Sumário:The application of article 6(2) of the ICC rules as a reflection of article II of the NYC -- The "agreement in writing" issue -- The "signed by the parties" issue: the extension of an arbitration clause to non-signatory parties -- The "subject matter capable of settlement by arbitration" and the "in respect of a defined legal relationship, whether contractual or not" -- The "agreement null and void, inoperative or incapable of being performed": the case of "pathological clauses" before the ICC -- The application of articles 27 and 6 of Appendix II of the ICC Rules as a reflection of articles III of the NYC.