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ICDR International Rules (2021)

The International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) is the international division of the American Arbitration Association® (AAA).

The ICDR administers international arbitration under the International Dispute Resolution Procedures, including Mediation and Arbitration Rules (the International Rules). The ICDR also administers 'international' disputes when parties provide for arbitration by

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The China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC) has announced that its Shanghai headquarters provided procedural services in China’s first ad hoc arbitration case concluded following the adoption of the revised arbitration law. The dispute involved two shipping companies registered in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone and arose from charges under an international cargo transportation agreement. The parties appointed a sole arbitrator and designated CMAC’s Shanghai headquarters as the service provider, responsible for coordinating the hearing venue, arranging stenography and managing the case file. The hearing was held on 19 December 2025 in Shanghai, at which the parties reached a mediated settlement, subsequently formalised in a temporary arbitration award. The respondent complied with the award on the day it was issued.

ICCA publishes 2025 President's Report detailing arbitration activities

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICCA) has published its 2025 President's Report detailing the organisation's arbitration and dispute resolution activities throughout 2025. The report highlights the ICCA-KIAC Conference held in Kigali, Rwanda in June 2025, which attracted over 300 delegates and facilitated the launch of ICCA's Database of Historical African Dispute Resolution spanning three centuries of arbitral proceedings involving African governments or interests. ICCA's publications programme updated 17 country reports in the ICCA Handbook Commercial Arbitration and reported on 120 court decisions and 19 arbitral awards through the ICCA Yearbook and Awards Series, bringing ICCA's total published materials to approximately 3,600 curated judicial decisions and over 650 awards. The organisation's diversity initiatives provided funding for 29 participants to attend the conference through the ICCA Inclusion Fund and supported eight fellows through the Johnny Veeder Fellowship Programme. The ICCA Judiciary Committee conducted New York Convention Roadshows in Baghdad, Cairo, Lima and Riyadh as part of its outreach activities. The 27th ICCA Congress is scheduled for Madrid from 12-15 April 2026.

SCC publishes practice note reviewing emergency arbitrator decisions 2023–25

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Institute (SCC) has published a new practice note summarising emergency arbitrator decisions from 2023 to 2025. It notes that the mechanism, first introduced in 2010, continues to apply a high threshold for urgent interim relief. Between 2023 and 2025, the SCC received 11 applications, with decisions reflecting rigorous scrutiny of prima facie case, irreparable harm, urgency and proportionality, and showing that irreparable harm remained the most challenging requirement. The practice note also reports improved procedural efficiency, with 80% of decisions issued within five days, increasing diversity among disputes and participants, and marks 15 years of the SCC’s emergency arbitration mechanism as a tool for urgent relief.

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