The New York Convention and International Dispute Resolution

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Feldman
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
International Dispute ◽  
New York Convention

Part III International Arbitration Agreements: Issues and Perspectives, 6 Some Reflections on the Making of International Arbitration Agreements for the Resolution of Commercial Disputes

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saville Lord
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
International Arbitration ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
International Dispute ◽  
Model Law ◽  
New York Convention ◽  
Legal Procedures ◽  
Commercial Disputes

This chapter presents some thoughts on international arbitration. It begins with brief descriptions of the New York Convention and the UNCITRAL Model Law, which serve as the foundations of international dispute resolution. It then discusses arbitration agreements, the role of institutions, the role of law, and the disadvantages of arbitration. It argues that international commercial arbitration has become much more like that of the London Commercial Court; more often than not lawyers are called in from the outset. Pleadings, discovery, and the like are commonplace. The arbitral process has also become more expensive, notwithstanding substantial efforts by arbitral institutions and others to limit costs. It further suggests that where the tribunal considers that the dispute can be dealt with fairly and more cheaply without the full panoply of such legal procedures as the parties’ lawyers propose, that they make certain that the parties themselves, not just their lawyers, are made aware of the tribunal’s view.

scholarly journals The Singapore Convention on Mediation—A Brighter Future for Asian Dispute Resolution

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunice CHUA
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Trade Law ◽  
International Trade Law ◽  
Settlement Agreements ◽  
Recognition And Enforcement ◽  
Model Law ◽  
New York Convention ◽  
Brighter Future

AbstractOn 26 June 2018, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law [UNCITRAL] approved, largely without modification, the final drafts of the Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (the Singapore Convention) and amendments to the Model Law on International Commercial Mediation prepared by Working Group II. These instruments aim to promote the enforceability of international commercial settlement agreements reached through mediation in the same way that the New York Convention facilitates the recognition and enforcement of international arbitration awards. This paper provides a critical analysis of the Singapore Convention, and some commentary from an Asian perspective.

1 The Concept and Sources of Arbitration

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaufmann-Kohler Gabrielle ◽  
Rigozzi Antonio
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Arbitration Process ◽  
New York Convention

This introductory chapter analyses the concept of arbitration, distinguishing it from other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods, in particular mediation, conciliation, and expert determination. Having traced the historical roots and evolution of international arbitration, it then discusses the advantages and drawbacks of choosing to settle disputes by way of arbitration. The chapter further presents the main sources of arbitration law, from national laws and international treaties – in particular the New York Convention – over arbitration rules, soft law, jurisprudence, and scholarly writings. It then considers the role of Switzerland as a place of arbitration, discussing its long-standing dispute-settlement tradition and the arbitration-related bodies and institutions operating in the country. Finally, as an introduction to the next Chapters, the discussion briefly sets out the situations in which the arbitration process can come into contact with the courts.

From Conventions to Protocols: Conceptualizing Changes to the International Dispute Resolution Landscape

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-241
Author(s):  
Yvonne Guo
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Border Enforcement ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
International Dispute ◽  
Settlement Agreements ◽  
The Cross

Abstract The recently-concluded Singapore Mediation Convention and Hague Judgements Convention have aimed to facilitate the cross-border enforcement of mediated settlement agreements and court judgements in the same way that the New York Convention has facilitated the cross-border enforcement of arbitral awards. This shift in the international dispute resolution landscape is analysed on three levels: normative, strategic and operational. Drawing from theories of private international law, international political economy and comparative public policy, this article asserts that convergent public and private interests likely championed the elaboration of international conventions as a means of promoting harmonization in international dispute settlement. It demonstrates that while the conversion of court judgements and mediated settlement agreements into arbitral awards could also have facilitated their cross-border enforcement, the further development of new mechanisms that respond directly to commercial parties’ needs remains necessary to complement the evolving treaty framework.  

scholarly journals Review of arbitral awards for breach of natural justice: an internationalist approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Daniel Brady
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Natural Justice ◽  
National Courts ◽  
Recognition And Enforcement ◽  
Model Law ◽  
New York Convention ◽  
Dispute Resolution Mechanism

<p>While international commercial arbitration is widely regarded as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism to litigation in national courts, those courts are frequently engaged in the review arbitral awards in the context of annulment as well as recognition and enforcement. A key purpose of this review is to ensure that the arbitral procedure is consistent with the fundamental principles of natural justice. These principles find their origin in the general principles of law common to civilised nations, and their application is mandated by both the New York Convention and the UNCITRAL Model Law. This paper argues that the content of these principles should be ‘internationalised’. That is, it is both appropriate and desirable that domestic courts, irrespective of the jurisdiction in which they happen to be sitting, apply the basic rules of natural justice in uniform way. It is submitted that this would not only result in a consistent and therefore reliable recognition and enforcement regime, but would also contribute to the success and increased adoption of international arbitration as a key alternative dispute resolution mechanism.</p>

scholarly journals NATIONAL COURT INTERVENTION IN ARBITRATION AS AN INVESTMENT TREATY CLAIM

