Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration 2023

Abstract

The Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration is a collection of articles and essays on current issues and hot topics in commercial and investment arbitration and provides a comprehensive overview of recent developments in arbitration. The present 17th edition contains 19 contributions from altogether 45 leading practitioners and academics. The contributions include reports providing insights into the successful work of the VIAC and an update on recent Austrian court decisions and publications in the field of arbitration. The Yearbook includes the keynote speech at the VAD 2022 and the “<em>Vienna propositions for the Resolution of Shareholder and Corporate Disputes</em>”. Other contributions address a variety of topics, predominantly concentrating on commercial and investment arbitration, including disputes in Austrian private foundations and arbitration agreements in foundation deeds, third-party funding, or ECJ decisions on investment arbitrations after <em>Achmea</em>, and other hot topics such as the Energy Charter Treaty, sustainability, or multiparty–multicontract arbitrations.