Arbitration in Belgium

National law and international conventions

Articles 1676-1723 Belgian Judicial Code - available in Dutch / French  SOURCE: CEPINA

                                         approved by Statute of 4 JuLy 1972 (State Book 8 August 1972)

                                                                                                                                              Parlementary documents:

                                                                                                           Chamber of Repr. session 1970-1971, n° 988/1

                                                                                                       Chamber of Repr. session 1971-1972, n° 195/1-3

                                                                                                                                Senate session 1971-1972, n° 436

See also article 13 Labor Contracts Act article 36 Non-maritime Insurance Contract Act

European Convention providing a Uniform Law on Arbitration (Strasbourg, 20 January 1966)     SOURCE: Council of Europe

                                                                                                                                                           Eplanatory Report

Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 10 June 1958)     SOURCE: UNCITRAL

                                                                                        approved by Statute of 5 June 1975 (State Book 15 November 1975)

European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (Geneva, 21 April 1961)     SOURCE: T.M.C. Asser Institute

                                                                                            approved by Statute of 19 July 1975 (State Book 17 February 1976)

Agreement relating to Application of the European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration

(Paris, 17 December1962)      SOURCE: Council of Europe

Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (Washington, 18 March 1965)     

                                                                                      SOURCE: ICSID

                                                                                              Approved by Statue 17 July 1970 (State Book 24 September 1970)

Belgium has also concluded bilateral treaties concerning arbitration with France (8 July 1899, approved by Statute of 31 March 1900, State Book 30-31 July 1900), The Netherlands, (28 March 1925, approved by Statute of 16 August 1926, State Book 27 July 1929), Germany (30 June 1958, approved by Statute of 10 August 1960, State Book 18 November 1960), Switzerland (29 April 1959, approved by Statute of 21 May 1962, State Book 11 September 1962) and Austria (26 June 1959, approved by Statute of 10 August 1960, State Book 28 October 1961)..

Arbitration Institutes

Belgian Center for Arbitration and Mediation (CEPINA)

Geschillencommissie Reizen / Commission de Litiges Voyages

Belgische Arbitragecommissie voor de Sport / Commission belge d'arbitrage pour le sport

Bibliography

H. VERBIST and B. DE VUYST, Arbitrage en alternatieve geschillenbeslechting in België. Arbitrage et modes alternatifs de reglement des conflicts en Belgique, Brugge, die Keure, 2002, 536p.

P. DE BOURNONVILLE,  Droit judiciaire: l’arbitrage, Brussels, Larcier, 2000, 326p.

J. LINSMEAU, L'arbitrage volontaire en droit privé belge, Brussels, Bruylant, 210p.

M. STORME and B. DEMEULENAERE, International commercial arbitration in Belgium, Deventer (Netherlands),  Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers, 1989, 306p.

M. HUYS and G. KEUTGEN, L'arbitrage en droit belge et international, Brussels, Bruylant, 1981, 812p.

L. DERMINE and G. HORSMANS, L’arbitrage commercial en Belgique, Brussels, Larcier, 1975,  132p.

A. BERNARD, L’arbitrage volontaire en droit privé, Brussels, Bruylant, 1937, 616p.

J. LINSMEAU and J. VAN GELDEN, "La nouvelle loi sur l'arbitrage volontaire", Journal des Tribunaux 1973, 205-219

L. DEMEYERE, "De Wet van 19 mei 1998 tot wijziging van de bepalingen van het Gerechtelijk Wetboek betreffende de arbitrage", Rechtskundig Weekblad 1998-1999, 865-875.

G. KEUTGEN, "La nouvelle loi sur l'arbitrage", J.T. 1998, 761-771.

Case law

H. VAN HOUTTE, "Het Belgisch arbitragerecht 1995-2000", Tijdschrift voor Arbitrage 2001, p. 124-130.

G. KEUTGEN, "Chronique de jurisprudence. L’arbitrage (1987 à 1992)" ,  Journal des Tribunaux 1993, p. 677-685.

G. KEUTGEN and M. HUYS, "Chronique de jurisprudence. L’arbitrage (1982 à 1987)", J.T. 1988, p. 417-422.

G. KEUTGEN and M. HUYS, "Chronique de jurisprudence. L’arbitrage (1975 à 1982)", J.T. 1984, p. 54-59.

G. KEUTGEN and M. HUYS, "Chronique de jurisprudence. L’arbitrage (1950 à 1975)", J.T. 1976, p. 53-64.