State Interests and Arbitration: The Russian Model

By William E. Butler113 Penn St. L. Rev. 1189.

The mythology of arbitration holds that this method of settling disputes is “private,” “informal” (even when arbitration is institutionalized), “effective,” “expedient,” “neutral,” “flexible,” “confidential,” “expert,” “fair,” and “inexpensive.” This is widely believed to remain the case even though these days arbitrations are “held in place by a complex system of national laws and international treaties.” . . . [keep reading]