Intensive Course: Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration

Prof. George A. Bermann, Walter Gellhorn Professor and Jean Monnet Professor, Columbia Law School.

Access to evidence is a crucial and potentially outcome-determinative aspect of International commercial arbitration. Yet differences among ground rules and practices abound. Institutional and other rules help narrow the gap, but panels enjoy wide discretion, including on discovery and privilege. This course examines both the fault lines and the trends in this area.