The proceedings of ICCA's 1998 Paris Congress, hosted by the Comite francais de l'Arbitrage. This Congress marked the 40th anniversary of the 1958 New York Convention. Three working groups, made up of international experts, professionals and practitioners in the field of arbitration, examined the following topics: arbitration clauses - achieving effectiveness; arbitration procedure - achieving efficiency without sacrificing due process; and arbitration awards - solving problems of enforcement.