The ICDR provides curated knowledge about international dispute resolution to the business and legal communities, arbitral organizations, arbitrators and mediators, and educational institutions.
AAA-ICDR INTRODUCTION TO THE INSTITUTION
By: Katherine Simpson, Luis Martínez, Grant Hanessian, and Kabir Duggal
A practical resource for counsel, arbitrators, and parties navigating international arbitration under the ICDR International Arbitration Rules. Developed for Kluwer Arbitration and updated in July 2026, this guide provides practical guidance on the ICDR International Arbitration Rules and the administration of international arbitration proceedings.
Organized around key stages of the arbitration process, the guide addresses case initiation, administrative conferences, arbitrator selection, procedural matters, and other considerations throughout an international arbitration.
The resource includes guidance on ICDR procedures, along with references to sample documents, templates, and examples to help practitioners navigate the arbitration process.
AAA-ICDR Introduction to the Institution is available here. Additional templates and examples are available through Kluwer Arbitration.
MANAGING AND RESOLVING COMMERCIAL DISPUTES, 2024 EDITION
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A valuable resource of crucial issues influencing the way businesses resolve conflict
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The latest edition of Managing and Resolving Commercial Disputes is available! Sponsored by the ICDR in conjunction with Financier Worldwide, this essential guide equips professionals with new insights, trends, and strategies for effectively navigating international commercial disputes.
Inside the Edition:
- Contributions from top global legal experts and scholars
- Actionable guidance for mastering dispute resolution in the modern business world
- Notable trends in class and group actions
From the introduction:
Disputes may originate in commercial contracts and international trade and investment treaties, with international arbitration likely to be the most appropriate forum in which to resolve them.
Amid myriad factors, such as the Russia-Ukraine war, conflict in the Middle East, disruption to supply chains, national protectionism, ESG-related concerns and the inexorable rise of AI, international arbitration will remain central to dispute resolution processes.
Download your copy now.
A GUIDE TO THE ICDR INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION RULES, Third Edition
By: Martin F. Gusy, James M. Hosking, and Gretta Walters
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A comprehensive reference book for practitioners and arbitrators involved in international arbitration. |
The third edition is fully revised to reflect changes to the ICDR International Arbitration Rules and provides practical, article-by-article commentary on the Rules, including the Expedited Procedure Articles.
Organized to follow the life cycle of an international arbitration, the guide offers in-depth analysis of procedural and strategic considerations, supported by case law from the United States and international jurisdictions.
For the first time, the third edition incorporates analysis informed by newly available electronic databases of significant ICDR and AAA awards and decisions. An appendix also provides a side-by-side comparison of amendments to the ICDR Rules.
A Guide to the ICDR International Arbitration Rules, Third Edition is available for purchase from Oxford University Press.
ICDR AWARDS AND COMMENTARIES—Volume 2
By: Grant Hanessian, Derek Soller
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Compulsory reading for scholars and practitioners of international arbitration law and practice.
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The second in this series of ICDR arbitration awards compilations features detailed articles on ICDR arbitration practice as well as in-depth summaries of six compelling awards by eminent figures in international arbitration—and more, including ICDR International Dispute Resolution Procedures, ICDR’s Guide to Drafting International Dispute Resolution Clauses, and the AAA-ICDR Model Order and Procedures for a Virtual Hearing via Videoconference.
Take a look at the sample chapter below, by Luis Manuel Vice President ICDR.
Chapter One: A Guide to ICDR Case Management1
ICDR Awards and Commentaries—Volume 2 is available for purchase from Juris Legal Information.
1The chapter, A Guide to ICDR Case Management, is reprinted, distributed and posted from ICDR Awards and Commentaries - Volume 2 (Grant Hanessian and Derek Soller, eds., JURIS 2023) with the permission of JurisNet, LLC, Huntington, New York 11743, USA, www.arbitrationlaw.com.