Proving Bribery, Fraud and Money Laundering in International Arbitration: On Applicable Criminal Law and Evidence [Hardcover]

Analyses pertinent issues of applicable criminal law and evidence for alleged criminal conduct in international investment and commercial arbitration.This book is an essential resource for practising lawyers and academics active in the field of international investment and commercial arbitration. It analyses relevant case law involving alleged criminal conduct such as bribery, fraud, or money laundering within international arbitration and addresses the most pressing issues regarding applicable criminal law and evidence.This book is an essential resource for practising lawyers and academics active in the field of international investment and commercial arbitration. It analyses relevant case law involving alleged criminal conduct such as bribery, fraud, or money laundering within international arbitration and addresses the most pressing issues regarding applicable criminal law and evidence.Over the past few decades, arbitration has become the number one mechanism to settle international investment and commercial disputes. As a parallel development, the international legal framework to combat economic crime became much stronger within the fields of foreign public bribery, private bribery, fraud and money laundering. With frequent allegations of criminal conduct arising in international arbitration proceedings, it is crucially important to consider how such claims can be proven. This book analyses relevant case law involving alleged criminal conduct within international arbitration and addresses the most pressing issues regarding applicable criminal law and evidence. It is an essential resource for practising lawyers and academics active in the field of international investment and commercial arbitration.Part I. Introduction: 1. What is at stake? Part II. Basics: International Arbitration, Crime, and Evidence: 2. Forms of international arbitration; 3. Manifestations of criminal conduct in international arbitration; 4. Evidence; Part III. Current Practice Regarding AllelÓU