Psychology

Culture, Empirical Research, Evidence, FAI, International arbitration, Language, Legal Design, Psychology

(King’s College London and 3 Verulam Buildings)/ /Leave a comment

It was around 367 BCE when Plato wrote Νόμοι (The Laws), marking the first proper consideration of arbitration as a method for resolving private disputes. This work highlighted arbitration’s cost-effectiveness, the autonomy it provides through arbitrator selection, and the expertise and impartiality of arbitrators. Fast forward to today, arbitration is increasingly embraced by the international…

Advocacy, Closing Statements, International arbitration, Opening Statements, Psychology, Young ICSID

/ /Leave a comment

On May 22, 2023, Young ICSID’s first “Advocacy Skills Training: Making an Effective Opening and Closing Statement” took place. It was opened by Celeste E. Salinas Quero and featured Klaus Reichert SC and Donald E. Vinson, Ph.D., who are authors of “Arbitration: The Art & Science of Persuasion”. The two-hour training, held both online and…

Deceit, Evidence, Memory, Psychology, Witness

(Allen & Overy)/ /Leave a comment
Young ITA

On 27 October 2021, Young ITA organised an event on the topic of “The Psychology of Witness Evidence and its Role in Tribunal Decision-Making”, hosted by Allen & Overy in London. Katrina Limond (Young ITA UK Chair, Allen & Overy London) and Robert Bradshaw (Young ITA UK Vice-Chair, Lalive London) led a roundtable discussion panelled…