A comprehensive review of the arbitration law and practice in the Czech Republic including: discussion of arbitration practice and procedure; an examination of the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal; the appointment of arbitrators including the challenge and replacement of arbitrators; an analysis of the various types of awards including a discussion on deliberations, agreements, settlements, and the costs of arbitration; a discussion on the amendment and challenge of awards including the liability of arbitrators; and, a review of the enforcement of domestic and foreign arbitration awards.
"The focus of Arbitration Law and Practice in Central and Eastern Europe is to provide an understanding of the involvement of state authority in arbitrations and offer practical ideas on arbitration procedures for countries in this region. Adopting a questionnaire format devised by the editors, issues are investigated from both the arbitrator's and the counsel's perspectives and important tactical issues are discussed. It is inevitable, however, that the reader may occasionally be disappointed to find an unanswered question. The editors, authors and contributors ask for patience as the reader tries to find specific answers to questions which would not have been posed ten years ago. Case law is generally sparse in these countries, legal reforms are recent, and therefore the legal writing is limited and does not cover the entire array of questions that may arise. The book is an indispensable reference and guide for arbitrators and party representatives who are engaged in arbitrations in the region."--Publisher's website.
The topic for the inaugural edition of the Czech (& Central European) Yearbook of Arbitration (CYArb) is a highly interdisciplinary investigation into the relationship between human rights and arbitration. While providing a broad comparative approach of national tribunals from the perspective of different legal traditions, this topic has many significant practical aspects, such as service of process in arbitration proceedings. The CYArb also features articles by leading authorities from not only the Czech Republic but also Central and Eastern Europe, Switzerland and Russia on different topics in international arbitration; The Yearbook includes commentary and analysis of selected important case law - where international arbitration and the courts meet - from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia. To ensure the integrity and quality of the CYArb, it boasts an Advisory Board featuring leading arbitration figures of the region, including: Anton Baier, Vienna, Austria Silvy Chernev, Sofia, Bulgaria Sir Anthony Colman, London, UK Bohuslav Klein, Prague, Czech Republic Pierre Lalive, Geneva, Switzerland Piotr Nowaczyk, Warsaw, Poland Ivan Szász, Budapest, Hungary Stanislaw Soltysiński, Warsaw, Poland Jozef Suchoža, Košice, Slovak Republic Vladimír Týč, Brno, Czech Republic A vital component of the CYArb is the unprecedented cooperation from the leading academic and arbitral institutions in the field: In the Czech Republic, this endeavor has the cooperation of the following institutions: – Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague, – Faculty of Law, Masaryk University, Brno, – Faculty of Law, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, – Faculty of Law, Palacký University, Olomouc, – Institute of State and Law, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic In the Slovak Republic: – Institute of State and Law, Slovak Academy of Sciences, A large degree of collaboration was provided by the permanent arbitration courts and other institutions in the region: · International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (VIAC) · Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania · Arbitration Court attached to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry · Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic · Arbitration Court attached to the Czech-Moravian Commodity Exchange · ICC National Committee Czech Republic · The Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce The degree of collaboration and cooperation from leading individuals, academic and arbitral institutions, allows the CYArb to fulfill its goal of being the leading Yearbook on arbitration developments and case law for the region.
This book expounds the theory of international arbitration law. It explains in easily accessible terms all the fundamentals of arbitration, from separability of the arbitration agreement to competence-competence over procedural autonomy, finality of the award, and many other concepts. It does so with a focus on international arbitration law and jurisprudence in Switzerland, a global leader in the field. With a broader reach than a commentary of Chapter 12 of the Swiss Private International Law Act, the discussion contains numerous references to comparative law and its developments in addition to an extensive review of the practice of international tribunals. Written by two well-known specialists - Professor Kaufmann-Kohler being one of the leading arbitrators worldwide and Professor Rigozzi one of the foremost experts in sports arbitration - the work reflects many years of experience in managing arbitral proceedings involving commercial, investment, and sports disputes. This expertise is the basis for the solutions proposed to resolve the many practical issues that may arise in the course of an arbitration. It also informs the discussion of the arbitration rules addressed in the book, from the ICC Arbitration Rules to the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, the CAS Code, and the UNCITRAL Rules. While the book covers commercial and sports arbitrations primarily, it also applies to investment arbitrations conducted under rules other than the ICSID framework.
