A Guide to the ICDR International Arbitration Rules 3rd ed: The Only Article-by-Article Commentary
The 2026 AAA-ICDR Conference put geopolitics, technology, evidence, and enforcement risk at the center of its agenda — a fair summary of what counsel now have to navigate in cross-border disputes administered by the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, which handles more than 800 arbitrations a year as the international division of the American Arbitration Association. The Rules themselves have kept pace, but understanding how each Article actually operates in practice has always required more than reading the text.
A Guide to the ICDR International Arbitration Rules, now in its third edition from Martin F Gusy, James M Hosking, and Gretta Walters, is the only article-by-article commentary on the ICDR Rules. This edition is fully revised since the second (2019), adding analysis drawn from newly available ICDR and AAA award databases and a comparison of the 2021 versus 2014 versions of the Rules.
The commentary earns its keep in three recurring situations: drafting a clause that opts into the ICDR rather than a generic AAA process, where the differences in emergency measures, joinder, and consolidation provisions matter; managing an active ICDR proceeding, where the book's cross-referencing helps anticipate how one Article interacts with another; and using the Expedited Procedure Articles (E-1 to E-10), a section few other resources treat in depth.
For an academic law library building out US and cross-border arbitration holdings, this remains the standing reference for ICDR practice specifically — distinct from general AAA commercial arbitration texts, and a natural addition alongside the international arbitration collection.
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Q&A
Q: Why does ICDR procedure matter for cross-border disputes right now?
A: The ICDR administers over 800 arbitrations a year, and its 2026 conference highlighted geopolitics, technology, and enforcement risk as growing concerns for practitioners handling ICDR-administered cases.
Q: What's new in the third edition of this commentary?
A: Analysis drawn from newly available electronic databases of ICDR and AAA awards, plus a comparison of the 2021 and 2014 versions of the Rules.
Q: Does the book cover the Expedited Procedure Articles?
A: Yes, including Articles E-1 through E-10, which govern commencement, the arbitrator's appointment, and the award under the expedited track.
Q: Who wrote A Guide to the ICDR International Arbitration Rules?
A: Martin F Gusy, James M Hosking, and Gretta Walters, practitioners experienced in ICDR-administered arbitration.
Q: Where can I buy A Guide to the ICDR International Arbitration Rules 3rd ed?
A: Through CLNZ Books, with worldwide shipping and institutional invoicing available.