For the first time in the US, the ICC International Court of Arbitration will host a two-day arbitration workshop. Taking place in San Francisco on 10-12 June, the workshop will enlighten participants on strategies and tactics in drafting arbitration documents under the ICC Rules.

By a unanimous vote of 71-0, the ICC Commission on Banking Technique and Practice approved an updated version of its widely acclaimed publication, International Standard Banking Practice for the Examination of Documents under Documentary Credits (ISBP). The voting took place at the commission's meeting in Singapore on April 26th.

How can intellectual property be harnessed to promote economic development?

Professor John Ruggie, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, presented on April 27th his second report entitled Business and human rights: mapping international standards of responsibility and accountability for corporate acts to the spring meeting of the ICC Commission on Business in Society.

The 2007 World Chambers Competition has attracted a record number of entries with many chambers vying for a chance to take home a prestigious award.

The most recent statistics produced by the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB) indicate that the number of reported piracy attacks in the first quarter of 2007 world-wide declined significantly when compared with the same period for 2006.

ICC last week hosted a special session rallying businesses large and small to engage in the fight against corruption. The development of new compliance tools for business and the need for stronger involvement by governmental and intergovernmental authorities to address extortion issues were the focus of discussions.