Applicability of the UNIDROIT Principles as the Law Governing the Merits of Arbitration in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Amin Dawwas ◽  
Tareq Kameel
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Cooperation Council ◽  
Arbitral Tribunal ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Party Autonomy ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Rules Of Procedure ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Law

Abstract According to the principle of party autonomy, the disputant parties may choose the law applicable to the merits of international commercial arbitration. In the absence of the parties’ choice, the arbitral tribunal shall determine this law. This article discusses the applicability of ‘rules of law’, namely the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (UNIDROIT Principles) to the merits of the dispute. It shows whether the UNIDROIT Principles can be selected by the disputant parties or the arbitral tribunal to govern the subject of the dispute under the Arbitration Laws of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries as well as the Constitution and the Arbitral Rules of Procedure of the GCC Commercial Arbitration Center (GCCCAC).

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

scholarly journals Implementation of the Principle of Party Autonomy in Determining the Law Applicable to the Substance of Dispute in International Commercial Arbitration

2020 ◽  
pp. 6-21
Author(s):  
Volodymyr NAHNYBIDA
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Court Case ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Party Autonomy ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Law ◽  
Substantive Law

The article examines the essence and significance of the principle of party autonomy in international commercial arbitration when choosing the law applicable to the substance of the dispute. Terminological issues of the content of the concepts «essence of the dispute» and «applicable law» are considered separately. It is suggested that the substance of the dispute, to which the substantive law chosen by the parties or established by the arbitral tribunal applies, should cover a wide range of issues related to the rights and obligations of the parties arising from the conclusion, interpretation, enforcement, violation, termination or invalidity of the relevant foreign trade contract. It is summarized that the implementation of the party autonomy to choose the applicable substantive law by including in the foreign trade agreement the relevant provision is based on the normative permission enshrined in the lex fori, under whose jurisdiction arbitration takes place, and has its consequences in recognizing and enforcing arbitral awards. The author points out that the arbitrators have no obligation to apply the substantive law of the state of the place of arbitration to the substance of the dispute, which corresponds to the right of the parties to determine such a right independently, without imperative binding to a particular legal system. It is concluded that the delineation of the choices of substantive law before the parties is not regulated by law, leaving these issues to the discretion of the parties and the arbitration, for the analysis of which one should turn to science, arbitration and court case law. It is also necessary to consider options for establishing the substantive law applicable to the substance of the dispute: on the basis of direct or indirect choice made by the parties, or, in the absence or defect, the impossibility of realization of such a choice, the establishment of applicable law by an arbitration tribunal according to conflict of laws it considers appropriate. This logic is enshrined in all of the national arbitration laws which are analysed and is traced in the rules of arbitration institutions. The article argues that today the parties are free to choose not only national legal systems, but also non-national legal regulators (transnational principles of law, business practices, etc.), can subject various aspects of the dispute to different legal instruments with different degrees of binding power, and also to withdraw from them altogether and agree to settle the case in accordance with the equity principles or to give the arbitrator the mandate of an «amiable compositeur».

scholarly journals La entrada e intervención de terceros en el arbitraje comercial internacional = Joinder and intervention of additional parties in international commercial arbitration

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 365
Author(s):  
María Victoria Sánchez Pos
Keyword(s):  
Third Parties ◽  
Arbitral Tribunal ◽  
International Arbitration ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Party Autonomy ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
The Right ◽  
Privacy And Confidentiality

