En España, la ley que regula el arbitraje es la Ley 60/2003, de 23 de diciembre, de Arbitraje, la cual entró en vigor en 2004. Esta ley representa un paso adelante en el desarrollo del sistema de arbitraje como método para resolver disputas sobre contratos comerciales. La Ley de Arbitraje se basa en la Ley Modelo […]
CIADI
El Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias Relativas a Inversiones es la institución líder en la resolución de controversias nacidas entre inversionistas y estados ya que los Estados lo han acordado así en la mayoría de los tratados internaciones de inversión o en contratos o en su legislación. Se trata de un proceso de arreglo […]
Three Spanish Arbitration Centers- A Step Towards Unification?
On 18 December 2017, three of Spain’s most prominent arbitration centers signed a memorandum of understanding as a first step towards their unification. This is another of the efforts of the Spanish Government in an attempt to make Spain a more appealing center for international arbitration which would rival Paris, London, Singapore, Hong Kong and […]
Colombia Arbitration Proceedings: Fool’s Gold?
What connects General José Fernández de Santillán, emeralds and Colombia arbitration proceedings? More than one would think. If Mr. Fernandez de Santillán had defeated the British squadron on 8 June 1708, the myth of a galleon carrying vast amounts of treasure would never have been born. One of the most interesting recent international arbitrations would […]
Spain Energy Treaty Arbitrations Continue
On 12 August 2016, another Spain energy treaty arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty was registered at the ICSID. The claimants are two Dutch companies, Cordoba Beheer B.V. and Sevilla Beheer B.V., together with Cross Retail S.L and Spanish Project companies, both registered in Spain.[1] This case is just another in line with dozens of arbitrations […]