On 23-27 September 2019, CRCICA was represented, as an observer, by Dr. Mohamed Hafez, Counsel and Legal Advisor to the Director at the 70^th session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group II (Dispute Settlement) relating to expedited arbitration held at the Vienna International Centre, Vienna.

The work of the said Working Group II consists of providing information on how the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules could be modified (including by parties) or incorporated into contracts via arbitration clauses that provided for expedited procedures or in guidance to arbitral institutions adopting such procedures, in order to ensure the right balance between fast resolution of the dispute and respect for due process.

The Report of Working Group II (Dispute Settlement) on the work of its seventieth session, Vienna, 23-27 September 2019 can be found at the following link:

https://undocs.org/en/A/CN.9/WG.II/WP.212/Add.1