Introduction

Working Group II (Arbitration) of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) held its 48th session in New York on February 4-8, 2008. At that session, the Working Group continued to discuss the potential revision of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (the "UNCITRAL Rules"), a matter that was initially raised at the Group's 32nd session (Vienna, March 20-31, 2000).[1] Although Working Group II has not yet reached a final decision on the breadth and scope of the revisions that will be made to the UNCITRAL Rules (which, according to some reports, may include new ...