Arbitrators under attack: Some ethical considerations
Development summary
Marc J. Goldstein’s article in Arbitration International is based on a keynote address delivered on 17 October 2023 at Canada Arbitration Week in Toronto for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Canada Branch programme. It discusses how a sitting arbitrator should respond when a party, or persons evidently aligned with a party, use bespoke websites or social media to make false and defamatory allegations of misconduct, including whether the arbitrator should resign and whether the irritation naturally caused by such attacks should be treated as bias.
Research note
Issue
Whether an arbitrator should resign, and whether the arbitrator’s resulting displeasure should be treated as bias, when a party or persons aligned with a party publish false and defamatory accusations of arbitrator misconduct.
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Academic details
“Arbitrators under attack: some ethical considerations”
Arbitration International · 2026
DOI 10.1093/arbint/aiaf022