The exponential increase in international trade had led to a corresponding increase in commercial disputes and, in that connection, the importance of arbitration as a means of resolving international commercial disputes could not be overemphasized.

(1) Arbitration agreement' is an agreement by the parties to submit to arbitration all or certain disputes which have arisen or which may arise between them in respect of a defined legal relationship, whether contractual or not.

The General Legal Division concluded that the mandatory use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, before a dispute is submitted to arbitration, would not always be in the interests of the Organization.

In this context, investor State arbitration was a critical issue in view of the increase in the number of disputes since the mid 1990s.

An additional step in the proceedings on the merits is that of the friendly settlement of disputes, which enables the parties to a communication to reach an agreement on a solution prior to a decision of the adjudicatory body.

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(i) commencing arbitral proceedings pursuant to the terms of the arbitration agreement in a place specified therein, or

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He also conducted arbitrations in Mexico.

Accordingly, the Court agreed with the tribunal that the arbitration was commenced under the Arbitration clause with the 3 add on' proposals agreed by the parties (i.e. an arbitration to be held in Singapore, with SIAC Rules and in English).

This has led to a ratcheting up of tensions, in particular between China and the United States, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stressing that the Obama administration is now ready to step in and help ensure the fair adjudication of disputes relating to the South China Sea.

The distinction between arbitration clause and arbitration agreement is no longer relevant.

Disputes concerning discrimination shall be resolved in a court of law.

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IV. Settlement of disputes

Dispute resolution procedures

Settlement of commercial disputes

Dispute settlement

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In such a case, the writing containing the arbitration clause constitutes the arbitration agreement for the purposes of article 35.

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(i) a place specified in the arbitration agreement, or

Emphasizing the importance of early warning to prevent disputes, and emphasizing also the need to promote the peaceful settlement of disputes,

(b) the arbitration procedure or

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The use of the word may in the arbitration clause was to be interpreted to mean that either party had an option to proceed with arbitration, and not that the submission of disputes to arbitration was optional.

The dispute arose out of a charter party entered into by the claimant and the respondent, providing for arbitration under the rules of the German Maritime Arbitration Association (GMAA) in Hamburg.

The Working Group might wish to consider whether, taking account of the application of that Convention, the question of immunity is a matter that needs to be addressed in the context of arbitration from the perspective of a State agreement to participate in arbitration and enforcement of an arbitral awards against a State.

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The enforcement court found that the lack of competence of the arbitral tribunal could not be invoked at the time of the recognition of the arbitral award.