Introduction

In August 1999 Indonesia enacted Law No. 30 of 1999 Concerning Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution.' [Translated law included.] This law was enacted at the same time that Indonesia resurfaced as a prominent attraction in the context of international investment arbitration. In 1999, reports that Indonesian officials kidnapped the Republic of Indonesia's party appointed arbitrator to interrupt arbitration proceedings in The Hague spread throughout the world. This incident caused outrage (including within the Indonesian arbitration community) and further damaged ...