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Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law [MPEiPro]

Default and Non-Participation in Cases Before International Courts and Arbitral Tribunals

Judith Levine

Content type:
Encyclopedia entries
Product:
Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law [MPIL]

Module:
Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law [MPEiPro]
Article last updated:
February 2023

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 15 September 2024

Subject(s):
Arbitration, procedure — Case management — International courts and tribunals, procedure

Published under the direction of Hélène Ruiz Fabri, with the support of the Department of International Law and Dispute Resolution, under the auspices of the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law.

1 This entry focuses on the procedural challenges that arise when a party to a dispute decides not to participate in proceedings before an international court or tribunal. Non-participation or ‘default of appearance’ in international proceedings is not the norm, given the consent-based nature of international arbitration and adjudication. Non-participation, however, occasionally does not happen for a variety of reasons, whether in geopolitically sensitive inter-State disputes, investor-State treaty arbitrations, or smaller cross-border commercial matters. 2...
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