Consent, Joinder, New York Convention, New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, Sport arbitration, UNCITRAL Model Law
Relooking at Consent in Arbitration
Consent has long been accepted as the cornerstone of arbitration, until recently. The evolution and expansion of arbitration brought about diverging opinions on the consensual character of arbitration. For example, Stavros Brekoulakis suggested that “[w]hile … a functional concept of consent may enhance the effectiveness of arbitration clauses in complex transactions, it is very difficult…