Czech Yearbook of International Law is a compilation of articles written by professionals who offer unique insight into special issues regulated in the European legal culture. CYIL promotes development of international law and of new analytical approaches that will increase understanding of this branch of law and its goals in the current global era. The focal points of interest in Czech Yearbook of International Law are actual issues involving international treaties in the context of EU law, international contractual relations, the protection of human rights in the international context, aspects of criminal law as well as international arbitration. The goal of this book is to further advance and develop the international law analyses particularly from the countries of central and eastern Europe.
International investment law and arbitration is its own 'galaxy', made up of thousands of treaties to be read in relation to hundreds of awards. It is also diverse, as treaty and arbitration practices display nuances and differences on a number of issues. While it has been expanding over the past few decades in quantitative terms, this galaxy is now developing new traits as a reaction to the criticisms formulated across civil society in relation to the protection of public interest. This textbook enables readers to master and make sense of this galaxy in motion. It offers an up-to-date, comprehensive and detailed analysis of the rules and practices which form international investment law and arbitration, covering its substantive, institutional and procedural aspects. Using analytical and practice-oriented approaches, it provides analyses accessible to readers discovering this field anew, while it offers a wealth of in-depth studies to those who are already familiar with it.
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is the testing ground for investment arbitration in Europe: the majority of the cases against EU Member States are proceedings launched against countries from the region. Despite their relevance, CEE experiences have not been analysed in a comprehensive manner. This book is the first of its kind to present an extensive collection of case law on investment arbitration within Europe. Contributors provide contextual analysis, taking political, economic and regulatory factors in to account, to create an accessible text for practitioners and scholars alike.
This book examines the intersection of EU law and international arbitration based on the experience of leading practitioners in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration law. It expertly illustrates the depth and breadth of EU law’s impact on party autonomy and on the margin of appreciation available to arbitral tribunals.
Global banking and finance is a complex and specialized field with sector-specific investment forms, subject to distinctive legal and regulatory frameworks and unique types of political risk. This comprehensive guide to international investment protection in the finance and banking sector, written by acknowledged experts in the field of investor-State arbitration, provides the first in-depth discussion of how international investment law applies to investors and investments in the sector. Featuring expert guidance on the key legal protections for cross-border banking and finance investments, with complete and up-to-date coverage of investor-State cases, the analysis crystallizes a set of field-specific legal principles for the sector. In particular, the authors address the following practical aspects of investment protection in the banking and finance sector: how sector-specific forms of investment, such as loans and derivatives, impact the dispute resolution process; types of political risk that cross-border investments in the sector are likely to encounter; distinctive adverse sovereign measures that underlie disputes in the sector, including those from sovereign debt defaults and banking sector bailouts; specific treaty provisions, such as jurisdictional carve-outs and targeted exclusions; remedies available for violations of international investment protections; how monetary damages may be assessed for injury to banking and finance sector investments; the scope of financial services chapters included in certain free trade agreements; the protections available under domestic foreign investment laws; and alternative sources of protection such as political risk insurance and investment contracts. International disputes practitioners and academics, in-house counsel in the finance and banking industries, and arbitrators addressing banking and finance disputes will welcome this book for its practical guidance. With strategies for investors as well as for sovereign States to navigate the intricacies of the investment protection system, the authors’ comprehensive analysis will help ensure appropriate international protection for banking and finance sector investments, both when establishing investments and when resolving disputes. The book lays the groundwork for the future consolidation of international investment protection as a critical tool to manage the political risk confronting global banking and finance.
