United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly: Resolution 56/80 (Model Law on Electronic Signatures of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL))

2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-309
1995 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-192
Author(s):  
Hans Jonkman

On 28 April 1976, after a preparation period of three years, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) adopted by consensus the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. On 15 December 1976, the General Assembly of the United Nations recommended the use of these Rules, and requested the UN Secretary-General to arrange for their widest possible distribution.


2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 747-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neale H. Bergman

On December 10, 2014, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration, also known as the Mauritius Convention on Transparency, which was prepared by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). The Mauritius Convention is intended to provide states with an efficient mechanism for applying the UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (Transparency Rules) in investor-state arbitrations arising under investment treaties concluded before the Transparency Rules’ effective date of April 1, 2014. The Mauritius Convention was opened for signature on March 17, 2015, in Port Louis, Mauritius.


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