This article explores the right to arbitrate, from both historical and contemporary perspectives, and its role in societies committed to the rule of law. The author vigorously challenges assertions that arbitration is incompatible with the rule of law. The article is based in part upon the 20th Goff Arbitration Lecture, entitled The Right to Arbitrate – Historical and Contemporary Perpectives, which the author delivered at the City University of Hong Kong on 14 January 2015.
Asian Dispute Review