✍️ This contribution examines the developments that have occurred since the Belokon and Sorelec rulings, both regarding the criteria used to characterize a violation of international public policy and the role of the judge and also discusses the ongoing debates concerning the admissibility of new grounds and evidence before the court of appeal.

Particular attention is given to the ruling in the Averda Gabon case (Paris Court of Appeal, 28 October 2025, No. 23/16145), in which the court carried out a particularly pragmatic review of international public policy: rather than stopping at the mere existence of alleged acts of corruption, it concretely examined the effects of the award to conclude that the arbitrators had sufficiently neutralized their consequences.

The contribution can be found on pages 293 to 317: to order the book, click here https://www.larcier-intersentia.com/fr/arbitrage-international-ordre-public-9782802778172.html. Éditions Bruylant, edited by Achille Ngwanza and Jean-François Tossens.