Blockchain & International Arbitration (Ibrahim Shehata) / ICCA-CPR-NYCBA Draft Protocol on Cybersecurity in International Arbitration (Oivier André, Hagit Elul)

Ibrahim Shehata, a partner at Shehata & Partners and Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Cairo University, made a presentation (from Cairo) on Blockchain & International Arbitration, focusing on how Blockchain can benefit the current framework of international arbitration and how international arbitration should be the designated forum for Blockchain-based smart contracts. IACNY members Olivier André and Hagit Elul discussed the ICCA-CPR-NYCBA Draft Protocol on Cybersecurity in International Arbitration, released at the ICCA Congress in Sydney last April -- discussing the project in general, the content of the protocol, and some of the issues on which the Working Group are seeking input from the international arbitration community during the consultation period.