The ICC Rules of Arbitration (“ICC Arbitration Rules”) have had numerous revisions over the years, but there has been a surprising level of continuity since they were first published nearly a century ago. All versions of the ICC Arbitration Rules to date may be downloaded below.
The ICC Arbitration Rules were first published in 1922, even before the establishment of the International Court of Arbitration in 1923. The preamble to the 1922 ICC Arbitration Rules may be found here: 1922 ICC Arbitration Rules.
A second version of the ICC rules was published in 1927, with the first four Articles related to conciliation and Articles 5 to 27 concerning arbitration:1927 ICC Arbitration Rules. While the 1927 ICC Arbitration Rules are clearly recognisable as a precursor to today’s rules, there have been a number of changes of terminology, such as usage of the term umpire for the president of the arbitral tribunal.
In 1955, the ICC issued another revision of the ICC Rules of Arbitration. Arbitrations were expected to be swift affairs, with Article 23 providing that the arbitrator must make the award within sixty days from the date on which he signed the Terms of Reference, unlike within six months today. The 1955 ICC Arbitration Rules are available here: 1955 ICC Arbitration Rules.
A fourth revision of the Rules appeared in 1975 and is available here: 1975 ICC Arbitration Rules. It was comprised of the ICC Arbitration Rules themselves as well as Statutes of the Court and the Schedules for Conciliation and Arbitration Costs from 1975.
In 1988, in a fifth revision, the ICC Arbitration Rules were separated from the rules of conciliation. These 1988 ICC Arbitration Rules are available here: 1988 ICC Arbitration Rules
Ten years later, in 1998, another version of ICC Rules of Arbitration, which is still sometimees used today, was published. The 1998 ICC Arbitration Rules can be found here: 1998 ICC Arbitration Rules.
A seventh revision of the Rules was then issued in 2012, which included a number of codifications of practice regarding multiple parties, multiple contracts and the consolidation of claims. The 2012 ICC Arbitration Rules may be found here: 2012 ICC Arbitration Rules.
The latest version of the ICC Arbitration Rules was published in 2017, adding features such as expedited arbitration procedures for small claims. The 2017 ICC Arbitration Rules are available here:2017 ICC Arbitration Rules.
