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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2021.11.12.080

A Study on the Influence of COVID-19 on International Arbitration  

Kim, Yong-Il (Division of International Commercial, Korea National University of Transportation)
Hwang, Ji-Hyeon (Division of International Trade, Gangneung-Wonju National University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.11, no.12, 2021 , pp. 80-89 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to combat the spread of COVID-19, on January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared that the spread of COVID-19 has met the criteria of a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" under Article 1 of the International Health Regulations(2005) and proposed a variety of preliminary recommendations to fight against the pandemic accordingly. All of a sudden, people are ordered to wear face-masks in public-which is forbidden for different reasons in many jurisdictions. Of course, the legal world was hit by the virus as well. Needless to mention that where economic and social life will change so drastically, the legal world will change(ex. virtual hearing) as well. Most probably, it will not ever be the same after COVID-19. And where the whole legal world will change, it is easy to state the obvious, namely that COVID-19 has and will have an impact on international arbitration as well. This paper will describe how international arbitration is dealing with this new challenge.
Keywords
COVID-19; International Health Regulations; Public Health; Virtual Hearing; International Arbitration;
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