Introduction

Michael Hwang S.C.'s recently-published collection of essays titled Selected Essays on International Arbitration offers international arbitration practitioners something they frequently pay hundreds of dollars in conference registration fees to obtain - the candid views of a preeminent arbitrator. Indeed, the candour with which Mr Hwang speaks in his essays can be striking, piquing the curiosity as to whether his appointment as arbitrator has ever been challenged on the basis of his strongly-worded published views. Mr Hwang's willingness to take a stand on issues both ...