<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Numerous arbitration rules were amended over the last five years to include provisions on the so-called emergency arbitration measures. An emergency arbitrator is appointed before the constitution of a full arbitral tribunal and is empowered to grant an interim relief that the applicants could have historically obtained in these urgent situations from ordinary courts only. The article discusses key aspects and challenges of the new institute in the context of both international commercial and investment arbitration.</p></abstract>

Numerous arbitration rules were amended over the last five years to include provisions on the so-called emergency arbitration measures. An emergency arbitrator is appointed before the constitution of a full arbitral tribunal and is empowered to grant an interim relief that the applicants could have historically obtained in these urgent situations from ordinary courts only. The article discusses key aspects and challenges of the new institute in the context of both international commercial and investment arbitration.

Emergency Measures of Protection in International Arbitration

Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences

International and Comparative Law Review

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Numerous arbitration rules were amended over the last five years to include provisions on the so-called emergency arbitration measures. An emergency arbitrator...

Emergency Measures of Protection in International Arbitration

Published Online: Sep 25, 2018

Page range: 155 - 177

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2018-0030

Keywords
emergency arbitrator, emergency relief, pre-arbitral interim measures, emergency arbitrator rules, enforcement

© 2018 Monika Feigerlová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Emergency Measures of Protection in International Arbitration

Published Online: Sep 25, 2018

Page range: 155 - 177

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2018-0030

Keywordsemergency arbitrator, emergency relief, pre-arbitral interim measures, emergency arbitrator rules, enforcement

© 2018 Monika Feigerlová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
emergency arbitrator, emergency relief, pre-arbitral interim measures, emergency arbitrator rules, enforcement