Part II The Doctrine of Res Judicata in International Commercial Arbitration, 5 Search for an Appropriate Approach

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Schaffstein Silja
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Law ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Conflict Of Laws ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Res Judicata ◽  
The Law

This chapter presents possible approaches in dealing with the problem of the res judicata doctrine in international commercial arbitration, namely the conflict-of-laws approach, comparative law approach, and transnational approach. The conflict-of-laws approach defines clear and generally accepted conflicts-of-law rules allowing arbitrators to determine the law or laws governing res judicata. The determination of conflict-of-laws rules will depend on the characterisation of res judicata as being of substantive or procedural nature. The comparative law approach compares different domestic laws to determine generally accepted res judicata principles common to a majority of states. Lastly, the transnational approach formulates uniform, autonomous res judicata principles that are better adapted to the particularities of international commercial arbitration created for litigation.

scholarly journals THE EXAMINATION OF COMPETENCE: COMPETENCE IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Homayoun Mafi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Khademi
Keyword(s):  
Competent Authority ◽  
Competency Assessment ◽  
Arbitral Tribunal ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Arbitration Clause ◽  
The Law

The arbitration clause implies the agreement of the parties' will to concede (assign) the existing or future dispute into arbitration, thus, in accordance with the law, the inevitable basis is to establish the referee's authority and jurisdiction and the influence of his/her verdict. Therefore, the formation of a court of arbitration and the issuance of a ruling requires that the existence and the validity of the contract of referral the matter to arbitration is acceptable to the parties. Although the parties may find a dispute (difference) in the existence and validity of the arbitration agreement, it is also likely that one of the parties denies or invalidates the existence of the arbitration agreement. In such a hypothesis, the formation of an arbitration authority and its review will entail consideration of the dispute before it. For this reason, one of the important issues that may arise in arbitration is the determination of the competent authority dealing with a dispute that may arise between the parties as to the existence or validity of the arbitration convention or jurisdiction. The issue of competency assessment (Competence - Competence), which improves the efficiency of the arbitral institution, can be seen in the most legal systems. Whether the arbitral tribunal has the merit of deciding whether to qualify under the terms of the arbitral agreement is a question that has long been addressed in the arbitration law as the competence to determine jurisdiction

The Doctrine of Res Judicata Before International Commercial Arbitral Tribunals

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Schaffstein Silja
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
National Court ◽  
International Arbitration ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Conflict Of Laws ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Res Judicata ◽  
Central Hypothesis ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Two Stages

There are currently no rules in international commercial arbitration law and practice assuring the coordination between arbitral awards and/or national court judgments rendered in identical or related cases. This lack of coordination is unsatisfactory, particularly in light of the ever-growing tendency of parties to submit their commercial disputes to international commercial arbitration and the increasing complexity of international arbitration. Today, international commercial transactions and the disputes to which they give rise regularly involve multiple parties, contracts and issues. As a consequence, these disputes (or certain aspects of these disputes) are increasingly tried in multiple fora. In such circumstances, difficult issues regarding the res judicata effects of prior judgments or awards are likely to arise before international commercial arbitral tribunals. The central hypothesis underlying this research is that transnational principles of res judicata should be elaborated for international commercial arbitral tribunals. This solution is justified for several reasons. First, it is justified given the differences among domestic laws regarding res judicata and the difficulties surrounding the formulation of appropriate conflict-of-laws rules. Second, it avoids inappropriate analogies between international arbitration proceedings and litigation. Finally, the solution provides guidance and ensures a certain degree of fairness, certainty and predictability, which is expected by arbitration users. This research seeks to achieve its aims in two stages: Part One examines the doctrine of res judicata in litigation, analysing the doctrine as applied in different domestic laws, as well as in private and public international law. Part Two aims to determine whether and to what extent the res judicata doctrine may be applied by international commercial arbitral tribunals. It aims to demonstrate that transnational principles of res judicata should be elaborated and will seek to formulate such principles.

Part II The Doctrine of Res Judicata in International Commercial Arbitration, 6 Transnational Res Judicata Principles for International Commercial Arbitral Tribunals

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Schaffstein Silja
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Transnational Law ◽  
Res Judicata ◽  
The Law

This chapter explains principles of the res judicata doctrine for international commercial arbitral tribunals based on transnational law. There are two main values that transnational litigation upholds in determining the scope of the preclusive effects of a prior judgment in one country and the subsequent proceedings in another country. First, a judgment must be accepted in the recognising state with the original effects it would have in the state in which it was first rendered. Thus, the law of the country, where the first judgment was rendered, will determine the judgment’s preclusive effects in the subsequent proceedings. Second, the application of the law of the rendering state should preserve the integrity of the rendering state’s judicial system and that state’s resources.

