Conventions, national laws

and other texts on arbitration

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  International conventions and Model Laws

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

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

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

(Paris, 17 December1962)      SOURCE: Council of Europe

Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (Panama, 30 January 1975)      SOURCE: OAS

Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States

(Washington, 18 March 1965)      SOURCE: ICSID

WTO Legal Texts      SOURCE: WTO

UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration  (1985)   SOURCE: UNCITRAL

UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation (2002)    SOURCE: UNCITRAL

Scoreboard

Score board of adherence to transnational arbitration treaties (as of october 15, 2003) 

SOURCE: The Institute for Transnational Arbitration

National arbitration laws

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

UK - Arbitration Act 1996  SOURCE: HMSOnline

The Netherlands - articles 1020-1077 Code of Civil Procedure - Dutch version available on http://www.overheid.nl

France - articles 1442-1507 New Code of Civil Procedure - French and English version available on http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr

Germany - articles 1025-1066 Code of Civil Procedure - available in German / English     SOURCE: DIS

   Luxembourg - Nouveau Code de procédure civile - available in French

Switzerland - articles 176-194 International Private Law Act - available in French / German    SOURCE: CONFOEDERATIO HELVETICA

Austria - 577-599 Code of Civil Procedure - available in English     SOURCE: WKO

Sweden - Swedish Arbitration Act (1999) - available in English     SOURCE: SCC Institute

USA - Federal Arbitration Act     SOURCE: Cornell Legal Information Institute

                        Uniform Arbitration Act    SOURCE: Cornell Legal Information Institute

  Japan - Arbitration Law  (Law No. 138 of 2003) 

Arbitration Rules

UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules      SOURCE: UNCITRAL

The rules of specific arbitration institutions are available on the websites of these institutions. You can find these websites by clicking on Links.

Case Law

CLOUT (Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts)    

Other texts

UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings     SOURCE: UNCITRAL

IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration (Pdf)    SOURCE: IBA