Resumo:Apresenta relatório das atividades de organizações inter-governamentais e não-governamentais no campo da arbitragem comercial internacional. Essas atividades foram apresentadas na Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Arbitragem Comercial Internacional, realizada em 24 de abril de 1958.

Sumário:Nature and scope of existing institutional facilities for international commercial arbitration -- National institutions providing general arbitration facilities -- Organizations providing facilities for the settlement of disputes arising in specific branches of trade or out of specific types of contract -- International centres for general arbitration -- Arbitral procedures -- Composition of arbitral tribunals -- Appointment of arbitrators -- Hearing procedures -- Arbitral awards -- Applicable law -- Appeals and enforcement -- Activities aiming at the development or unification of arbitration law -- Preparation of model legislation -- Studies of arbitration law and of arbitral procedure -- Factors considered to stand in the way of the progress of arbitration and suggestions as to possible remedial measures for increasing the effectiveness of international commercial arbitration -- Comments on Draft Convention on the Recognition and enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards.