One of the cornerstones of arbitration is the finality of arbitral awards. Saving rare exceptions, arbitral awards cannot be subject to challenges based on the arbitrator's errors of law. Furthermore, there is no hierarchy between arbitral tribunals and judicial courts, nor are arbitrators part of any judicial system. Thus, if arbitrators are not part of any hierarchical scheme and if there is no challenge or appeal available against their errors of law, how could one say that arbitrators have a duty to follow judicial precedents? Besides, when individuals agree to solve their disputes outside the judicial arena, should they expect a private arbitrator to abide by the same standards of a system they have just avoided? Is the choice for arbitration not a choice for an entirely different legal system, unbound by the so-called judge-made law? This book attempts to answer those questions by presenting a comprehensive guide to the relation between judicial precedents and arbitration in the United States, the United Kingdom and in Brazil, as well as in international arbitration as a whole. In its second edition, the book offers an Appendix on Chinese Guiding Cases and Arbitration.

About the Author
Guilherme Rizzo Amaral has taught Procedural Law at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and at Fundacao Escola Superior do Ministerio Publico (FMP). He was a member of a committee that assisted the Brazilian House of Representatives in the drafting of the bill of the new Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure. He is one of the founding partners of Souto Correa Cesa Lummertz & Amaral Advogados (Brazil), where he heads the Dispute Resolution practice.


Book Information
ISBN 9780854902576
Author Guilherme Rizzo Amaral
Format Hardback
Page Count 220
Imprint Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing
Publisher Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing
Weight(grams) 456g