Confidentiality in International Commercial Arbitration

Dr. Kyriaki Noussia, Ph.D., LL.M., is an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow (2007-2010) at the University of Hamburg (Faculty of Law, Institute of Procedural Law) and at the Max Planck Institute for comparative and international private law in Hamburg, Germany. Prior to that, she held academic positions in the UK, most recently at Birmingham Law School (University of Birmingham, UK) where she was the C.S.E.T. Lecturer in Common Law (2004-2007). She has held visiting appointments at various universities and other academic institutions. She is also a barrister and solicitor in Greece (Athens Bar Association) and a member of various associations and committees in the field of transport law, maritime law, international commercial law, international procedural and arbitration law. Her key research areas are international commercial law, arbitration, and private international law.

• The History, Importance and Modern Use of Arbitration.- Problems and Questions Encountered in Relation to Confidentiality in Arbitration.- The Present Status of Confidentiality in International Commercial Arbitration in the Various Jurisdictions.- Critical Analysis, Overall Assessment and Discussion.- Transnational Law and Arbitration.- Towards a Uniform Arbitration Law?.- Conclusions.