i) Federal (FAA)
The purpose of the FAA is to ensure that the parties’ arbitration agreement is enforced as written. The FAA creates a narrow substantive body of federal law applicable to questions of enforceability and arbitrability, which is applicable in either a federal or state court. The Federal act generally preempts state law. (Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses)
ii) State (UAA & RUAA)
Many state arbitration laws are based on the Uniform Arbitration Act (‘UAA’), which was revised in 2000 (i.e. the Revised UAA (‘RUAA’)) (Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses)
The Uniform Arbitration Act (1956) Enacted by (less those that have also more recently enacted the RUAA):
State Year Enacted & Corresponding Legislation Delaware 1976 (N/A) Georgia 1978 (N/A) Idaho 1975 (N/A) Indiana 1970 (N/A) Iowa 1981 (N/A) Kansas 1973 (N/A) Kentucky 1984 (N/A) Maine 1968 (N/A) Missouri 1980 (N/A) Montana 1985 (N/A) Nebraska 1997 (LB 151) South Carolina 1978 (N/A) South Dakota 1971 (N/A) Virginia 1986 (N/A)
State
Year Enacted & Corresponding Legislation
Delaware
1976 (N/A)
Georgia
1978 (N/A)
Idaho
1975 (N/A)
Indiana
1970 (N/A)
Iowa
1981 (N/A)
Kansas
1973 (N/A)
Kentucky
1984 (N/A)
Maine
1968 (N/A)
Missouri
1980 (N/A)
Montana
1985 (N/A)
Nebraska
1997 (LB 151)
South Carolina
South Dakota
1971 (N/A)
Virginia
1986 (N/A)
State Year Enacted & Corresponding Legislation Alaska 2004 (HB 83) Arizona 2010 (HB 2430) Colorado 2004 (HB04-1080) District of Columbia 2008 (B17-50) Hawaii 2001 (HB 462) Minnesota 2010 (HF 1692) Nevada 2001 (SB 336) New Jersey 2003 (SB 514) New Mexico 2001 (HB 768) North Carolina 2003 (SB 716) North Dakota 2003 (SB 2061) Oklahoma 2005 (HB1807/SB873) Oregon 2003 (HB 2279) Utah 2002 (SB 171) Washington 2005 (HB 1054)
Alaska
2004 (HB 83)
Arizona
2010 (HB 2430)
Colorado
2004 (HB04-1080)
District of Columbia
2008 (B17-50)
Hawaii
2001 (HB 462)
Minnesota
2010 (HF 1692)
Nevada
2001 (SB 336)
New Jersey
2003 (SB 514)
New Mexico
2001 (HB 768)
North Carolina
2003 (SB 716)
North Dakota
2003 (SB 2061)
Oklahoma
2005 (HB1807/SB873)
Oregon
2003 (HB 2279)
Utah
2002 (SB 171)
Washington
2005 (HB 1054)
i) General Rules 1. CPR Rules for Non-Administered Arbitration of International Disputes 2. CPR Global Rules for Accelerated Commercial Arbitration 3. UNCITRAL
Incorporation of a set of institutional arbitration rules streamlines the…process. Various institutions have promulgated such arbitration rules. For international arbitrations, the United Nations Commission on International Trade (UNCITRAL) is an example. (Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses).
4. International Chamber of Commerce Dispute Resolution Rules (ICC)
The International Chamber of Commerce Dispute Resolution Rules is another example of the above description.
ii) Region Specific Rules 1. Asia-Pacific Institutions • Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration • Bangladesh Council of Arbitration • Beijing Arbitration Commission • Cambodia's Arbitration Council • China International Economic & Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) • Commercial Arbitral Institution in Japan • Hong Kong International Arbitration Center • India Council of Arbitration • Korean Commercial Arbitration Board • Kuala Lumpur Regional Center for Arbitration • Vietnam International Arbitration Centre • Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. • Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) • Tehran Regional Arbitration Centre
2. South American Institutions • Arbitration Center of the American Chamber of Commerce of Peru • Argentine Chamber of Commerce Mediation and Arbitration Center • Câmara de Arbitragem Empresarial Brasil • Centro de Arbitraje de la Cámara de Comercio de Caracas • Centro de Arbitraje Internacional de la Cámara de Comercio de Santiago • Centro de Arbitraje de Mexico • Centro de Conciliación y Arbitraje de la Cámara Nacional de Comercio de Bolivia • Centro de Mediación y Arbitraje de la Cámara de Comercio de Nicaragua • Centro de Arbitraje y Mediacion Paraguay • Comisión de Resolución de Conflictos de la Cámara de Industria de Guatemala • Corte de Arbitraje Internacional para el MERCOSUR, Bolsa de Comercio de Uruguay
3. European Institutions • Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation • Centre de Mediation et d'Arbitrage de Paris • Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) • Chamber of National and International Arbitration of Milan • Danish Institute of Arbitration • European Court of Arbitration • German Institution of Arbitration • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) • Malta Arbitration Centre • Netherlands Arbitration Institute • Scottish Branch of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators • Swiss Arbitration Association • WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
iii) Enforcement 1. New York Convention
The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, also known as the ‘New York Arbitration Convention’ or the ‘New York Convention,’ is one of the key instruments in international arbitration. The New York Convention applies to the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and the referral by a court to arbitration. (Click here for a list of participating countries involved).
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