Introduction

The theme of the upcoming Sydney ICCA Congress is "Evolution and Adaption: The Future of International Arbitration" and the planned session on "New Frontiers in International Arbitration" is set to explore how arbitration in the future might become a forum for resolving disputes under emerging norms, including on human rights, labour laws, health and safety. As delegates at the Congress will hear, and as we describe in this article, some of these "future" uses of arbitration in the realm of business and human rights are already a present reality at the Permanent Court of Arbitration ...