After many delays, on 6 February 2018, Iraq officially endorsed the ratification of the New York Convention, a promising step for arbitration in Iraq. Although in theory Iraq accepts the idea that the New York Convention is necessary, there has been little attention on its accession until recently. Although no drafts of the law are […]
O reconhecimento do laudo arbitral estrangeiro no Brasil
Ainda que não proferida pelo juiz togado, o laudo arbitral se equipara à sentença estatal. Assim, a decisão emanada de um tribunal arbitral terá os mesmos efeitos de uma decisão do Poder Judiciário. O Brasil adota o critério geográfico para distinguir as sentenças arbitrais nacionais dos laudos arbitrais estrangeiros. Desta forma, “considera-se sentença arbitral estrangeira […]
نبذة عن ديوان المظالم في المملكة العربية السعودية
مفهوم ديوان المظالم في المملكة العربية السعودية يعد ديوان المظالم بالمملكة العربية السعودية هيئة قضائية وطنية مستقلة تسعى بكل الطرق و الوسائل الممكنة إلى تحقيق العدل و الإنصاف من خلال الرقابة القضائية الفاعلة على أعمال الهيئات الإدارية عن طريق الدعاوى الماثلة أمامه لضمان حسن تطبيق الأنظمة و اللوائح المقررة و كذلك تطوير آليات التواصل مع […]
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and Development of Sports Arbitration
Sports Arbitration is becoming a popular subfield in arbitration with an ever-growing number of cases being registered at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (the “CAS”). The CAS was created in 1984 as a part of the International Olympic Committee, with the idea of solving a rising number of sports conflicts. It is placed under the administrative […]
The Legal Framework for the Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in Saudi Arabia
The legal framework for the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has changed dramatically over the past decade. In 2012, Saudi Arabia enacted a new Arbitration Law, based on the 1985 UNCITRAL Model Law. This replaced its 1983 Arbitration Law. The previous procedure for the enforcement of arbitral awards had […]