This Guide comprises international convertions, country reports and comparative analysis. provides an overview of the global framework of international commercial arbitration - the New York Convention - and gives comprehensive insight into the laws of international arbitration for the world's most important jurisdictions in the arena of international arbitration: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, England and Wales, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States of America. The country reports focus on international arbitration, and, where applicable, point to specific rules applying to domestic arbitration in a specific jurisdiction. Each country report follows a uniform structure along the following lines:
I. Introduction
II. The arbitration agreement
III. The arbitral proceedings
IV. The control and the enforcement of arbitral awards
