A Manual of International Dispute Resolution

An overview of international dispute resolution and settlement, especially in the fields of trade and commerce, investment and intellectual property. The author looks at five key topics:

· supranational disputes
· suprational dispute resolution bodies,
· international commercial dispute resolution,
· institutions concerned with dispute resolution in international trade and commerce
· online dispute resolution.

Connerty, an English barrister with particular expertise in the field of international arbitration, introduces each topic, illustrating it by decisions of the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea, the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, and decisions of national courts and international arbitration tribunals. Connerty also gives suggestions for sources for more detailed study in each topic area.

The book will be of interest to all those in Commonwealth countries and beyond who need to understand international dispute resolution processes and institutions.