SCC: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝘁? These were among the questions at the heart...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝘁? These were among the questions at the heart of 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, hosted by BAKU ARBITRATION CENTRE during Paris Arbitration Week last Friday. SCC was represented by Vice Chairperson Barton Legum. The discussion brought together voices from arbitral institutions across the globe for two rounds of candid, forward-looking dialogue. Bart contributed perspectives on two topics that sit close to SCC's own priorities. On diversity in arbitrator appointments, Bart explored how institutions can move beyond intention and take meaningful steps towards broader representation, a question that goes to the very legitimacy of the arbitral process. On geopolitical risk and sanctions, Bart addressed how institutions must respond to an increasingly complex cross-border landscape, where disputes do not unfold in a vacuum but against a backdrop of shifting…