Submissions are invited for an edited volume titled “Arbitration and Mediation in Commercial Matters: Emerging Research Gaps in India”. The volume seeks to encourage scholarly discussion on evolving issues, emerging trends, and practical challenges in commercial arbitration and mediation, with a focus on India's developing Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) framework.

About the Volume

The growing importance of commercial transactions, international trade, and cross-border business relationships has increased the demand for effective dispute resolution mechanisms. Arbitration and mediation have become preferred methods for resolving commercial disputes due to their flexibility, confidentiality, efficiency, and party autonomy.

In light of recent legislative reforms and significant judicial developments, India has made considerable progress in strengthening its ADR ecosystem. This edited volume aims to critically examine contemporary issues and identify research gaps in commercial dispute resolution while contributing to academic and professional discourse on the future of arbitration and mediation in India and beyond.

Themes

Submissions may address, but are not limited to, the following themes:

• Ease of Doing Business and Commercial Arbitration
• Judicial Intervention in ADR Proceedings
• Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
• Arbitration in Government and Public Sector Contracts
• Emergency Arbitration in Commercial Disputes
• Interplay between Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and Arbitration
• Domestic and International Arbitral Institutions
• E-Signatures and Digital Contracts in ADR
• Mandatory Mediation before Corporate Insolvency Proceedings
• Party Autonomy versus Statutory Mandates
• Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Policies
• Group Insolvency and Arbitration Interface
• Sovereign Immunity and Award Enforcement
• Third-Party Funding in ADR Mechanisms
• Impact of Non-Payment of Arbitrator’s Fees
• Out-of-ADR Settlements in Commercial Matters
• Mediation as a Conflict Management Tool
• Institutional versus Ad Hoc Arbitration
• Cross-Border Commercial Mediation
• Future of Commercial ADR in India

Submission Guidelines

• Word Limit: 3,000–4,000 words
• Citation Style: OSCOLA (5th Edition)
• Manuscripts must be original and unpublished.
• Submissions should align with the theme of the edited volume.

Publication Fee

• No Publication Fee

How to Submit?

Interested authors may submit their manuscripts as per the submission instructions provided by the organizers.

Important Date

• Last Date for Submission: July 31, 2026

Contact Details

Email:

• ptaktawala@gmail.com
• asubhadarsi@gmail.com
• vyomeshwarunjikar@gmail.com

Phone:

• +91 9979123966

To submit-

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