institutions	subject matter/ parties	place of arbiration	language of arbitration	decision making ability of arbitrators	reasoned decision in writing & signed	time limits for decision	appeal / correction of mistakes	panel adding to awards	No. & nationality of arbitrators
AAA	broad	by parties, if can not decide, then decided by arbitrators	by parties or if not decided, use language of document calling for arb.	majority rules	yes	n/n	right to appeal in 30 days / will correct errors	n/n	1 or 3
LCIA	increaing use by CIS	by parties, if can not decide, then in London [rule 7.1]	by parties or if not decided, use language of document calling for arb.	if no majority, senior arb. decides [rule 16.3]	yes - [rule 16.1]	n/n	will correct errors [rule 17.1]	provided for under rule 17.3	1 or 3 [rule 3.2] - nationality if single arb.[rule 3.3]
UNCIT- RAL	direct to issues most concerning developing nations, contracts only - not torts	decide d by parties	any language [rule 17.1]	if no majority, senior arb. decides [rule 31.1]	yes [rule 32.2]	n/n	will correct errors [rule 36.1]	provided for under rule 37.2	nationality [rule 6.4] if single arb. then not nationality of a party [rule 6.4]
CIETAC	broad, subject matter, but one of the parties must be Chinese	Bejing or as decided by the Commision	parties decide or if not - Chinese	majority rules	reasons & in writing, no mention of signing	9 mos.	no appeal process	n/n	1 or 3
ICSID	dispute must arise from an investment involving a member state	Centre unless parties agree to any other place	parties decide	majority rules	yes	n/n	n/n	n/n	any uneven number
ICC	broad subject matter , but must be a business matter	parties decide, if not, then the ICC Court decides [rule 12]	arbitrators decide [rule 15.3]	if no majority, senior arb. decides [rule 19]	yes [rules 20 & 21]	in theory - 8 mos.; reality - 18 to 24 mos.	no appeal / errors will be corrected	n/n	1 or 3 - [rule 2.5] nationality - [rule 2.6]

n/n - not applicable or nothing to note