. It seeks to answer the question of whether international law in the field of international commercial arbitration is keeping pace with technological change. It takes a fresh look at issues that have recently emerged in the international arbitration landscape by focusing on the innovative use of artificial intelligence, particularly in relation to blockchain and ODR. Against this background, the Chinese solutions are worth analyzing and watching.

Table of Contents:
List of Figures Introduction 1 General Approach to Digitalization in International Dispute Resolution  1 Introduction  2 Law and Technology  3 Technology and Dispute Resolution  4 Notion of Digitalization  5 Types of International Dispute Resolution   5.1 International Commercial Arbitration    5.1.1 Geneva Protocol    5.1.2 Geneva Convention    5.1.3 New York Convention    5.1.4 UNCITRAL Model Law    5.1.5 Delocalized Arbitration   5.2 International Investment Arbitration   5.3 International Commercial Mediation   5.4 International Negotiation  6 Twofold Approaches to the Use of New Technologies in International Arbitration  7 Online Arbitration  8 Conclusion 2 New Technologies in Arbitral Tribunals: An Overview  1 Introduction  2 IT Tools in Arbitral Tribunals   2.1 Online Filing System    2.1.1 AAA-ICDR    2.1.2 ICC Case Connect    2.1.3 WIPO eADR    2.1.4 SCC Platform    2.1.5 E-Arbitration-T    2.1.6 ICSID   2.2 Remote Hearings    2.2.1 Definition of Remote Hearings    2.2.2 Regulations on Remote Hearings    2.2.3 Seoul Protocol on Video Conferencing in International Arbitration    2.2.4 Twofold Standpoint on Remote Hearings    2.2.5 Right to a Hearing in International Arbitration    2.2.4 Need of Handling Remote Hearings    2.2.5 Challenges Related to Remote Hearings    2.2.6 Remote Hearings and Post-Arbitration Problems   2.3 Electronically Stored Information  3 Significance of AI in Arbitration   3.1 Definition of AI   3.2 AI in International Arbitration: General Approach   3.3 AI Arbitrator’s Selection Tools   3.4 ChatGPT in International Arbitration: a Game-Changer?   3.5 Risks of AI  4 Conclusion 3 Advantages of Digitalization in International Arbitration  1 Introduction  2 Rule of Law and Access to Justice  3 Transparency  4 Efficiency, Flexibility, and Low Costs  5 Effectiveness and Convenience  6 Enhanced Diversity in International Arbitration  7 Conclusion 4 Challenges Related to Digitalization in International Arbitration  1 Introduction  2 Electronic Arbitration Agreement: An Overview   2.1 Electronic Consent to Arbitration   2.2 Accessibility of the Arbitration Agreement   2.3 Electronic Form of the Arbitration Agreement  3 Seat of Arbitration  4 Procedural Challenges  5 E-proceedings  6 E-evidence in Arbitration   6.1 Definition of Electronic Evidence   6.2 Definition of Blockchain   6.3 Collecting of E-evidence   6.4 E-evidence before an Arbitral Tribunal    6.4.1 Admissibility of E-evidence    6.4.2 Illegally Obtained or “hacked” Evidence  7 Digital Arbitral Award   7.1 Form of the Digital Arbitral Award   7.2 Enforcement of the Digital Arbitral Award  8 Cybersecurity  9 Data Protection  10 Inability to Observe Parties’ Demeanour and Credibility  11 Conclusion 5 Future of International Arbitration  1 Introduction  2 Digitalization of International Arbitration in View of the UN Sustainable Development Goals   2.1 Definition of the UN Sustainable Development Goals   2.2 Digitalization and 16th SDG s  3 From “smart courts” to “smart arbitration”  4 Green Arbitration  5 AI-arbitrators: Pipe Dream or Realistic Future?  6 Blockchain-based Arbitration   6.1 Definition of Blockchain-based Arbitration   6.2 Types of Blockchain-based Arbitration   6.3 Challenges Related to Blockchain-based Arbitration  7 Conclusion Final Conclusions and Recommendations References Index

About the Author :
Magdalena Łągiewska, Ph.D. in Law (University of Gdańsk 2017, East China University of Political Science and Law 2020), is Assistant Professor at the University of Gdańsk, Research Associate in the "China, Law and Development" project at the University of Oxford and Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb).