Arbitration with Chinese Characteristics and Its Long Pathway towards International Standards

Authors

  • Magdalena Lagievska University of GdaĆsk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52028/rbadr.v5i9.ART12

Keywords:

China, Arbitration, Dispute Resolution

Abstract

The Chinese Arbitration Law (aka “CAL”) was adopted in 1994 and further amended in 2017. Currently, this law is considered a cornerstone in the development of arbitration legislation in China. It is worth adding, however, that CAL does not go along with the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (adopted in 1985 and amended in 2006 respectively). There are numerous discrepancies between the UNCITRAL Model Law and the CAL. Nonetheless, the Draft amendments, which are currently under public consultation, seem to be a cornerstone in bringing Chinese arbitration closer to international standards worldwide. In addition, it should be stressed that the proposed Draft still includes many solutions that differ from the UNCITRAL Model Law and still underpin the arbitration with Chinese characteristics. It is too early to assess whether all these amendments will pass and change the Chinese landscape of international commercial arbitration, but it is certainly worth watching.

Author Biography

Magdalena Lagievska, University of GdaĆsk

Assistant Professor at the University of GdaĆsk (Department of Public International Law), a Research Associate in the “China, Law and Development” project at the University of Oxford and a Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of GdaĆsk. She received a PhD in Law from the University of GdaĆsk in 2017 and her second PhD in Law from the East China University of Political Science and Law in Shanghai in 2020 (PhD thesis titled “The Effectiveness of the Arbitration Agreement under Chinese and Polish Law: A Comparative Study” written in Chinese). She gained practical experience in international commercial arbitration through her internship at the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SHIAC). Her research focuses on international law, arbitration in China, protection of intellectual property rights and the legal dimensions of the Belt and Road Initiative. Email: magdalena.lagiewska@ug.edu.pl. ORCID: 0000-0001- 9482-2651.

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2023-12-28

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