Private Adjudicators and the Public Interest: The Expanding Scope of International Arbitration

When Solomon arbitrated a child custody dispute, the baby almost perished.\u27 Today\u27s arbitrator probably could not propose such a drastic award. Yet courts may refuse to compel arbitration of some disputes for fear that societal interests may suffer a fate similar to that which would have befallen the baby under Solomon\u27s initial judgment. The parties to the dispute are not free to compromise rights other than their own