The first version of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules was endorsed by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December 1976. Now considered one of UNCITRAL's greatest successes, the rules have had an extraordinary impact on international arbitration as both instruments in their own right and as guides for others. The Iran-US Claims Tribunal, for example, employs a barely modified version of the rules for all claims, and many multilateral and bilateral foreign investment treaties adopt the UNCITRAL Rules as an arbitral procedure. The Rules are so pervasive and the consequences of the new version potentially so significant that they cannot be ignored. This commentary on the Rules brings the official documents together in one volume and includes the insights and experiences of the Working Group that are not included in the official reports.

This concise, in-depth guide explores the pros and cons of arbitration, the role of national laws, key elements of the arbitration agreement, and includes a detailed analysis of arbitration procedures. Standards of conduct of the arbitrator, enforceability, challenges, modification of awards, and awards and remedies are covered.
The Appendices include:
- UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
- Arbitration Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce
- The UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
- Texts of the New York and Panama Conventions
- Model UNCITRAL and ICC arbitration clauses
- Information about the major arbitral centers throughout the world.

This collection of essays from leading academics examines the connection between the World Trade Organization (WTO) and human rights issues, a topic which has provoked significant debate, particularly in the decade since the collapsed WTO talks in Seattle in 1999. The editors argue that a true appreciation of the salient issues requires consideration of disciplines beyond the law, such as economics, political science and philosophy. This book builds on previous trade/human rights projects by adding that interdisciplinary dimension. Bringing together trade scholars and human rights scholars from legal and interdisciplinary perspectives, The World Trade Organization and Human Rights will be an invaluable research tool for international scholars in human rights and trade, NGOs in the development sector and human rights, trade organizations and trade practitioners.