9 The Enforcement of Arbitral Awards

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oda Hiroshi
Keyword(s):  
Public Order ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Recognition And Enforcement ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Way

This concluding chapter explores the enforcement of arbitral awards. There are two primary laws relevant to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards of international commercial arbitration in Russia: the Law on International Commercial Arbitration of 1993 and the Code of Commercial Court Procedure of 2002. The former has the basic provision on the recognition and enforcement of awards and the grounds for refusal, while the latter provides for the procedural aspects of recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards. It is an established principle of international commercial arbitration that in deciding whether enforcement of awards is allowed or not, courts are not entitled to review the case on its merits. However, Russian judges are not always aware of this fundamental rule, or do not comply with it. The chapter then looks at the grounds for the refusal of recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards and the way Russian courts interpret these grounds. Particularly important is the understanding of public order by Russian courts. Finally, the practice of ‘Russian Torpedo’ is discussed.

2 The 2015 Reform of Arbitration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oda Hiroshi
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
International Arbitration ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Institutional Aspects ◽  
The Law

This chapter discusses the 2015 Arbitral Reform. The arbitral reform, which started in 2011, culminated in two sets of laws adopted by Parliament and signed by the president on 25 December 2015. The package comprised the Law on Arbitration of the Russian Federation and the Law on the amendments to the Laws in relation to the adoption of the above law. The latter included amendments to the Law on Commercial Court Procedure and the Law on International Commercial Arbitration. On 27 December 2018, the Law on Arbitration was further amended. The power to grant license to perform functions of permanent arbitral institutions was shifted to the Ministry of Justice. One of the fundamental issues which were contested in the process of the reform was whether the existing regime of segregation of international and domestic arbitration should be abandoned altogether or should be maintained. With the strong opposition from experts of international commercial arbitration supported by the Codification Commission and the President’s Administration, the system of two separate laws, that is, the Law on Arbitration and the Law on International Commercial Arbitration, was maintained. However, organisational/institutional aspects of arbitration, including international arbitration, are now regulated by the Law on Arbitration.

General: George W. Ball: Diplomicy for a Crowded World. Bodley Head, London, 1976, x, 356p., £5.

1978 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-256
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
International Economics ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The Law

GENERAL: GEORGE W. BALL : Diplomacy for a Crowded World. GENERAL: MORDEVHAI E. KVEININ : International Economics: A Policy Approach. GENERAL: A.E. KARMALI : International Commercial Arbitration. N.M. Tripathi GENERAL: A. E. KARMALI and N. R. KANTAWALA : International Contracts: The Law and Practice of International Contracts. GENERAL: STEPHEN A. MARGLIN : Value and Price in the Labour-Surplus Economy. GENERAL: S. K. VERGHESE : Foreign Exchange and Financing of Foreign Trade. GENERAL: B. MAXWELL STAMPER : Population and planning in Developing Nations: A Review of Sixty Development Plans for the 1970s. GENERAL: JOHN CONNELL and MICHAEL LIPTON : Assesssing Village Labour Situations in Developing Countries.

Part V International Dispute Resolution, 19 International Commercial Arbitration

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Conflict Of Laws ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
National Courts ◽  
International Dispute ◽  
Recognition And Enforcement ◽  
Model Law ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Distinguishing Features

This chapter examines the nature of international commercial arbitration and its distinguishing features; the harmonisation of the law of international commercial arbitration; international arbitration and the conflict of laws; the review of arbitral awards; and the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards. Consideration is given to the contribution made by the UNCITRAL Model law on International Commercial Arbitration and to the rules of various arbitral institutions (such as the ICC) to the harmonisation of arbitral law and practice. Also examined is the relationship between arbitration and national courts and national law, particularly in the context of the debate over delocalisation.

Part IV Guide to Key Substantive Issues, 19 The Law Applicable in Investment Treaty Arbitration

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Banifatemi Yas
Keyword(s):  
Specific Nature ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Party Autonomy ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
Investment Protection ◽  
Investment Treaty ◽  
Primary Rule ◽  
The Law ◽  
Investment Treaty Arbitration

Investment treaty arbitration, being an arbitral process, in no way differs from international commercial arbitration in that the principle of party autonomy is the primary rule governing the arbitration, including as regards the law applicable to the substance of the dispute. When the applicable law has been chosen by the parties, the arbitrators have a duty to apply such law and nothing but such law. It is only in the absence of a choice by the parties that the arbitrators are entitled to exercise a degree of discretion in the determination of the applicable law. This chapter examines each of these situations in turn, before considering whether the specific nature of investment protection treaties has implications in terms of choice of law process.

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