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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2024-2025 – Belarus

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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Belarus continues to be governed by the Law on the International Arbitration Court[1] (“International Arbitration Law”), which was enacted on 9 July 1999. This law is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law, and no significant amendments have been made since its enactment. In addition, the Economic Procedural Code, adopted on 15 December 1998, contains provisions relating to challenging and enforcing local and foreign arbitral awards. Belarus…

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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2024-2025 – Kyrgyz Republic

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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in the Kyrgyz Republic continues to be governed by the Law on Arbitration Courts (“Law”), as enacted on 30 July 2002. The Law is mostly based on the UNCITRAL Model Law. Provisions of the Law were challenged several times based on arguments that the Law and the main principles of arbitration proceedings contradicted the Kyrgyz Constitution. However, the Constitutional Court and the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme…

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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2024-2025 – Austria

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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation In Austria, the rules on arbitration proceedings are contained in the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) (sections 577-618 ZPO). This legal framework does not differentiate between domestic and international arbitral proceedings and applies to disputes in commercial and non-commercial matters. Since the implementation of the UNCITRAL Model Law in 2006, the Austrian legislator has made few changes. The most significant change came in 2013, when the Austrian Supreme Court…

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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2024-2025 – Hungary

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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Hungarian arbitration law is based on the amended UNCITRAL Model Law of 2006, therefore following international standards and creating an attractive arbitration environment. There are three specific aspects of Hungarian arbitration law: There have been no material amendments to arbitration laws in Hungary in 2024 or in early 2025. One minor amendment provides that if an arbitration award concerns rights, facts or data that need to be registered in…

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