Arbitration Agreement in the Digital Environment
Issues of Written Form and Expression of Consent of the Parties
Keywords:
Arbitration Agreement, Written Form, Exchange of Electronic Documents, Informational Technologies, Arbitration, Parties’ Consent, Investment Dispute with a State, Most Favored Nation Treatment, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Eurasian Economic UnionAbstract
The article seeks to evaluate the present legal framework for arbitration on the international and national levels (on the example of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union) in respect of concluding arbitration agreements in writing with the use of informational technologies. It is argued to be admissible as a whole and to distinguish three main requirements to arbitration agreements, such as to be valid, operative and enforceable (capable of being performed) that reflect different legal grounds for their challenge. The particular attention is paid to the specifics of conclusion and performance of arbitration agreements in investment disputes with the participation of host states that are related to their consent given in international investment treaties and national legislation as well as the application of most-favored-nation treatment in jurisdictional issues.
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