International maritime industry comes out as one of these areas in which the resource to arbitration and other ADR devices have enjoyed a traditional and far-reaching character. Historically, a trend has existed for those disputes arising out of international maritime transport to be referred to...

The article deals with problems created by the lack of common set of rules on the application of foreign law by judges in Europe. It explores the current situation in Europe, its negative influence on the functioning of the Common EU Rules of PILaw and advances some possibles ways ahead to solve...

International Commercial Arbitration if flourishing within the European Union. People refer to it more than ever and, besides, national legislators are enacting new Arbitration Act to the extent that almost all EU Member States have modified the regulation on Arbitration during the last decade....

International maritime industry constitutes one of the areas in which the resource to arbitration and other ADR devices have enjoyed a traditional and far-reaching character. This trend has increased in recent years due both to the highly complex nature of the maritime industry and to the costs...

Spanish Abstract: El modelo chileno de Derecho internacional privado cuenta con un carácter muy reducido en el número de sus normas y no especialmente elaborado en lo que a las soluciones recogidas en las mismas se refiere. A ello se une, además, su condición enormemente dispersa. Esta...

Spanish Abstract: Las ADR/MASC han dejado hoy de ser aproximadas como mecanismos alternativos a la justicia estatal para pasar a ser entendidas como complementarias a ésta, alterando de tal suerte la propia noción de acceso a la justicia. Dentro de esta categoría genérica, la mediación...

Spanish Abstract: Las inversiones extranjeras constituyen un sector de enorme trascendencia económica, que se encuentra sometido hoy a múltiples tensiones, en el marco de un aparente cambio de ciclo, que le convierten en una materia especialmente controvertida y debatida, y le dotan de un...

Spanish Abstract: En contraste con la situación existente durante mucho tiempo en Iberoamérica, el arbitraje comercial interno e internacional se presenta hoy como una institución consolidada. A partir de esta aseveración, la presente contribución, que constituye el capítulo introductorio...

This chapter studies in depth the regulation of Arbitration and Mediation in Spain. The 2003 Arbitration Act is approached in a critical manner both as regards domestic and international arbitration. Besides, the mediation bill draft is also studied

Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration awards is a very relevant and trendy issue. The article analyzes in depth the existing Spanish case-law regarding the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration awards