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tribunals and counsel have to address corruption and money laundering with ever
increasing frequency in both commercial and investment arbitration. In light of
the growing regulation and awareness in this area, as well as the risk that an
award may not be enforceable, arbitrators can no longer shy away from dealing
with corruption and money laundering. Since no clear guidelines were available
to arbitrators and counsel in the past, it was more often than not a daunting
task to work through such complex issues. Earlier this year, the Competence
Centre for Arbitration and Crime of the University of Basel
and the Basel Institute on Governance published a Toolkit that will assist arbitrators
and counsel in navigating through issues of corruption and money laundering. In
this article, the authors, who were closely involved in the conception and
drafting of the Toolkit, share the background and the aims of the Toolkit and
provide a brief overview of its workings.
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