THE AUTHORS:
Giulia Bartoletti, Legal Publications Officer at Jus Mundi
Rida Ahmed, US Marketing Manager at Jus Mundi
International arbitration research rarely relies on a single type of source. An award may provide the starting point for an argument, but understanding how that rule has been interpreted often requires consulting leading commentaries and academic analysis.
The new Cambridge University Press Library on Jus Mundi builds on this foundation by bringing together over 25 books and journals covering international commercial arbitration, investment arbitration and public international law. The collection includes established reference works such as Schreuer’s Commentary on the ICSID Convention, the ICSID Reports and the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, alongside leading journals including the American Journal of International Law and the Asian Journal of International Law.
The following overview highlights the principal subject areas and publications included in the collection.
Investment Arbitration and the ICSID Framework
Investment arbitration represents an important part of the collection, with resources covering both the legal framework of investor-State arbitration and its application by tribunals.
Among them is the third edition of Schreuer’s Commentary on the ICSID Convention, a comprehensive article-by-article examination of the Convention. The commentary considers the drafting history of its provisions and their interpretation through decades of ICSID practice, providing a point of reference for questions ranging from jurisdiction and constitution of tribunals to annulment and enforcement.
Paired with it, the ICSID Reports provide access to a substantial body of decisions, awards and other materials arising from proceedings under the ICSID Convention.
The library also extends beyond the ICSID framework to broader questions in investment law, including the interpretation and application of investment treaty standards and the development of investor-State dispute settlement.
Together, these resources allow readers to approach investment arbitration from complementary perspectives: examining the legal framework itself, the scholarship surrounding it and the decisions through which it has developed.
Arbitration Procedure and Evidence
A second part of the collection focuses on the procedural questions that arise throughout arbitral proceedings.
Practitioners can access commentary on two widely used IBA instruments: The IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration and The IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration. These works examine the application of the respective instruments and address practical questions concerning matters such as document production, evidence and the conduct of party representatives.
The collection also includes commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration. As the Model Law has provided the basis for arbitration legislation across numerous jurisdictions, the resource offers a useful reference point for understanding both its provisions and the broader legal architecture within which many international arbitrations operate.
These materials can assist readers looking beyond the text of a procedural rule to understand its interpretation, purpose and application in practice.
Awards, Courts and Judicial Control
Arbitration does not end with the tribunal’s award. Questions surrounding annulment, recognition and enforcement frequently require practitioners to consider how national laws interact with the arbitral process.
Among the resources included in the collection, The Cambridge Handbook of Judicial Control of Arbitral Awards examines how domestic courts across jurisdictions exercise judicial control over arbitral awards. Through contributions from more than 40 international experts, the Handbook offers a comparative perspective on issues including judicial intervention, annulment and the recognition and enforcement of awards.
Regional and Sectoral Perspectives
The breadth of the Cambridge University Press Library extends beyond its coverage of arbitration doctrine. The collection includes resources reflecting both the geographical diversity of international dispute resolution and the sector-specific issues that increasingly shape arbitral practice.
From a regional perspective, practitioners working on US-related disputes can consult titles addressing arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act alongside the American Journal of International Law, one of the leading journals in public international law. Those focusing on Asia will find resources such as China and International Dispute Resolution in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Asian Journal of International Law, which examine legal developments affecting cross-border investment, infrastructure projects and international trade across the region.
The collection also reflects the diversity of industries and emerging issues shaping international arbitration. Resources on investment treaty standards and the ICSID Reports support research into disputes involving sectors such as energy, mining, infrastructure and natural resources, while publications such as Arbitration in the Digital Age and the Cambridge Forum on AI: Law and Governance explore the legal implications of technological developments for dispute resolution, from the use of digital technologies in arbitration to the governance of artificial intelligence.
Public International Law and International Dispute Settlement
Beyond arbitration-specific resources, the collection also includes works on public international law and international dispute settlement. Merrills’ International Dispute Settlement provides an overview of the principal mechanisms through which international disputes are resolved, while Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization – Practice and Procedure examines the legal framework and practice of the WTO dispute settlement system. Together, these works offer valuable context for practitioners dealing with disputes that intersect with broader questions of public international law and international economic governance.
Bringing Secondary and Primary Sources Together
The value of the Cambridge University Press Library lies not only in the publications it adds to the platform, but also in how those resources can now be explored.
Traditionally, answering a legal question often means moving between multiple sources: consulting a treaty provision, turning to a leading commentary to understand its interpretation, and then searching arbitral awards to see how tribunals have applied it in practice.
With the Cambridge University Press Library integrated into Jus Mundi, these sources become part of a single research workflow. Through Jus AI, users can search authoritative secondary literature alongside awards, treaties and other primary sources, while surfacing the connections between doctrine and jurisprudence in a single query.
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