Class and group actions in arbitration /

"This publication examines the complex issues involved in class or group arbitration on a comparative law basis. Is there a place for such proceedings within the framework of the arbitration process? Class action procedures, as developed in the United States court system and more recently in Ca...

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Corporate Authors: International Chamber of Commerce; ICC Institute of World Business Law
Group Author: Hanotiau, Bernard; Schwartz, Eric A
Published: International Chamber of Commerce,
Publisher Address: Paris :
Publication Dates: [2016]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Dossiers ; 14
ICC publication ; number 771E
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Summary: "This publication examines the complex issues involved in class or group arbitration on a comparative law basis. Is there a place for such proceedings within the framework of the arbitration process? Class action procedures, as developed in the United States court system and more recently in Canada, are almost nonexistent in Europe. The European Commission has advocated collective redress as an important means of access to justice but class actions have found little enthusiasm in the Members States. The book highlights the lessons which have been learned from the experience of cases in the U
Item Description: Arbitration and award.
Carrier Form: 228 pages : portraits ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9789041183859 (paperback) :
904118385X (paperback)
9789284203604
9284203600
Index Number: K2400
CLC: D915.2
Call Number: D915.2/C614-1
Contents: Class arbitration in the United States : life after death? /
Class arbitration in the United States /
Mass and class claims in arbitration /
Collective arbitration in Europe /
Collective redness and class arbitration in the EU /
Collective arbitration : the European experience /
Collective consumer arbitration in Spain /
Mass arbitrations in international investment cases /
Mass claims in investment