For Publication in Volume V Issue 2

Reviewed on: March 29th, 2016

Reviewed by: Inika Charles

INITIAL REVIEW

MAKING INDIA A HUB FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION

Decision: Accept - Subject to changes (See Note to SCE)

This article is on the pro-arbitration moves taken by the Indian judiciary and legislature in
amending the law as it was, to make for a more International Commercial Arbitration (ICA)
friendly environment in the country. More specifically, it deals with the situation of an ICA
with an Indian seat. This article is researched well enough but needs revision. The language
is its major downfall, and needs an overhaul to be suitable for publication.

Relevance

This article is on a contemporary topic to examine the pro arbitration stand that the new Act
as well as case law take. The fact that it appropriately incorporates the new law, as well as
substantial portions of the Law Commissions Report are the main reasons why this article
might be worth the effort to make it suitable for publication.

Content

Please refer to the comments and the Note to the SCE for areas in which the article is lacking.
The introduction and conclusion are unsatisfactory, and should they be altered to include more
detail this article will be much improved.

Originality

There appears to be no plagiarism. However and this is something that severely affects the
flow of the article every time the author quotes a case, he quotes it verbatim between singe
quotation marks and footnotes the same. If this could be rectified, instead, to paraphrase the
holding of the case in the authors own words - it would substantially improve the article.

Footnoting
The relevant authorities have been cited. The conformity to Bluebook 19th ed. will be checked
should the article be approved. The Reviewer has added citations or mentioned the need for the
same in the comments where appropriate.

Structure and Coherence

The articles structure does not make sense at times, and this needs to be rectified. What the
author sets out to achieve in a few sections (as pointed out in the comments) have not been met.

Furthermore, there are too many sections, quotations and passages reproduced verbatim. This
needs to altered. In much the same way, the author uses lists to cover a topic. It would be
preferable if this was done in a paragraph form.

Language

The language used is inappropriately casual at times. The reviewer has not pointed out all
instances, but has highlighted a few blatant sentences in need of rephrasing, or has changed
them in the main body of the article.

Note to SCE

The article is viable for publication only if the following changes are made:

1. The language of this article is poor. The writing at times, is too causal. Sentences
are too long, and need to be split up.
2. At times, paragraphs seem disjointed from each other, and need to be edited to seem
like a coherent section.
3. As pointed out in the comments there are other aspects important to ICA in India
that need to be covered: Appointment of Arbitrators, Conduct of Arbitral
Proceedings and Public Policy to name a few.
4. The author makes personal observations (snakes and ladder litigation) that do not
seem needed.
5. As mentioned above, whole sections need not be quoted. They must be paraphrased.
6. The Introduction and Conclusion seem disjointed from the rest of the article. They
need more detail.