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International Commercial Arbitration
Hlušička, Ondřej ; Růžička, Květoslav (advisor) ; Brodec, Jan (referee)
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze international commercial arbitration, both ad-hoc and institutional, and institutional investment arbitration as the two types of arbitration procedure within international commercial transactions. The reason for my research is incessantly growing importance of arbitration as an alternative method for resolution of disputes arising out of commercial and investment relationships. In its first, general, part thesis focuses on basic principles and characteristics of international commercial arbitration and points out some of the issues that could emerge during an effort to use arbitration for dispute resolution. The second part of thesis outlines UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as the most used arbitration rules in ad-hoc arbitration and to the contrary arbitration procedure before selected arbitration courts. Thesis also describes differences between Czech arbitration law and UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration.
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Arbitration procedure within international business transactions
Šteflová, Iva ; Růžička, Květoslav (advisor) ; Dobiáš, Petr (referee)
The diploma thesis on Arbitration procedure within international business transactions focuses on the place of arbitration procedure and its relation to the national system of law. The first chapter is concerned with the dispute resolutions within international business transactions. The thesis characterises the alternative dispute resolutions and defines the term of arbitration procedure within international business transactions. The basic characteristics thereof are specified and the theories which attempt to explain nature of arbitration are described - contractual, jurisdictional, mixed and autonomy theory. The term of the place of arbitration is defined in the second chapter as the real place situated in the territory of a particular state. This place is distinguished from the arbitration seat and from other terms which used to be confused with the place of arbitration. The arbitration seat is deemed to represent legal domicile of the arbitration. The system of law of the seat determines the legal regime of arbitration procedure. The thesis further describes two main theories dealing with the relation between the place of arbitration and the national system of law - seat theory and delocalization theory. The relation between the place of arbitration and the national system of law is also...
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Set-off Defence in International Commercial Arbitration
Hock, Branislav ; Dobiáš, Petr (advisor) ; Brodec, Jan (referee)
Set-off is meant to be one of the most important defences in arbitration proceedings. About 15 - 20 per cent of all international arbitrations involve set-off defence. There is not much dispute about the possibility to virtually extinguish mutual claims of the parties however national concepts of set-off differ dramatically. Moreover, in contrast to most other legal mechanisms set-off is always formed by no less than two obligations. These obligations may be regarded differently and be subject to different laws which can lead to a series of difficult questions regarding not only choice-of-law but also judicial competence. The centrum of the controversy lays in the situation when the defendant raises his cross-claim, which falls outside the scope of an arbitration agreement, to be mutually offset. Arbitrators can be in a very difficult position as they have to find, in the absence of any clear rule, reasonable limits of the adjudication of set-off. This work aims to find out what should be the limits of the adjudication of set-off with the cross-claim over which the tribunal normally wouldn't be competent to decide. There is offered a legal framework with a set of good practices which should be followed in order to strengthen legal certainty, procedural efficiency and effective functioning of...
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Annulment of an Arbitral Award in International Commercial Arbitration
Spodniaková, Miroslava ; Dobiáš, Petr (advisor) ; Růžička, Květoslav (referee)
The purpose of my thesis is to analyse and generally describe an annulment of arbitral award in international commercial arbitration. The reason for my research is an interesting topic, which has not been described in detail yet and the aim of this thesis is to look at this institute from the perspective of relevant domestic and foreign authors and legislation of various countries. Furthermore the thesis aims to highlight possible dangers which accompany the process of annulment of the award, or the process after its setting aside. The thesis is composed of six chapters, each of them dealing with different aspects of setting aside of an award in International commercial arbitration. Chapter One is introductory and describes the history, the legislation and explains advantages and disadvantages of the international arbitration as a whole. Chapter Two defines basic terminology used in the thesis. The chapter is subdivided into three parts. Part One describes arbitration and explains its main features. Part Two deals with domestic vs. international arbitration, explains the term "commercial" and foreign arbitral award vs. domestic arbitral award. Chapter three concentrates on relation between state and arbitration courts and the state's auxiliary and control function towards the arbitration. Chapter...
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Arbitrability of dispute and International Commercial Arbitration
Svatoš, Martin ; Pauknerová, Monika (advisor) ; Kučera, Zdeněk (referee)
Arbitrability of dispute and International Commercial Arbitration - Summary Bc. Martin Svatoš The objective of this thesis is to explain the issue of arbitrability of disputes in an international commercial arbitration, especially to compare the Czech and the foreign approach. The thesis consists of three chapters, each of them dealing with different aspects of arbitrability. Chapter One is introductory and defines basic terminology used in the thesis: especially the definition of arbitrability and the question of choice-law. It addresses the issue of the institution deciding the objection of arbitrability and the distinction between the subjective and objective arbitrability, too. Chapter Two concerns the subjective arbitrability. The approach of subjective arbitrability argues whether the State or state entities could be a part of arbitration agreement. However, this claim was questioned by some states and some authors. It examines relevant Czech and other legislations, especially the legislation of states with relatively hostile approach to subjective arbitrability, e.g. Iran. It concerns the old approach of Belgium, too. It presents the approach of denial of justice by several states. Finally, it provides an outline of relevant case law and illustrates the today's point of view by important award...
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International commercial arbitration
Řezníček, David ; Růžička, Květoslav (advisor) ; Dobiáš, Petr (referee)
The subject of this thesis is International Commercial Arbitration. The purpose of the thesis is to describe the fields of arbitration in international trade, especially the status of arbitration in international trade, qualifications of the arbitrators, the arbitration clause and the course of international arbitration. Further, this thesis concentrates on questions relating applicable law in international commercial arbitration, the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards - the "New York" Convention and the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration.
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Arbitration procedure within international business transactions
Tylš, Jan ; Růžička, Květoslav (advisor) ; Brodec, Jan (referee)
This thesis discusses the fundamental issues of arbitration in international trade. The aim of the paper is to explain the basic aspects of international arbitration, which constitute reason for choosing this method of dispute resolution, and further evaluate whether development of arbitration as such may cause international traders to reconsider arbitration as primary dispute resolution method. The structure of this thesis consists of an introduction, nine chapters and a conclusion. I determine thesis dissertation in the introduction, followed by the first chapter, where the reader is briefly acquainted with the history of arbitration and international commercial arbitration. In the second chapter dispute resolution methods in general are defined. The third chapter is devoted to alternative dispute resolution methods, their advantages and disadvantages and I further describe certain types of ADR. In the fourth chapter, arbitration is explained together with its basic attributes, theoretical concepts of arbitration and definition of international and domestic arbitration. At the end of the chapter legal sources of arbitration are listed. The fifth chapter describes the arbitration agreement as a precondition for arbitration; conditions for the validity of arbitration agreements are further defined as well...
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Arbitration agreement and its types
Divišová, Magdaléna ; Brodec, Jan (referee)
ROZHODČÍ SMLOUVA A JEJÍ DRUHY 5 Abstract This thesis focuses on the types of arbitration agreements in international commercial arbitration. The thesis is firstly concerned with the substantive validity of arbitration agreements, their evaluation and interpretation. Subsequently, it addresses selected types focusing on asymmetrical arbitration agreements. The aim is to analyse the treatment of asymmetrical arbitration agreements in international practice and the cause of potential nonuniform approach. The thesis evaluates if the treatment is consistent with the principle of good faith and the principle of effective interpretation.
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The competence of arbitrators for deciding property disputes (from the perspective of their independence and impartiality)
Ryšavý, Lukáš ; Pohl, Tomáš (referee)
The main focus of this doctoral thesis is arbitration; the phenomenon of not only an out- of-court dispute resolution but also international commercial relations. Arbitration is a modern legal institute that is regarded as an equivalent alternative to court proceedings. Independence and impartiality of the arbitrator are very important and at the same time very problematic aspects of arbitration. These two principals accompany the arbitration since the beginning of the modern era of this institution and they are still perceived as essential criteria of the arbitration. Independent and impartial decision-makers are an integral part of the right to a fair trial enshrined in Art. 36 subsection 1 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and Art. 6 subsection 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Although such legislation refers to the court in terms of a state court, in the course of this thesis was demonstrated that these attributes are also applicable to arbitrators, even though they must be interpreted in arbitration proceedings with respect to the characteristics of arbitration. Due to the fact that resolving disputes in this way is the most common approach in international trade, the main focus of this thesis is to depict the issues of independence and impartiality in relation of...
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UNCITRAL Model Law and arbitration in selected European countries
Drzková, Veronika ; Pauknerová, Monika (advisor) ; Brodec, Jan (referee)
UNCITRAL Model Law and arbitration in selected European countries Abstract The UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration has an undeniably crucial unifying effect on arbitration laws worldwide, which is evidenced by an ever-increasing number of states that have adopted it or have been at least vastly inspired by it. Many European countries have set themselves a goal to be a friendly country towards international commercial arbitration. Sweden and Denmark belong among those countries. One of the options how countries may increase their friendliness towards international commercial arbitration is to adopt the UNCITRAL Model Law. Denmark has chosen this option. Even though Sweden has not adopted the UNCITRAL Model Law, it tries to harmonise its national laws with it as much as possible and further increase its popularity by for instance good availability of high-quality services related to international commercial arbitration. However, certain differences between the wording of the UNCITRAL Model Law and the national Danish and Swedish laws applicable to international commercial arbitration remain and these differences are analysed in this thesis. The subject of the analysis are the areas where the wording of Danish and Swedish national laws differs from the UNCITRAL Model Law and, most...
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