International Council for Commercial Arbitration

ICCA is a worldwide NGO devoted to promoting the use and improving the processes of arbitration, conciliation and other forms of dispute resolution. Its activities include convening congresses and conferences, sponsoring authoritative dispute resolution publications, and promoting the harmonization of arbitration and conciliation rules, laws, procedures and standards.

ICCA Celebrates its 60th Anniversary

ICCA celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2021 with a series of project launches and a look back at our history. Click here for video footage of 2021 events, and for information about additional scheduled project launches in the 60th Anniversary series.

ICCA Edinburgh 2022

The ICCA Edinburgh Congress will take place from 18 - 21 September 2022 and will focus on the theme ‘Arbitration’s Age of Enlightenment?’. Click here for all the details.

Latest News

25 May 2022

Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel Foundation to offer funding to young academics wishing to attend ICCA Congress Edinburgh 2022

ICCA is pleased to support the Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel Foundation, offering financial assistance to young arbitration academics to attend the ICCA Congress in Edinburgh in September 2022.
23 May 2022

ICCA Inclusion Fund Now Accepting Applications for Funding to attend ICCA Congress in Edinburgh

ICCA is pleased to announce that its Inclusion Fund is now accepting applications for funding to attend the ICCA Congress in Edinburgh in September 2022.
19 May 2022

Right to a Physical Hearing Project: Release of the General Report

Co-editors Giacomo Rojas Elgueta, James Hosking and Yasmine Lahlou, in collaboration with ICCA, announce the release of the General Report, the culmination of the multi-jurisdictional survey concerning the question whether a right to a physical hearing exists in international arbitration.
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ICCA Congresses

The XXVth ICCA Congress will take place in Edinburgh from Sunday 18 - Wednesday 21 September 2022.

ICCA Projects

ICCA undertakes projects aimed at harmonizing arbitral practices and promoting understanding of dispute resolution processes worldwide.

ICCA Publications

ICCA’s publications play an influential role in the field of international arbitration.

ICCA's Judicial Outreach

ICCA’s Judicial Outreach programme centres around its New York Convention Roadshow. Launched in 2012, the Roadshow is a series of colloquia for judges on the application of the New York Convention.