Introduction

This new issue has a large number of articles and contributors, introducing some new categories such as "Costs of Arbitration" and "Rules & Best Practices". Other highlights of this issue include papers by Judge Stephen Schwebel, Michael Hwang, Professor Christoph H. Schreuer and Jan Paulsson.

For 2010 we have a number of special features in preparation:

A TDM special issue on China, discussing all aspects of the theory and practice of the resolution of trade and commercial disputes in and connected with China. Peter Thorp of Allen & Overy LLP, Beijing and Professor Tai-Heng Cheng, visiting associate professor at Vanderbilt Law School and Senior Legal Advisor to Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney LLP will be editing the TDM China Special. More information here.

And a second TDM special will be covering intersections between investment treaty law and the WTO world and will be edited by Walid Ben Hamida, University of Evry Val d'Essonne & Sciences Po, Paris (France) and Todd Weiler, treatylaw.com. More information and the call for papers can be found here.