1.Introduction： Setting the Framework of the Discussion 1
Ⅰ LEGAL BASES FOR THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS I： TRADITIONAL THEORIES OF CONTRACT AND CORPORATE LAW， TERMS IN ARBITRATION CLAUSES， RULES AND LAWS 27
2.Third-Party Claims Pursuant to Traditional Theories of Contract and Corporate Law 27
3.Further Legal Bases for Third-Party Claims： Terms in Arbitration Clauses， and Arbitration Rules and Laws 97
Ⅱ LEGAL BASES FOR THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS Ⅱ：IMPLIED CONSENT AND NON-SIGNATORY THEORIES 131
4.The Doctrine ofArbitral Estoppel 131
5.The Doctrine of Group of Companies 149
6.Critique on the ‘Non-Signatory Theories’ and the Contractual Approach to Third Parties 175
Ⅲ A JURISDICTIONAL APPROACH TO THE DISCUSSIONON ARBITRATION AND THIRD PARTIES 201
7.Why and under what Conditions Tribunals Can Assume Jurisdiction over a Third-Party Claim 201
8.When a Tribunal Should Assume Jurisdiction over a Third-Party Claim and Other Select Issues Related to the Jurisdictional Approach 221
ⅣARBITRAL AWARDS AND THIRD PARTIES 237
9.The Legal Effects ofArbitral Awards 237
10.The Suggested Third-Party Effect of Arbitral Awards 245
11.Select Issues on the Effect ofArbitral Awards 261
CONCLUSION TO PART Ⅳ 273
12.Summary of Findings 273
Index 283