A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Ukraine is a civil law country; thus, the issues of international arbitration are governed primarily by the following: Court precedents are not considered to be a source of law in Ukraine; however, the courts of lower instances shall give due regard in their decisions to the conclusions of law made by the Supreme Court and the Great Chamber of the Supreme Court. With regard to international treaties, Ukraine is…

A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1       Legislation Ukraine is a civil law country; thus, the issues of international arbitration are governed primarily by the following: Multilateral and bilateral international treaties, which, upon their ratification by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Parliament), have priority over domestic legislation. Domestic legislation. Court precedents are not considered to be a source of law in Ukraine; however, the courts of lower instances shall give due regard to the conclusions of law…

UKRAINE Ihor Siusel and Kseniia Pogruzhlska A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Ukraine is a civil law country, thus, the issues of international arbitration are governed primarily by (i) international treaties, both multilateral and bilateral, (which, upon their ratification by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Parliament), have priority over domestic legislation) and (ii) domestic legislation. Court precedents are not considered to be the source of binding law in Ukraine, however, the courts of lower instances shall…