On Arbitration: V. V. Veeder, Selected Writings and Contributions to the Development of Law

This volume brings together the most important articles, lectures, and essays of Van Vechten (Johnny) Veeder, a towering figure in the worlds of international commercial arbitration and arbitration between States and foreign investors. As noted by Judge Stephen Schwebel in his introduction to the volume, Johnny Veeder was unsurpassed as an arbitrator, tribunal chairman, expositor, analyst, and historian of international arbitration.

The writings in this collection address a wide range of topics in the field, including the historical context of international arbitration and its influence on the modern-day practice, the role and responsibilities of the arbitrator, and the principles upholding international arbitration. The included works span the length of Johnny's career, drawing on his extensive learning and practical engagement. They analyse the past and present while asking prescient questions about arbitration's future in a changing global context.

The reader of Johnny's essays and other contributions will profit by his extraordinary legal insight, and by the breadth and depth of his devotion to the arbitral process. The volume also gives a sense of his humanity, of his warmth and wit. Loved by his colleagues, his students, and indeed all those who came to know him, this volume is in celebration of the extraordinary achievements of this remarkable jurist, teacher, and human being.

Author: Samuel Wordsworth, Marie Veeder
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/21/2023
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.50lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.50w x 2.10d
ISBN: 9780192869135

About the Author
Samuel Wordsworth, Essex Court Chambers, Marie Veeder

Sam Wordsworth QC is a barrister and avocat (Paris Bar) practising at Essex Court Chambers, specialising in public international law disputes and international arbitration. He is a Visiting Professor teaching the LLM investment arbitration course at Kings College, London (having taught on that course with Johnny Veeder since the early 2000s).

Marie Veeder, a former investment banker, worked as an all-round assistant to Johnny Veeder for over twenty years. This included managing aspects of his practise, doing research, and often putting down on paper his extensive contributions to the world of international arbitration. Marie was his wife/partner for thirty-five years.