2011 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 485-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Garnett
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
National Court ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
International Commercial Arbitration ◽  
National Courts ◽  
Investment Treaty ◽  
Model Law ◽  
Court Intervention ◽  
New York Convention

International commercial arbitration has long been a popular method for resolving cross-border business disputes. The opportunity for parties to choose their adjudicators and the dispute resolution procedure, the scope for privacy and the greater capacity for enforcement of awards compared to court judgments are all important reasons that parties prefer international arbitration over litigation. Reinforcing this trend in favour of international commercial arbitration has been a general consensus among national courts and legislatures that support, rather than interference, should be provided to the arbitral process. Such a philosophy is apparent, for example, in the requirements in the widely adopted New York Convention for States to recognize and enforce both foreign arbitration agreements and awards, and in international instruments such as the 1985 UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, which authorize national courts to assist, rather than intervene, in the conduct of arbitrations within their borders. Moreover, international commercial arbitration has proven to be sufficiently flexible as a dispute resolution method to be used both in disputes between private parties, and between private and State entities.

scholarly journals Review of arbitral awards for breach of natural justice: an internationalist approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Daniel Brady
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Natural Justice ◽  
National Courts ◽  
Recognition And Enforcement ◽  
Model Law ◽  
New York Convention ◽  
Dispute Resolution Mechanism

<p>While international commercial arbitration is widely regarded as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism to litigation in national courts, those courts are frequently engaged in the review arbitral awards in the context of annulment as well as recognition and enforcement. A key purpose of this review is to ensure that the arbitral procedure is consistent with the fundamental principles of natural justice. These principles find their origin in the general principles of law common to civilised nations, and their application is mandated by both the New York Convention and the UNCITRAL Model Law. This paper argues that the content of these principles should be ‘internationalised’. That is, it is both appropriate and desirable that domestic courts, irrespective of the jurisdiction in which they happen to be sitting, apply the basic rules of natural justice in uniform way. It is submitted that this would not only result in a consistent and therefore reliable recognition and enforcement regime, but would also contribute to the success and increased adoption of international arbitration as a key alternative dispute resolution mechanism.</p>

The Singapore Convention: Towards a Universal Standard for the Recognition and Enforcement of International Settlement Agreements?

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 409-429
Author(s):  
Clemens Treichl
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Wide Acceptance ◽  
Settlement Agreements ◽  
Recognition And Enforcement ◽  
Enforcement Mechanisms ◽  
New York Convention ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Universal Standard

Abstract The Singapore Convention seeks to establish a universal standard for the recognition and enforcement of international settlement agreements resulting from mediation. Assuming it finds wide acceptance, the Convention could harmonize existing enforcement mechanisms, the effect of which typically does not extend to foreign jurisdictions. Ideally, this could leverage mediation in a similar way as the New York Convention helped establish arbitration as the prime means of dispute settlement on the international plane. After contextualizing the Singapore Convention in light of the increasing diversification of dispute resolution methods, this article concludes that this aspiration is unlikely to turn into reality anytime soon. To this end, it considers traditional approaches to the enforcement of settlement agreements as well as the genesis and cornerstones of the Singapore Convention and briefly examines its interplay with arbitral proceedings and domestic legal systems.

PENYALAHGUNAAN HAK KEKEBALAN DIPLOMATIK DITINJAU DARI KONVENSI WINA 1961 (STUDI KASUS PENYELUNDUPAN EMAS OLEH PEJABAT DIPLOMATIK KOREA UTARA DI BANGLADESH)

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-94
Author(s):  
Komang Sukaniasa
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
North Korea ◽  
Vienna Convention ◽  
Diplomatic Relations ◽  
Special Power ◽  
New York Convention ◽  
Diplomatic Immunity ◽  
The Right ◽  
State Representatives

Diplomatic officials are state representatives in developing diplomatic relations with other countries where it is accredited. Diplomatic officials have the rights of immunity and privileges granted by the sending country. Besides enjoying these rights, diplomatic officials also have obligations. As a diplomatic official from North Korea, Son Young Nam is obliged to obey the rules contained in the 1961 Vienna Convention, the 1969 New York Convention, and to respect the national law of the country of Bangladesh which is the country where he was accredited. Son Young Nam's smuggling of gold into Bangladesh was a form of abuse of diplomatic immunity. The act violated Articles 27 and 41 (1) of the 1961 Vienna Convention and Article 25b of The Special Power Act of Bangladesh. Although they have the right to immunity, these rights are not absolute. Immune rights can be breached in the event of gross violations committed by diplomatic officials.

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