Drafting international arbitration clauses

This article offers an academic and practical overview for the drafting of international arbitration clauses, from an international Latin American approach and with special emphasis on the energy and construction industries.The authors begin by analyzing the elements of the existence of the arbitral...

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Authors: MacKinnon, Ari D., Zapiola, Ignacio, Bravo, Santiago
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Perú
Institution:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repository:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/19611
Online Access:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/themis/article/view/19611
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:international commercial arbitration
arbitration clauses
arbitration clauses in Latin America
arbitration clauses in the energy and construction industries
arbitraje comercial internacional
cláusulas arbitrales
cláusulas arbitrales en Latinoamérica
cláusulas arbitrales en las industrias de la energía y la construcción
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Summary:This article offers an academic and practical overview for the drafting of international arbitration clauses, from an international Latin American approach and with special emphasis on the energy and construction industries.The authors begin by analyzing the elements of the existence of the arbitral clause and putting forward certain fundamental and general cautionary notes. Then they go on to analyze key elements to include in an arbitral clause, the elements which inclusion is recommended, the elements that might be convenient to include, and others that is best to leave out. The article ends with a conclusion regarding the mindset that parties should have when drafting arbitration clauses.