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Publications

ArbitralWomen members regularly publish articles in highly-regarded legal and ADR journals.

ArbitralWomen is also an Affiliate of Kluwer Arbitration Blog (KAB); all articles posted by ArbitralWomen Members on KAB under Affiliate are available under Publications.

Sustainability and Diversity in the Newly Virtual World of International Arbitration

  • Article Summary: The transition to virtual international arbitration during the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated environmental sustainability and diversity opportunities, while exposing infrastructural disparities.Initiated through efforts like Lucy Greenwood’s Campaign for Greener Arbitrations, the shift to virtual hearings reduced travel emissions and increased inclusion for underrepresented women and regional minorities.However, full realization requires addressing energy consumption and bridging the digital divide affecting practitioners in developing regions.
  • ArbitralWomen Co-Author/s: Cherine Foty
  • Kluwer Arbitration Blog

Climate change and increasing calls for greater diversity in the workplace have been making headlines daily. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world, including that of international arbitration, has turned to a virtual setting to conduct many of its operations. While this new terrain has resulted in technical obstacles and challenges, it has also created greater opportunity to adopt environmentally-friendly policies and simultaneously “level the playing field” for historically disadvantaged actors in the field of international arbitration, particularly underrepresented women and minorities. In this post, we explore the opportunities and potential pitfalls that longer-term behavioural changes triggered by the pandemic represent for arbitration from a sustainability and diversity perspective.