ICDR Arbitration Rules
Overview
This Practice Note covers arbitration at the ICDR and presents the different regulatory options.
Specially, this Practice Note concerns starting an arbitration under the International Dispute Resolution Procedures, including Mediation and Arbitration Rules, as well as its application and administration.
Definitions
ICDR : International Centre for Dispute Resolution.
AAA : American Arbitration Association.
ADR : Alternative dispute resolution.
UNCITRAL : United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
CAMCA : Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Centre for the Americas.
IACAC : Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission.
International Rules : International Dispute Resolution Procedures, including Mediation and Arbitration Rules .
Practical Guidance
Origins
The ICDR was established in 1996 as the international division of the AAA. As the preeminent domestic arbitration institution in the US, the AAA established the ICDR as a separate division to administer international arbitration cases and provide its global ADR services.
The ICDR administers arbitration under the International Rules , amended and effective 1 June 2014, with Fee Schedule amended and effective 1 October 2017.
In addition, the ICDR also commonly administers arbitrations under the following rules: