Legal Advice

MAKING SENSE OF MUTU AND PECHSTEIN V. SWITZERLAND: SHOULD HUMAN RIGHTS BE SAFEGUARDED IN ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS?

The questions of arbitration clauses and subsequent arbitration proceedings have already been brought before the European Court of Human (hereinafter „the Court“). Most notably, the Court held that arbitration is not incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter „the Convention“), established in Transado – Transportes Fluviais Do Sado, S.A. v. Portugal (dec.), 2003.

DRAFTING A FUNCTIONAL ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND UNDERSTANDING THE RELEVANT LEGAL TERMS THEREIN

Unlike a court proceeding which is an orthodox method of dispute resolution embedded in the constitutional framework of every state, resorting a case to arbitration requires a specific expression of will from both parties. This is done through arbitration agreement. Substantially, just like any other agreement, it is a bilateral legal arrangement between two or