Professor S.I. Strong was recently given the Outstanding Professional Article Award 2018 from the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), an international think-tank dedicated to improving dispute resolution processes around the world. This is the fourth time that Professor Strong’s scholarship has been recognized by CPR, putting Professor Strong in a select circle of authors who have won the award more than once. This year’s…
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Professor Strong Named to Governing Body of International Think-Tank
Professor S.I. Strong was recently elected to a four-year term on the Council of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, an international think-tank that provides research, training and information to the legal profession about international business law, including international arbitration. As the governing body of the Paris-based ICC Institute, the Council is responsible for setting the research and educational agenda of the Institute, particularly…
Professor Strong Discusses Trust Arbitration in Australia
Professor S.I. Strong recently traveled to Sydney, Australia, to discuss innovations in international arbitration, particularly in matters involving the arbitration of internal trust disputes. Strong has written a number of articles on this subject and edited a book, Arbitration of Trust Disputes: Issues in National and International Law (Oxford University Press 2016), that includes contributions from authors from around the world. During her…
Professor Schmitz Publishes Book Chapter Discussing Online Arbitration
Professor Amy J. Schmitz recently published a chapter discussing online arbitration, “Building on OArb Attributes in Pursuit of Justice,” in Arbitration in the Digital Age (Cambridge University Press 2018). The book takes a cutting-edge look at how technology is changing arbitration practice and possibilities throughout the world. In her chapter, Professor Schmitz explores variances in arbitration law on an international…
Professor Strong Publishes Article on Legitimacy in International Arbitration
Professor S.I. Strong’s most recent article, “Truth in a Post-Truth Society: How Sticky Defaults, Status Quo Bias and the Sovereign Prerogative Influence the Perceived Legitimacy of International Arbitration,” 2018 University of Illinois Law Review 533 (2018), addresses the increasingly contentious debate about the legitimacy of the arbitral process from a unique interdisciplinary perspective. In this analysis, Professor Strong combines elements of psychology,…
Professor Strong Speaks in New York on Large-Scale Arbitration
Professor S.I. Strong spoke in New York at the 34th Annual Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration convened by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the American Arbitration Association (AAA). The meeting focused on “International Arbitration: Advances Made and Challenges Ahead,” and Professor Strong spoke about large-scale…
U.S. State Department Names Professor as National Correspondent
The U.S. Department of State recently named Professor S.I. Strong as one of the United States’ National Correspondents to a key project run by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). The project, known as CLOUT (Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts), compiles judicial decisions from around the world on a variety of international instruments promulgated by UNCITRAL. Professor…
Professor Strong Speaks at the New York International Arbitration Center
Professor S.I. Strong recently gave a presentation on her book, Arbitration of Trust Disputes: Issues in National and International Law (Oxford University Press 2016), at the New York International Arbitration Center. The book offers an international and comparative look at the arbitration of internal trust disputes, meaning disputes arising between the trustee and beneficiary, and is the leading text is…