Arbitration International Journal Purpose Launched in 1985, Arbitration International provides quarterly coverage for national and international developments in the world of arbitration. The journal aims to maintain balance between academic debate and practical contributions to the field, providing both topical material on current developments and analytic scholarship of permanent interest. Arbitrators, counsel, judges, scholars and government officials will find the journal enhances their understanding of a broad range of topics in commercial and investment arbitration. Features include (i) articles covering all major arbitration rules and national jurisdictions written by respected international practitioners and scholars, (ii) cutting edge (case) notes covering recent developments and ongoing debates in the field, (iii) book reviews of the latest publications in the world of arbitration, (iv) Letters to the Editor and (v) agora grouping articles related to a common theme. Arbitration International maintains a balance between controversial subjects for debate and topics geared toward practical use by arbitrators, lawyers, academics, judges, corporate advisors and government officials. Submissions For manuscripts to be considered for publication in Arbitration International please contact Arbitration International’s Administrative Coordinator Catherine Zara Raymond at submissions@arbitrationinternational.info. Scholar One submission instructions will be coming soon. Peer review process Arbitration International is a peer reviewed journal. Editorial decisions are based only on consideration of complete and final manuscripts submitted by the authors themselves. No submission will be accepted by a law firm business development office or other sponsor acting on behalf of a potential author. No advance decision can be given on the basis of topic proposals or outlines. All decisions remain within the full discretion of the Editorial Board. Manuscripts may be returned to authors with suggestions related to substance and/or style. Arbitration International Arbitration International Articles Sociology of international arbitration ‘We Have Met The Enemy And He Is US!’ Is the industrialized North ‘Going South’ on investor–State arbitration? International arbitration and the lex arbitri Emirates Trading, good faith, and pre-arbitral ADR clauses: a jurisdictional precondition? Jurisdiction and admissibility: are we any closer to a line in the sand? Volume 31 Number 1 2015 Book Review Class, Mass, and Collective Arbitration in National and International Law by SI Strong Current Developments English and Indian legal perspective on third-party disclosure in arbitration: it is time to assimilate third party into the family of arbitration Arbitrability of intellectual property disputes: a comparative survey Case Note The jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal in intra-EU investment treaty disputes after the decision in Electrabel v Hungary Emmanuel Gaillard Charles N. Brower and Sarah Melikian Jacomijn J van Haersolte-van Hof and Erik V Koppe Louis Flannery and Robert Merkin Laurent Gouiffès and Melissa Ordonez Bernard Hanotiau Ikram Ullah Dário Moura Vicente Anna Stier Letter to the Editor Nigeria’s appellate courts, arbitration and extra-legal jurisdiction— facts, problems, and solutions: a rejoinder Paul Obo Idornigie Volume 31 Number 1 2015 ISSN: 0957-0411 Arbint-31_1_Cover.indd 1 21-04-2015 16:26:09