International Arbitration ─ Law and Practice in Switzerland

This highly-regarded text is now available to a wider audience with the publication of the third edition in English. The work comprises a detailed review of Chapter 12 of the Swiss Private International Law Act, which governs international arbitration in Switzerland, discussing arbitral and institutional practice under the ICC Rules, the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, and the Code of Sport-related Arbitration (CAS Code), as well as making reference to the UNCITRAL Rules. Part III of the Swiss Federal Code of Civil Procedure came into force in January 2011 and is referenced where applicable. The book covers all essential aspects of international arbitral proceedings and arbitration-led court proceedings in Switzerland, from the drafting and validity of arbitration agreements to the challenge, enforcement, and recognition of arbitral awards. Comparative analysis and transnational perspectives enhances the practical and systematic advice at the centre of the work.

The book is co-authored by Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler and Antonio Rigozzi, both leading experts in the field of international arbitration. Kaufmann-Kohler in particular is regarded as a world leader in this field, being regularly ranked in the world's top ten international arbitrators and most recently as the 'most highly-regarded' arbitrator in the world by The International Who's Who of Commercial Arbitration. The authors' combined expertise in international commercial, investment, and sports arbitration makes this book an essential resource for anyone involved with international arbitration in Switzerland.

Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, Partner, Levy Kaufmann-Kohler and Professor of International Arbitration, University of Geneva,Antonio Rigozzi,Partner, Levy Kaufmann-Kohler, Professor of International Arbitration, Neuchatel University Law School

Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler is a professor at the University of Geneva, where she teaches international arbitration and heads the Department of Private International Law. She is also the Director of the LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS), a joint programme of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the University of Geneva. Professor Kaufmann-Kohler is a founding partner of Levy Kaufmann-Kohler and regularly ranks in the world's top ten international arbitrators. She is joint General Editor of OUP's Journal of International Dispute Settlement and on the Advisory Board of the Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy, ed. Karl P. Sauvant, (OUP). She has authored, co-authored and contributed to numerous works on international arbitration.

Antonio Rigozzi teaches international arbitration and sports law at the University of Neuchatel and is a partner at Levy Kaufmann-Kohler, where he heads the sports arbitration practice. He regularly acts as counsel before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the Swiss Supreme Court, and frequently sits as an arbitrator in commercial arbitrations. The author of a well-known treatise on international sports arbitration (L'arbitrage international en matiere de sport, Basel, 2005), Professor Rigozzi is a leading specialist in this field.