Resumen: En el marco del arbitraje multiparte, la entrada e intervención de terceros es definida como la incorporación de partes adicionales a un arbitraje ya iniciado. Este mecanismo procesal presenta, sin embargo, multitud de dificultades que derivan de la naturaleza eminentemente consensual de la institución arbitral. Así, entre otras, la constancia de la voluntad -expresa o tácita- de todas las partes involucradas en el arbitraje a la entrada del tercero o la salvaguarda de su derecho esencial de participar de manera directa y equitativa en la constitución del tribunal arbitral y de las garantías de privacidad y confidencialidad del arbitraje. Partiendo de estas someras premisas, este trabajo tiene como objetivo el análisis crítico de las disposiciones específicas sobre la admisibilidad y presupuestos de la entrada e intervención de nuevas partes en el arbitraje que las instituciones arbitrales internacionales de mayor relevancia han regulado en los últimos años.Palabras clave: Entrada, intervención, terceros, partes adicionales, arbitraje multiparte, tribunal arbitral.Abstract: One of the major challenges that international arbitration has faced in the last decades is the regulation of multiparty arbitrations, which involve a confrontation between more than two parties with opposing interests. In this context, joinder and intervention deals with the need, in terms of justice and efficiency, to bring an additional party into the proceedings when the arbitration may already be in progress. However, the main characteristic of arbitration is its consensual nature. For this reason, mechanisms for joinder or intervention present considerable difficulties related to the principle of party autonomy, the right to equally participate in the nomination of the arbitrators and the protection of privacy and confidentiality in arbitration proceedings. Apart from dealing with these difficulties, the author discusses in this article the latest joinder provisions contained in leading arbitral rules.Keywords: Joinder, Intervention, Third parties, Additional parties, Multiparty Arbitration, Arbitral Tribunal

scholarly journals International Commercial Arbitration and the Possible Application Thereof in Iraq

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
علي فوزي الموسوي
Keyword(s):  
Judicial System ◽  
Arbitral Tribunal ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Arbitration Clause ◽  
International Court ◽  
Personal Status ◽  
Judicial Action ◽  
The Law ◽  
Commercial Disputes

 International commercial arbitration is a special judicial system based primarily on an agreement, be it an arbitration clause or an arbitration agreement (compromise), between parties to a dispute. It is therefore a system aiming at settling commercial disputes by submitting them to a single arbitrator, or an arbitral panel, or an arbitral tribunal (e. g. , the International Court of Arbitration). It is therefore also a means for settling an existing or future dispute that entails refraining from resorting to the competent judiciary. It is also an extra – judicial action aiming at establishing justice between people. The aim of arbitration is to bring justice to parties in conflict, but it is also designed to preserve peace among them, by providing solutions that are deemed satisfactory by each party, and through direct confrontation. It is a technical means for peaceful cooperation between countries with different systems. Resorting to international commercial arbitration is intended to solve a dispute based on a desire for reconciliation, to thereby avoid private retribution, without waiving the protection of the law, although it does entail waiver of state judges’ jurisdiction to rule over the dispute, since the parties choose their own judge. This type of Arbitration is called “international” if it relates to international commercial interests. Arbitration is also used in other areas, e. g. , personal status and tribal arbitration in Iraq. However, our study concentrates on international commercial arbitration and the possible application thereof in Iraq.

scholarly journals Party Autonomy and Regional Harmonization of Rules in International Commercial Arbitration

2006 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Shackelford
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
International Trade ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Commercial Law ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Choice Of Law ◽  
Party Autonomy ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Trade Law

In the last half of the twentieth century, the trend towards “world-wide harmonization of trade law” has increased steadily with the globalization of economies and the corresponding increase in transnational commerce. Throughout this period, efforts have emerged to unify and harmonize international commercial law in order to promote international trade. The two primary ways this was pursued during the twentieth century were unification of choice of-law rules and harmonization or unification of substantive rules.

Part III Arbitral Rules, 16 Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baumann Antje
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Arbitral Tribunal ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Time Limits ◽  
Chamber Of Commerce ◽  
International Court ◽  
Arbitral Proceedings ◽  
Number Of Parties ◽  
International Chamber Of Commerce

This chapter discusses the arbitration rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). It begins with a background on the ICC International Court of Arbitration, with emphasis on its role in the development of international commercial arbitration. It then examines the 2017 ICC Arbitration Rules, citing some relevant figures related to ICC arbitration for the year 2017, including the number of parties involved in cases, the arbitral tribunals, and awards rendered by arbitral tribunals. Figures on other ICC dispute resolution rules are also given. The chapter concludes with a commentary of Articles 1–42 of the ICC Arbitration Rules, which cover topics such as definitions; time limits for written notifications or communications; request for arbitration and the respondent’s counterclaims to such a request; effect of the arbitration agreement; constitution of the arbitral tribunal; appointment, confirmation, challenge, and replacement of arbitrators; and rules of law applicable to the arbitral proceedings.

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.

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