On Jan. 5, 2016, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) announced two recent decisions aimed at promoting transparency and efficiency, suggesting a shift in arbitration policy. These decisions come as the ICC adds two new officials to its ranks. From Dubai, H.E. Hamad Buamim, president and CEO of Dubai Chamber, has retained the position of […]
As of Oct. 28, 2015, the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitron Awards (1958) had 156 Contracting States, making it the source of the “most successful international agreements presently in force.” Perhaps aligned with the recent three-part series on the arbitration process in the United States published by the New York […]
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The disturbing trend of acts of violence against churches which are predominantly visited by blacks or African-Americans has continued. It has been reported that fire broke out at the Mt. Zion AME Church in Greeleyville, South Carolina, on Tuesday, June 30. Close to 50 firefighters were needed to extinguish the blaze that burnt the black […]