Originally from Soft Law in International Arbitration, Second Edition

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Introduction

This Protocol on Video Conferencing in International Arbitration (Protocol) is intended to serve as a guide to best practices for planning, testing and conducting video conferences in international arbitration.

Definitions

Agreed Bundle of Documents - shall mean the agreed and indexed documents submitted to the Tribunal for the purposes of the hearing.

Hearing Venue - shall mean the site of teh hearing, being the site of the requesting authority, typically where the majority of the participants are located.

Observer - shall mean any individual who is present in the Venue other than the Parties, Tribunal, Witness, interpreter, as described in Article 3.

Party/Parties - shall mean the party or parties to the arbitration.

Remote Venue - shall mean the site where the remote Witness is located to provide his/her evidence (i.e., no the Hearing Venue), typically where a minority of the participants are located.

Venue - shall mean a video conferencing location, including the Hearing Venue and the Remote Venue(s).

Tribunal - shall mean the arbitral tribunal.

Witness - shall mean the individual who is the subject of the examination by video, including fact witnesses and experts.

Article 1 - Witness Examination Generally

1.1    The Parties shall ensure tha any and all Venues meet the logistical and the technologoical requirements as stated in this Protocol.