23 April 2004
Key Points:
The Clayton Utz/Sydney University International Arbitration Lecture is an annual lecture for the promotion of the study of international arbitration and international dispute resolution, in particular in Australasia and the Asia-Pacific.
The 2003 Lecture was given by Mr Fali S. Nariman on 11 September 2003.Mr Nariman is one of the world’s most distinguished international lawyers and jurists, as well as being a leading figure in international arbitration both as a practitioner and arbitrator.
His eminence in the field of law is such that in 1995 he was named as a “Living Legend of the Law” by the International Bar Association.
In his erudite and entertaining Lecture, "East meets West: Tradition, Globalisation and the Future of Arbitration", Mr Nariman looked at the different views of international arbitration held by the East and West, a point illustrated with many striking – and sometimes amusing – examples of where arbitration clauses have reflected local sensibilities. Although the globalisation of arbitration in the past has not necessarily led to harmonisation, Mr Nariman explained that the future of international arbitration is still a bright one.
This year's Lecture, entitled "Apes, Neanderthals and Missing Links: Evolution in International Business Arbitration" will be given by Professor William Park, on 11 August 2004.
William (Rusty) Park is Professor of Law at Boston University and Vice President of the London Court of International Arbitration. After Yale and Columbia, Park practiced in Paris, and has held visiting academic appointments at Cambridge, Université de Dijon and University of Hong Kong. Publications include International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration, International Commercial Arbitration, Tax Treaty Arbitration and International Forum Selection.
Professor Park is Editor of Arbitration International, Chair of the ABA Committee on International Commercial Dispute Resolution, and a member of the NAFTA Financial Services Roster. He sits on the Appeals Tribunal for the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims, and during four years served as Arbitrator on the Claims Resolution Tribunal for Dormant Accounts in Switzerland, charged with resolving claims to Swiss bank accounts of Holocaust victims.
