As one of the most commonly used methods for settling international disputes, arbitration is common in Albania. The latter has signed and ratified important and well-known international conventions such as the New York Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and The European Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral […]
OHADAC: Arbitration and Mediation in the Caribbean Region
The goal of the OHADAC project is twofold: (i) promoting legislative harmonisation by proposing to States model legislation in the field of business law and (ii) promoting arbitration and mediation in the Caribbean region, through the opening of an arbitration centre, the OHADAC Regional Centre for Arbitration. The objective of the OHADAC Regional Centre for […]
FIDIC Contracts: Overview of the FIDIC Suite
FIDIC contracts are the most commonly used standard form of international construction contracts in the world today. Standard FIDIC contracts are frequently used in both large and small construction projects, and they are suitable for parties of different nationalities, speaking different languages and coming from different jurisdictions. The Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils, more commonly known […]
Cape Verde Arbitration – 158th Contracting State to the New York Convention
Cape Verde, through Resolution 26 / IX / 2017 of 7 February, approved its accession to the 1958 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the “New York Convention“), becoming the 158th contracting State to the New York Convention. Following its ratification, on 22 March 2018, the Secretary-General of the United Nations confirmed […]
Code Panafricain d’Investissements
Conscients de la nécessité de protéger les investissements étrangers tout en promouvant le développement durable au sein du continent africain, les Etats membres de l’Union Africaine ont décidé en 2008 d’entamer un ambitieux projet de code d’investissements commun, appelé le Code Panafricain d’Investissements. Le projet de ce code a été achevé en décembre 2016. Nous allons […]