ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments and arbitration awards in China. Maritime arbitration has a long history, which has developed in step with worldwide maritime trade. Conciliation is another dispute resolution method available for solving maritime disputes. The judicial interpretation was promulgated by the Supreme People's Court (SPC) on 23 August 2006 and came into effect on 8 September 2006, providing interpretations for certain unclear issues in the Arbitration Law. There is a form requirement of valid arbitration agreement, which is that the arbitration agreement must be made in written form. The main maritime arbitration institution, the China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC), was established in China in 1958. According to the Arbitration Rules of CMAC, the notification shall be made no less than 20 days before the date of the hearing.
