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Cofola International 2021. International and National Arbitration – Challenges and Trends of the Present and Future

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Challenges of Arbitrators in Inter-State Cases: A Different Cattle of Fish?

Kaiqiang Zhang

Rok vydání: 2021

https://doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.P210-8639-2021-9

Challenges of Arbitrators in Inter-State Cases: A Different Cattle of Fish? pdf, 508KB

Abstrakt

Compared to those in international commercial and investment arbitration, arbitrator-challenge practi-ces in inter-state cases are abnormally rare. The reasons behind the asymmetric practices include the ideology towards the role of arbitrators (authority vs. expertise), the effectiveness of enforcement (whether the award can be executed in domestic courts or whether there exist preconditions), and the unique structure and function of the specific tribunals. By virtue of illustrating the rules and practi-ces of the ad hoc tribunal established under Annex VII of the United States Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, and the International Court of Justice, the current standard, “justifiable doubts to the impartiality and independence of arbitrators”, is not interpreted uniformly and somehow unreasonable. To overcome the phenomenon of fragmentation and other problems, the arbitrator-challenge rules in inter-state disputes should not be treated differently and should be harmonized with rules and case laws developed in international commercial and investment arbitration.

Klíčová slova

Challenge of Arbitrators; Inter-State Arbitration; Impartiality and Independence; Justifiable Doubts Standard.

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