Improving the Efficiency of Arbitration Agreements and Awards

by Van Den Berg, Albert Jan

• ISBN13: 9789041112743
• ISBN10: 904111274X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Law Intl

Summary

This Congress Series contains the proceedings of ICCA's 1998 Paris Congress, hosted by the Comité français de l'Arbitrage. This Congress marked the 40th anniversary of the 1958 New York Convention. Three working groups, made up of international experts, professionals and practitioners in the field of arbitration, examined the following topics: Arbitration Clauses: Achieving Effectiveness Arbitration Procedure: Achieving Efficiency Without Sacrificing Due Process Arbitration Awards: Solving Problems of Enforcement.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Albert Jan van den Berg
Table of Contents	vii
Opening Address	1	(4)
Elisabeth Guigou
Welcoming Addresses	5	(6)
Fali S. Nariman
Bertrand Moreau	7	(4)
Keynote Addresses
The History of the New York Convention	11	(4)
Pieter Sanders
The 1958 New York Convention Its Objectives and Its Future	15	(10)
Gerold Herrmann
The Application of the New York Convention by the Courts	25	(10)
Albert Jan van den Berg
Introduction
Introduction to the Three Working Groups	35	(8)
Yves Derains
WORKING GROUP I Arbitration Clauses: Achieving Effectiveness
Summary of Discussion in The First Working Group	43	(4)
V.V. Veeder
Arbitration Clauses: Achieving Effectiveness	47	(20)
Paul-A. Gelinas
Article II(2) of the New York Convention and the Courts	67	(15)
Guillermo Aguilar Alvarez
The Form of the Agent's Power to Sign an Arbitration Agreement and Article II(2) of the New York Convention	82	(12)
Andreas Reiner
Arbitration Agreements: Conditions Governing Their Efficacy	94	(11)
Keba Mbaye
Choosing Between Broad Clauses and Detailed Blueprints	105	(9)
Eric A. Schwartz
The Law Applicable to the Form and Substance of the Arbitration Clause	114	(32)
Julian D.M. Lew
The Law Applicable to Arbitrability	146	(22)
Bernard Hanotiau
The Law Applicable to the Arbitration Clause and Arbitrability	168	(21)
Marc Blessing
The Evolving Definition of Arbitration and Arbitrability	189	(8)
Marc Lalonde
Arbitration Clauses: Achieving Effectiveness in the Law Applicable to the Arbitration Clause	197	(7)
Piero Bernardini
Article II(3) of the New York Convention and the Courts	204	(13)
Abhishek M. Singhvi
Separability and Kompetenz-Kompetenz	217	(40)
Antonias Dimolitsa
Brazil and the New York Convention -- A Case of Adherence by Osmosis	257	(4)
Carlos Nehring Netto
The Limits of Severability of the Arbitration Clause	261	(7)
Pierre Mayer
The Effect of the Arbitration Clause: The African Perspective	268	(7)
Robert M. Dossou
WORKING GROUP II Arbitration Procedure: Achieving Efficiency without Sacrificing Due Process
Summary of Discussion in the Second Working Group	275	(11)
Howard M. Holtzmann
Factors to Consider in Choosing an Efficient Arbitrator	286	(28)
Horacio A. Grigera Naon
The Authority of a Truncated Tribunal	314	(5)
Stephen M. Schwebel
Regulation of Truncated Tribunals by the Permanent Court of Arbitration	319	(5)
Hans Jonkman
Some Brief Observations on the Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal	324	(2)
Arthur L. Marriott
The Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal	326	(5)
Serge Lazareff
The Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal	331	(5)
Tadeusz Szurski
Identifying and Applying the Law Governing the Arbitration Procedure -- The Role of the Law of the Place of Arbitration	336	(30)
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
To What Extent Are Procedural Decisions of Arbitrators Subject to Court Review?	366	(17)
Sigvard Jarvin
The Seat of Arbitration as Place of Arbitration, and Limits to Court Intervention in Procedural Decisions	383	(4)
Allan Philip
Identifying and Applying the Law Governing the Arbitration Procedure	387	(4)
Mohamed El Mernissi
Applying the Law Governing the Arbitration Procedure: Sensibly and Without Excessive Formality	391	(5)
Jonathan D. Schiller
The Minimum Requirements of Due Process in Taking Measures Against Dilatory Tactics: Arbitral Discretion in International Commercial Arbitration -- ``A Few Plain Rules and a Few Strong Instincts''	396	(14)
L. Yves Fortier
Measures Against Dilatory Tactics: The Cooperation Between Arbitrators and the Courts	410	(12)
Jean-Pierre Ancel
The Cooperation Between Arbitrators and the Courts: Examples Drawn from the New German Law	422	(2)
Ottoarndt Glossner
Dilatory Tactics: Arbitral Discretion	424	(4)
Patrick M.M. Lane
The Role of the Arbitrator in Preventing Dilatory Tactics	428	(5)
Bohuslav Klein
WORKING GROUP III Arbitration Awards: Solving Problems of Enforcement
Summary of Discussion in The Third Working Group	433	(7)
Karl-Heinz Bockstiegel
The Practical Application of Multilateral Conventions	440	(12)
Andrea Giardina
Experience with Bilateral Treaties	452	(9)
Franz Matscher
Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in the People's Republic of China	461	(44)
Wang Sheng Chang
Enforcement of Awards Set Aside in the Country of Origin: The French Experience	505	(23)
Emmanuel Gaillard
The Enforcement of Awards Nullified in the Country of Origin: The American Experience	528	(16)
David W. Rivkin
The Enforcement of Awards Nullified in the Country of Origin	544	(4)
Ahmed S. El-Kosheri
The Enforcement of Awards Nullified in the Country of Origin	548	(4)
Andrew Rogers
The Enforcement of Awards Nullified in the Country of Origin: The German Perspective	552	(5)
Klaus Sachs
Experience of Practical Problems of Enforcement	557	(17)
Lucy F. Reed
Towards Minimum Standards of Enforcement: Feasibility of a Model Law	574	(9)
Jan Paulsson
Enforcement Experience in the Russian Federation	583	(6)
Alexander S. Komarov
Enforcement in Action: Theoretical and Practical Problems	589	(4)
Yasuhei Taniguchi
Enforcement in Action: Harmonization Versus Unification	593	(80)
Matthieu de Boisseson
Plenary Session
Suggestions to Improve the International Efficacy of Arbitral Awards	601	(16)
Philippe Fouchard
Annex
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, New York, 10 June 1958	617	(1)
English	617	(5)
French	622	(6)
List of Oral Interventions	628	(5)
List of Participants	633	(32)
List of ICCA Officers and Members	665	(8)
TABLES	673	(48)
Tables of Arbitration Conventions and Other International Instruments	673	(3)
Tables of Other Conventions	676	(2)
Tables of National Laws	678	(8)
Tables of Case Law under the New York Convention	686	(17)
Tables of Other Case Law	703	(12)
Tables of Arbitral Case Law	715	(6)
Index	721