| BIT | Bilateral investment treaty |
| CETA | EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement |
| EA | Emergency arbitrator |
| ECT | Energy Charter Treaty |
| ICAA | International Commercial Arbitration Act (Canada) |
| ICC | International Chamber of Commerce (Court of Arbitration) |
| ICC Rules | Arbitration Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce |
| ICSID | International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes |
| ICSID AF Rules | ICSID Additional Facility Rules |
| ICSID Convention | Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (1965) |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| PCA | Permanent Court of Arbitration |
| PILA | Swiss Federal Act on Private International Law |
| SAA | Swedish Arbitration Act |
| SCC | (Arbitration Institute of) the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce |
| SCC Rules | Arbitration Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce |
| UNCITRAL | United Nations Commission for International Trade Law |
| VCLT | Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) |