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The Sounds Of Silence: Are U.S. Arbitrators Creating Internationally Enforceable Awards When Ordering Class Arbitration In Cases Of Contractual Silence Or Ambiguity, S. I. Strong
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The Article's overall aim is to determine the international enforceability of international class awards in cases in which the arbitration agreement is silent or ambiguous as to class treatment. Part I therefore describes the current consensus on class arbitration in the United States to lay the groundwork for further discussion. This Part also describes the incidence of class arbitration in other domestic contexts, showing that class arbitration is not as "uniquely American" as opponents have claimed. Part I continues with an overview of international class arbitration to date and identifies the likelihood of international class arbitration's expansion in the future. …