This book contains the written contributions to the 9th conference on “New Developments in International Commercial Arbitration”, organized by the CEMAJ (French acronym for Research Center on Alternative and Judicial Dispute Resolution Methods) of the University of Neuchâtel Faculty of Law. Highly qualified and experienced arbitration practitioners present some of the most significant new developments in international commercial arbitration : The Russian Doll Syndrome: Russian Tactics in International Arbitration (Kaj Hobér), The New LCIA Rules (Manuel Arroyo), Substantive Law Applied by Arbitrators and Courts: Is It the Same? (Andrea Meier), China: Opportunities and Challenges for the Swiss Arbitration Community (Clarisse von Wunschheim), Review of the Recent Case Law of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (Luca Beffa), Pechstein v. Court of Arbitration for Sport: How Can We Break the Ice? (Xavier Favre-Bulle).