International Commercial and Marine Arbitration (Routledge Research in International Commercial Law)

549 Pages·2008·2.98 MB·English

by  Georgios I. Zekos

International Commercial and
Marine Arbitration
International Commercial and Marine Arbitration analyses and compares
commercial–maritimearbitrationinanumberofdifferentlegalsystemsincluding
theUS,theUK,GreeceandBelgium.Thebookexaminestheroleofthecourts
inarbitrationineachofthesecountries,makingreferencetothelatestcaselaw,
and also makes extensive reference to French, German, Italian, Austrian, Swiss
and Netherlands law. Tracing the historical emergence of the modern system of
commercialarbitrationGeorgiosI.Zekosthengoesontopresentwaysinwhich
thecurrentprocessesofarbitrationcanbedevelopedinordertomakethemmore
effective.
GeorgiosI.Zekos BSc(Econ),JD,LLM,PhDisanAttorneyatLaw&Economist,
Greece.

International Commercial and
Marine Arbitration
Georgios I. Zekos
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Contents
Abbreviation xi
Introduction 1
1 Thehistoricalemergenceofarbitrationasadisputemechanism
anditscharacteristics 9
1. Historicalbackground 9
2. Developmentofmodernarbitrationanditscharacteristics 24
2 Nationalcourtsininternationalcommercialarbitration 34
1. Introduction 34
2. Internationalcommercialarbitrationandnationalcourts 35
3. Conclusion 51
3 Theroleofcourtsincommercial–maritimearbitration
inUSlaw 53
1. Introduction 53
1.1 TheFAAandtheRUAA 65
1.2 TheFAAandlaborarbitration 68
1.3 CourtADR 73
1.4 TheFAAandemploymentarbitration 75
2. Arbitrability 84
3. Initiatingthearbitration 94
4. Thearbitrationagreement 95
5. Enforceabilityofinternationalarbitrationagreements 114
6. Jurisdiction 116
7. Applicablelaws 121
7.1 Conflictoflawsrulesestablishedbythelawofthe
arbitralsitus 124
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7.2 Mandatoryrequirementsofthearbitralsitus 125
7.3 Voluntaryapplicationofconflictoflawsrulesof
arbitralsitus 125
7.4 Thechoice-of-lawgoverningtheparties’arbitration
agreement 128
8. Arbitrators 132
9. Provisionalmeasuresinarbitration 138
9.1 EnforcementinUScourtsofprovisionalmeasures
orderedbyarbitrators 144
10. Stayofproceedings 145
11. Parties’freedomtochoosearbitralprocedure 147
12. Discoveryanddisclosureinarbitration 152
13. Theaward-recognition-reviewandenforcement 157
14. EnforceabilityandtheNYC 192
15. Conclusions 197
4 Theroleofcourtsincommercial–maritimearbitration
inEnglishlaw 200
1. Introduction 200
2. Arbitrability 205
3. Thearbitrationagreement 206
4. Initiatingarbitrationandstayofproceedings 215
5. Jurisdiction 223
6. Determinationofpreliminarypointoflaw 230
7. Choiceoflaw 233
7.1 Thelawgoverningtheagreementtoarbitrate 234
7.2 Thelawgoverningthereferencetoarbitration 238
7.3 Thelawgoverningtheprocedureofthearbitration 238
8. Arbitrators&thearbitraltribunal 239
8.1 Removalofarbitratorbythecourt 251
9. Arbitrationproceedings 254
9.1 Powersofcourtinrelationtoarbitralproceedings 258
10. Interimmeasures&securityinthe1996Act 265
11. Theeffectofarbitrationonthirdparties 270
12. Theaward,reviewandenforcement 271
12.1 Exclusionofjudicialcontrol 288
12.2 Enforcementofawards 289
12.3 Enforcementofforeignawards 291
12.4 EnforcementofNYCaward 294
13. Conclusions 296
Contents ix
5 Theroleofcourtsincommercial–maritimearbitration
inGreeklaw 299
1. Introduction 299
2. Arbitrability 303
3. Thearbitrationagreement 304
4. Jurisdictionandapplicablelaw 312
5. Initiatingarbitrationandstayofproceedings 315
6. Arbitrators 316
7. Thearbitrationprocedure 322
8. Reviewofawardbycourts 324
9. TypesofprovisionalremediesavailableinGreeklaw 332
10. Internationalcommercialarbitrationunderlaw
2735/1999 335
11. Conclusions 337
6 Theroleofcourtsincommercial–maritimearbitrationin
Belgianlaw 339
1. Introduction 339
2. Arbitrability 341
3. Arbitrationagreement 349
4. Arbitrators 358
5. Applicablelaw 364
6. Arbitrationprocedure 370
7. Theawardanditsreview 374
8. Enforcementoftheaward 383
9. Conclusions 387
7 ComparativeanalysisoftheroleofcourtsinUS,English,
BelgianandGreeklaw 389
1. Introduction 389
2. ArbitrabilityinUS,English,BelgianandGreeklaw 393
3. Thearbitrationagreement 403
4. Initiatingthearbitrationandstayofproceedings 414
5. Jurisdiction 421
6. Applicablelaw 425
7. Arbitrators 428
8. Thearbitrationprocedure 436
9. Awardandreviewofawardsbycourts 441
10. Recognitionandenforcementofawards 463
11. Conclusions 470