Books
An Annotated Legislative Record of the Federal Arbitration Act by ISBN: 9781531020101Publication Date: 2020-11-11This book presents an annotated legislative history of the Federal Arbitration Act, a statute that has transformed America's judicial system. The annotations provide broader context and insightful commentary for a better understanding of the legislative record.
Outsourcing Justice by ISBN: 1611632021Publication Date: 2013-05-01This work discusses the social precursors that inspired the enactment of the FAA and similar state statutes in the 1920s.
Other Sources
- Imre Szalai, Exploring the Federal Arbitration Act Through the Lens of History Symposium, 2016 J. Disp. Res. 9 (2016).
- There is not much traditional legislative history surrounding the FAA because much of the development of the bill that became the FAA occurred through organizations outside of Congress. As a result, to understand the FAA at a deeper level, this article examines the broader history and context surrounding the FAA’s enactment (available at Missouri Law Library).
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Jon O. Shimaiukuro, The Federal Arbitration Act: Background and Recent Developments, CRS Report No. RL30934 (2003).
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This report, prepared for members and committees of Congress, provides a brief legislative history of the FAA, as well as a review of selected cases that have interpreted the FAA. The report also discusses bills introduced during the 108th Congress that would amend the FAA to address the use of arbitration to resolve employment and specific contract disputes (available at UNT Digital Library).
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Christopher R. Drahozal, In Defense of Southland: Reexamining the legislative History of the Federal Arbitration Act, 78 Notre Dame L. Rev. 101 (2002).
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As its title indicates, this Note analyzes the Southland decision through an examination of the FAA's legislative history (available via Westlaw).
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