A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Japan continues to be governed by the Arbitration Act of 2003 (“Arbitration Law”), which took effect in 2004, but this has recently changed. From 1 April 2024, the amended Arbitration Law took effect (“Amended Arbitration Law”). After several steps in both the public and private sectors to build the country as an international dispute resolution hub in recent years, the overhaul of the underlying legislation represents…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Thailand continues to be governed by the Arbitration Act,…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Chile has a dual legal framework in the field of arbitration. Domestic…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Mexico continues to be governed by the Code of Commerce, which incorporates the provisions of the UNCITRAL Model Law in its relevant section. The Code of Commerce was enacted in 1889, and its last amendment on arbitration took place in 2010. Mexico is also a signatory to the New York and Panama Conventions on the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. Regarding investment arbitration, Mexico continues to…
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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Chile continues to have a dual legal framework in the field of…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation A.1.1 No legislative amendments to the OHADA Treaty, the UAA and the CCJA Regulation International arbitration continues to be governed by the Treaty on Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (“OHADA Treaty”), the Uniform Act on Arbitration Law (UAA) and the Arbitration Regulation of the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (“CCJA Regulation”). A.1.2 The African Union Assembly of Heads of State, including all OHADA state parties, adopted the…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 No legislative amendments to the IAA or AA in Singapore International arbitration continues…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Japan continues to be governed by the Arbitration Act…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Indonesia continues to be governed by Law No. 30 of 1999 on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (“Arbitration Law”), which was not amended in 2023. Indonesia ratified the New York Convention through Presidential Decree No. 34 of 1981. A.2 Institutions, rules and infrastructure A.2.1 Arbitration institutions in Indonesia Subject to the nature of the dispute, parties that choose arbitration as a dispute settlement forum in Indonesia…