跨机构工作组发布关于仲裁员任命和仲裁程序中性别多样性的报告
关于仲裁员任命和仲裁程序中性别多样性的跨机构工作组（“工作组”）欣然宣布，仲裁员任命与仲裁程序中性别多样性报告（“报告”）已经公布，已刊载于国际商事仲裁理事会（ICCA）报告系列第八辑。
HKIAC很荣幸成为该工作组成员。工作组成立于2019年，汇集了18家领先的国际仲裁机构、性别多样性倡议组织以及律师事务所的代表。该工作组旨在发布与分析女性仲裁员任命的最新数据，并探寻在国际仲裁中促进性别多样性的机遇以及最佳实践。
报告的主要成果
仲裁庭的性别多样性正在提高，在过去4年中翻了一番，这主要得益于仲裁机构为任命更多女性仲裁员所做的努力。即便如此，2019年被任命的全部仲裁员中，女性仲裁员的比例仅略高于21%，尚有改进空间。
最大的改进空间在于当事人及其代理人。2019年，34%仲裁机构指定的仲裁员以及21.5%仲裁员联合指定的仲裁员为女性，而由当事人选定的女性仲裁员比例仅为13.9%。
仲裁用户已经有了一些提升仲裁庭性别多样性的方法，其他方法也在发展之中。这些方法包括：
具有资质的女性仲裁员数据库，以供律师选择
克服潜在意识偏见的建议
客户及资助者可以要求国际仲裁性别多样性的方法
为具有资质的女性提供推广和扩展其资质的机会
为缺乏经验但有志于提升职业空间的女性律师提供建议
为雇主就如何培养和提升女性雇员才能提供建议
在HKIAC，我们意识到可以为提升女性在仲裁中的作用做很多工作——从实施内部程序以便积极确定具有资质的女性担任仲裁员，到提供平台定期展示女性的才能。参与ICCA工作组的这项重要工作，是我们在此方面所作承诺的进一步体现。
— Sarah Grimmer，HKIAC秘书长
我十分赞赏工作组的杰出工作，这包括全球领先的仲裁机构、仲裁平等代表权承诺（ERA）、仲裁女性（ArbitralWomen）、三冠律师事务所（Three Crowns LLP）、伟凯律师事务所（White & Case LLP）、国际商事仲裁理事会（ICCA）及其他机构共同合作编写了第一份关于女性在国际仲裁中的成就的全面报告，并对我们如何向前迈进提出了设想。我非常感谢大家的努力，并相信此报告将在这个重要问题上产生影响。
— Carolyn Lamm，工作组主席
”工作组包括来自以下机构的代表：仲裁女性（ArbitralWomen）；美国律师协会（ABA）；伯福德资本（Burford Capital）；仲裁平等代表权承诺（ERA）；富而德律师事务所（Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP）；德国仲裁院（DIS）；香港国际仲裁中心（HKIAC）；国际律师协会（IBA）；国际投资争端解决中心（ICSID）；国际商会仲裁院（ICC）；国际商事仲裁理事会（ICCA）；国际争议解决中心（ICDR）；伦敦国际仲裁院（LCIA）；斯德哥尔摩商会仲裁院（SCC）；三冠律师事务所（Three Crowns LLP）；悉尼大学（the University of Sydney）；维也纳国际仲裁中心（VIAC）；以及伟凯律师事务所（White & Case LLP）。
Cross-Institutional Task Force Report on Gender Diversity in Arbitral Appointments and Proceedings
The Cross-Institutional Task Force on Gender Diversity in Arbitral Appointments and Proceedings (Task Force) is pleased to announce the release of its Report on Gender Diversity in Arbitral Appointments and Proceedings (Report), the eighth volume of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Reports Series.
HKIAC is pleased to be part of the Task Force, assembled in 2019, which brings together representatives of 18 leading international arbitration institutions, gender diversity initiatives and law firms to publish and analyse recent statistics on the appointment of female arbitrators, as well as to identify opportunities and best practices to promote gender diversity in international arbitration.
Key outcomes:
Gender diversity in arbitral tribunals is increasing and has doubled over the past four years, mostly as a result of the efforts of arbitral institutions to appoint more female arbitrators. However, in 2019 women still comprise just over 21% of all arbitrator appointees. There is room for improvement.
The greatest opportunity for improvement lies with parties and the counsel that represent them. In 2019, 34% of institutional appointments were female and 21.5% of appointments by co-arbitrators were female, whereas only 13.9% of party-appointments were female.
The tools available for arbitration users to address gender diversity in arbitral tribunals already exist and more are being developed. They include:
Databases of qualified female candidates for counsel to choose from
Tips for addressing unconscious bias
Ways in which clients and funders can require diversity in international arbitration
Opportunities for qualified women to promote and market their credentials
Advice for less experienced female lawyers who wish to progress their careers
Advice for employers on how to grow and promote their female talent
HKIAC Secretary-General, Sarah Grimmer, states: “At HKIAC, we realise that there is a lot we can do towards the better representation of women in arbitration - from implementing internal processes so that we actively identify qualified women for arbitrator appointments to providing platforms on which we regularly showcase female talent. Contributing to the important work of this ICCA Taskforce is a further expression of our commitment in this area.”
Chair of the Task Force, Carolyn Lamm, states: “I
applaud the outstanding work of the Task Force including the leading
arbitral institutions worldwide, the Pledge, ArbitralWomen,Three Crowns,
White & Case, Freshfields, ICCA and so many others who collaborated
to prepare what is a first comprehensive Report of its kind on the
progress of women in international arbitration, and which shares a
vision for how we move forward. I am tremendously grateful for
everyone’s efforts and am confident the Report will make a difference on
this issue of importance."
The
Task Force includes representatives of the following organisations:
ArbitralWomen; the American Bar Association (ABA); Burford Capital; the
Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge (ERA); Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer LLP; the German Arbitration Institute (DIS); the Hong Kong
International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC); the International Bar
Association (IBA); the International Centre for the Settlement of
Investment Disputes (ICSID); the International Chamber of Commerce
International Court of Arbitration (ICC); the International Council for
Commercial Arbitration (ICCA); the International Centre for Dispute
Resolution (ICDR); the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA);
the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC); Three Crowns LLP; the
University of Sydney; the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC);
and White & Case LLP.
The
Task Force extends its thanks to its members listed above, the female
arbitrators who agreed to be interviewed by the Task Force to provide
their insights and perspectives, as well as independent arbitrator Lucy
Greenwood and the PluriCourts Investment Arbitration Database (PITAD),
who contributed data on arbitral appointmentsin recent years to the
Report.
To access the Report, please click "Read More".
获取报告以及更多信息，请点击“阅读原文”。
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