Abstract

For better or worse, recent developments in South African policy in respect of international commercial and investor-state arbitration will affect the future of arbitration in the country. Firstly, the South African government has taken substantive steps to transform the country's investment protection regime. A second driver of change is the ongoing modernization of commercial arbitration law, distinguishing domestic and international arbitration and reforming recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards. Thirdly, development of the arbitration institutions in South Africa plays an ...