Someone who claims to be an independent and prejudice-free dispute-settler, but secretly has his own agenda in deciding said contentious matters.
No matter how a judge rules, da losing party is likely gonna think dat said robed gavel-thumper is just an arbitraitor who either unfairly favors da other side, or is planning to commit one or more crimes of his own regarding da issue under discussion.
A judge, jury & executioner at a one stop shop.
Usually a posher version of a normal lawyer.
This rare breed of attornies mastered the art of ripping you off your life savings by enjoying government protection because their trials and secret and not published.
This is the type of lawyer that sits behind a mahgony desk sipping scotch and talking to his fellow Freemason friends about the beauty of the 1st amendment while you soil your a*# out in courts.
Trump decided to withdraw from NAFTA because he found that the arbitrators judgments were unfair towards the United States.
All disputes must be revolved by binding arbitration. You agree to waive your right to a trial by jury and that the judge will be this rigged-ass old man paid off by the company.
(MULTILATERAL GOVERNMENT) International court based in the Hague, the Netherlands; founded in 1889; oldest multilateral court. In some respects, a precursor to the International Court of Justice (also in the Hague--in the same building, the Peace Palace).
The PCA differs from the ICJ in that only national governments may be respondents in the ICJ (which operates like a civil court). The PCA settles disputes that may arise between a private party (such as RCA, in RCA vs. China-1935) and a national government, or between national governments. Parties submit to the PCA when the dispute is a nuisance to both, but relevant laws are uncertain.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration has a three-part organizational structure consisting of an Administrative Council that oversees its policies and budgets, a panel of independent potential arbitrators known as the Members of the Court, and its Secretariat, known as the International Bureau, headed by the Secretary-General.