Young ICCA Voices

Young ICCA Voices is an online magazine created by, and for, young arbitration practitioners, and seeks to provide practical and current content on all things important to young arbitration practitioners in an accessible and interactive format. Launched in 2024, the first two issues are out now!

Issue 2

The second issue of Young ICCA Voices is out now and includes:

 

  • An Interview with Nurbek Sabirov, Partner, Kalikova & Associates, Kyrgyzstan;

  • An Interview with Khurliman Aytniyazova, Head of Division on Arbitration and Litigation of the Department on Legal Protection of Interests of Uzbekistan at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

  • An overview of FDI laws and investment arbitration in three major countries: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan; 
  • The "Ripple Effect" of the Russo-Ukrainian war on investment arbitration and award enforcement; 
  • The role of “soft law” in international arbitration in Uzbekistan; and, 
  • The Russian Olympic Committee’s unsuccessful appeal of its exclusion from the 2024 Olympics.

 

 

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Articles now being accepted for the third issue of Young ICCA Voices 

Young ICCA Voices is currently accepting submissions for its upcoming third issue. This issue will have a particular focus on West, East and Southern Africa. The deadline for submissions is 28 February 2025. Please consult the Submission Guidelines below before submitting your article.

 

A non-exhaustive list of topics of interest, where contributions would be appreciated, is as follows:

  • Africa as a protagonist in global reform of international arbitration (focus on ISDS)
  • Reform and innovation in African legislative frameworks: West Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa
  • Africa is the future: Climate change, energy transition, and arbitration in Africa
  • Africa is the future: an African perspective on ESG requirements
  • Arbitration from an African user perspective (how African governments and/or corporations see international arbitration)
  • The proliferation of arbitral institutions in the African continent: future and/or challenges
  • Current challenges in enforcing arbitral awards in [West Africa / East Africa/ Southern Africa or Africa]
  • Arbitrator immunity in African jurisdictions
  • Is there an African culture of international arbitration?
  • Contemporary challenges in international arbitration in Africa (corruption, whistleblowing, fraud, conflict of interest, etc)
  • Comparative approaches to international arbitration in Africa
  • Impact of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement dispute resolution mechanisms
  • Dispute avoidance and dispute management in Africa: impact of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement Investment Protocol
  • Growth of contract-based investment arbitration in Africa: fashion or future?

 

Questions and Comments

If you have any queries or comments about Young ICCA Voices, please contact Young ICCA Editorial Co-Directors Alexander Haden & Manini Brar at voices@youngicca.org

 

Submission Process and Guidelines

Young ICCA Voices publishes updates and original articles that contribute to the discussion and development of international arbitration. We welcome submissions from practitioners, academics, and students in the field. 

 

If you have any questions regarding your submission, please contact the Young ICCA Editorial Co-directors at voices@youngicca.org

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