International arbitration is sometimes described as a hybrid form of dispute resolution, which permits parties broad flexibility in designing arbitral procedures.

Unfortunately, however, the arbitral procedure was never used and serious disputes were never settled, thereby causing the integration movement to be hampered.

Item: Arbitral procedure.

Much of the session was dedicated to the issue of arbitral procedure, on which the commission adopted a preliminary draft, consisting of 32 articles.

He reiterated that Court's finding that arbitral procedures had improved sufficiently that judicial skepticism was no longer warranted.

Original Item: Arbitral procedure between states - Decision: the commission was unable to reach agreement on compulsory arbitration procedures, and the issue was postponed until further considerations.

"We must weigh the concerns of American Safety against a strong belief in the efficacy of arbitral procedures for the resolution of international commercial disputes and an equal commitment to the enforcement of freely negotiated choice-of-forum clauses." "

The areas chosen are all areas where the bilateral relationship is strongly apparent, and where the impact of bilateral action upon third parties may provoke a third party response: treaty law, international judicial and arbitral procedure, and responsibility for an international wrong, with particular reference to armed conflict.