Six ICC leaders explain what changed when the world’s most authoritative arbitration library became accessible in seconds.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is a global business organization that has promoted international trade and investment for over a century. Within this organization, the ICC International Court of Arbitration (ICC Court) serves as the world’s leading institution for resolving international commercial disputes through arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution methods. Since its founding, the ICC Court has administered nearly 30,000 cases, generating a wealth of procedural knowledge and practical insights documented in ICC publications.
The problem was access. “ICC has so many phenomenal publications—the Bulletin, our reports, and other publications—that were not being read as much as we had hoped,” says Claudia Salomon, President of the ICC Court.
The ICC found the solution in partnering with Jus Mundi, an AI-powered arbitration intelligence platform, to host the ICC Dispute Resolution Library. According to Claudia, the result has been an “exponential increase of readership.”
What Changed
Search That Actually Works
Claudia explains the transformation in research capability. “Now parties and anyone researching can search a particular topic, and they get access to the articles in the back issues of the ICC Bulletin and our other publications. There is also the linkage. When they are searching for a particular arbitrator, they get the publications that are in the ICC Dispute Resolution Library.”
This means that a single query surfaces multiple types of content simultaneously, with automatic connections between arbitrator profiles, case law, and relevant publications. The integrated approach eliminates the need to consult separate databases or request archived materials.
Content You Cannot Find Elsewhere
The ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin offers exclusive analysis unavailable elsewhere. The ICC Bulletin features analysis of unpublished ICC awards, procedural guidance, and perspectives from leading arbitrators, whose articles draw on their direct case experience.
Alexander G. Fessas, Secretary General of the ICC Court, emphasized that each new issue of the ICC Bulletin is provided free of charge, while previous issues become part of the searchable archive available to subscribers. “Having access to information is key to having access to justice and promoting the rule of law.”
Sara Nadeau-Séguin, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the ICC Bulletin, describes how the platform has expanded its reach. “Jus Mundi’s platform has allowed us to go beyond the ICC Bulletin’s traditional subscriber, especially in places where access to information can be a little bit more difficult.”
Practical Templates Based on Real Deals
Emily O’Connor, Director of Trade and Investment at ICC, explains the value of the ICC Model Contracts. “Knowledge sharing is key for ICC because we really want to ensure that companies all over the world have the tools they need to resolve and prevent their disputes.”
These model contracts serve as informal global standards that reduce cross-border legal risk and streamline contract negotiations. The templates are digital, downloadable, and reflect real-world commercial practice across industries and jurisdictions.
Academic Rigor Applied to Commercial Reality
The ICC Institute Dossiers provide another critical resource within the library. Eduardo Silva Romero, Chair of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, emphasizes the diverse perspectives that inform these publications. “The Institute is formed by people coming from all regions in the world, and also from people coming from all different perspectives in the field of law. You can find, as members of the Institute, professors, students, legal practitioners, in-house counsel, lawyers at large.”
This diversity ensures that the ICC Dossiers reflect multiple viewpoints on complex international commercial law issues, which is particularly valuable for practitioners advising clients on sophisticated cross-border matters.
The Complete Archive
Beyond these core publications, the library includes The Secretariat’s Guide to ICC Arbitration, which provides authoritative commentary on ICC Arbitration written by senior ICC Secretariat members, and makes accessible all ICC Commission Reports, the ICC Enforcement Guide, which covers over 80 jurisdictions, as well as all past ICC Rules and Statistical Reports. The library also contains specialized publications addressing evolving areas of practice, such as the Incoterms® rules, and a compilation of DOCDEX decisions in relation to trade finance, and a wide range of ICC publications.
Why It Works
Research Speed and Efficiency
Alexander G. Fessas describes what the platform enables. “The ability to highlight points of practice of the ICC Court and ICC ADR Centre, the ability to show how arbitration is being utilized as a tool by companies and states and state-owned entities globally, and also to see how arbitrators decide certain issues or how they approach certain others, is extremely valuable.”
The platform leverages artificial intelligence capabilities, including metadata on rules and relevant individuals, an automated table of contents, content filtering, and multilingual search. These technological features transform how practitioners conduct research and interact with institutional knowledge and form part of the “digitally enhanced reality that is Jus Mundi”.
Institutional Authority
When practitioners cite these materials, they are citing guidance from the institution itself. This carries substantial weight in legal arguments and strategic decisions.
The library provides resources practitioners can apply directly to current matters, including drafting and procedural guidance, templates for structuring international contracts, knowledge resources for navigating ICC Dispute Resolution Services, and analyses of how arbitrators have addressed specific issues in real cases.
Practical Application
The library provides resources practitioners can apply directly to current matters, including tools for drafting arbitration clauses, templates for structuring international contracts, procedural guidance for navigating ICC Arbitration, and analyses of how arbitrators have addressed specific issues in real cases.
The Access Philosophy
Emmanuel Jolivet, General Counsel of ICC, articulates the principle underlying ICC’s publication strategy. “In terms of access to information and the philosophy behind this policy of wide publication of ICC Arbitration materials, I think we can identify the willingness to make sure that everyone could have access to the same type of information, irrespective of the legal culture, the professional background of the person, the location, the country in which these people were domiciled or located.”
This commitment to broad access reflects ICC’s institutional mission to support international commerce and dispute resolution globally. The partnership with Jus Mundi operationalizes this philosophy by providing technological infrastructure that makes ICC materials accessible across jurisdictions and practice contexts.
Subscription Information
The ICC Dispute Resolution Library is available as an add-on to Jus Mundi’s subscription packages or as a standalone subscription.
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