Yuan Fang (Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Law) has posted Examining the Practice of Expedited Arbitration in China: Strengths, Difficulties, and Prospects (EXPEDITED INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: POLICIES, RULES, AND PROCEDURES (Alan Anderson & Herman Verbist eds., the Netherlands: Kluwer Law International, forthcoming 2023)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The criticism that international arbitration is deviating from its foundation of expeditiously and efficiently resolving international disputes, has drawn the attention of practitioners, scholars and stakeholder representatives. As one of the intellectual efforts to address this issue, this chapter examines expedited international arbitration distinctively from a Chinese angle. Through a careful investigation of the expedited rules and procedures of the representative Chinese arbitral institutions, the author underscores the strengths and weaknesses of the existing mechanism of expedited arbitration in China. Comparing the expedited arbitration rules and procedures of Chinese institutions with those of the leading institutions across the globe, the author advises on the best practice for Chinese arbitration institutions by responding to the question of which global institution’s approach to expedited arbitration is most appropriate for China. This chapter concludes with a call for reform of the expedited arbitration mechanisms in China at both the institutional level and legislative level.