Latin Arbitration Law - Articles
¿Y Quienes Estan Invitados a la Fiesta?
ALFREDO BULLARD GONZÁLEZ, BULLARD, FALLA & EZCURRA, LIMA, PERÚ.
Si uno visualizara un arbitraje como una fiesta, solo deben asistir a ella las personas que han sido invitadas y solo en cuanto estas deseen asistir. No es legítimo colarse a la fiesta sin invitación y tampoco es legítimo ser forzado a ir a una fiesta a la que uno no aceptó ir. Read More
La Independencia e Imparcialidad de los Árbitros
RODRIGO JIJÓN LETORT, PEREZ, BUSTAMANTE & PONCE, QUITO, ECUADOR. Las leyes y normas arbitrales imponen a los árbitros la obligación de ser y parecer independientes e imparciales; y, la consiguiente necesidad de informar a las partes de cualquier circunstancia que pueda generar dudas razonables sobre las mismas. Read More
El Estado y el Juicio de Arbitraje Según la Legislación Ecuatoriana
EDGAR NEIRA ORELLANA, GALLEGOS VALAREZO & NEIRA, QUITO, ECUADOR. Es de la esencia del juicio arbitral con entes de derecho público como partes procesales, que la controversia sea de naturaleza contractual, que sea resuelta en derecho y no en equidad; que el convenio arbitral haya establecido la forma de selección de los árbitros y que haya sido anterior a la controversia. Si fuere posterior a ésta será necesario el dictamen del Procurador General del Estado. Read More
Arbitraje y Procedimiento en Ecuador
CÉSAR CORONEL JONES, CORONEL & PÉREZ ABOGADOS, GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR. La flexibilidad procesal es una de las características salientes de la institución arbitral y permite que la estructura del proceso se adapte, como un guante, a las características del proceso y al particular interés de las partes en función de la naturaleza, cuantía o complejidad de la controversia. Read More
Bridge of the Americas: The Panama Convention and Latin American Commercial Arbitration
JONATHAN C. HAMILTON, WHITE & CASE. At the edge of Panama City, on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, the "Bridge of the Americas" stands at the crossroads of the Americas. It was in Panama that Latin America met a crossroads with respect to the resolution of international disputes through arbitration—and concluded the 1975 Panama Convention. This essay discusses how the legal framework of international commercial arbitration has evolved and considers the role of the Panama Convention in principle and in practice, the efficacy of the Panama Convention in light of the ratification of the 1958 New York Convention across Latin America, and arbitral precedents in jurisdictions across Latin America. Read More
Brazil and Investment Treaties
JONATHAN HAMILTON, WHITE & CASE LLP. Foreign investors should be on notice as to one policy that is not likely to change following the reelection of the President in Brazil. Read More
Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in Brazil
Several developments in the past decade have contributed to increased legal certainty for arbitration in Brazil, as reflected in a series of rulings by Brazilian courts. Read More
Mexican Supreme Court Rules on the Principle of Kompetenz-Kompetenz
The Mexican Supreme Court has settled a contradiction between the rulings of two federal courts relating to the applicability of the principle of kompetenz-kompetenz, according to which an arbitral tribunal is the judge of its own jurisdiction. See Contradicción de Tesis 51/2005-PS, Tesis de Jurisprudencia 25/2006. Read More
Chilean Appellate Court Rules on Applicability of International Arbitration Law
The Santiago Court of Appeals has upheld the applicability of Chile's law on international commercial arbitration. Relying on an analysis of retroactivity rules, the court held that the International Arbitration Law governs the procedure of disputes arising from contracts executed prior to its enactment, confirming at the same time the limited role of judicial courts in the conduct of arbitral proceedings. Read More
Peruvian Constitutional Court Rules on Arbitral Jurisdiction
A decision by the Peruvian Constitutional Court reaffirms Peru's commitment to arbitration as an effective means of dispute resolution, further consolidating a legal framework developed over the past two decades. The court examined the constitutional basis for arbitral jurisdiction and explicitly recognized the autonomy and independence of arbitral tribunals, holding... Read More
