ABSTRACT
Chapter VI Making of award and termination of proceedings Article 28 Rules applicable to substance of dispute Article 29 Decision-making by panel of arbitrators Article 30 Settlement Article 31 Form and contents of award Article 32 Termination of proceedings Article 33 Correction and interpretation of award; additional award
Chapter VII Recourse against award Article 34 Application for setting aside as exclusive recourse
against arbitral award
Chapter VIII Recognition and enforcement of awards Article 35 Recognition and enforcement Article 36 Grounds for refusing recognition or enforcement
EXPLANATORY NOTE BY THE UNCITRAL SECRETARIAT ON THE MODEL LAW ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
A Background to the Model Law 1 Inadequacy of domestic laws 2 Disparity between national laws
B Salient features of the Model Law 1 Special procedural regime for international commercial arbitration 2 Arbitration agreement 3 Composition of arbitral tribunal 4 Jurisdiction of arbitral tribunal 5 Conduct of arbitral proceedings 6 Making of award and termination of proceedings 7 Recourse against award 8 Recognition and enforcement of awards
UNCITRAL MODEL LAW ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
(United Nations document A/40/17, Annex I) (As adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
on 21 June 1985)
CHAPTER I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
Scope of application* Article 1 (1) This Law applies to international commercial** arbitration, subject to any
agreement in force between this State and any other State or States. (2) The provisions of this Law, except Articles 8, 9, 35 and 36, apply only if the
place of arbitration is in the territory of this State. (3) An arbitration is international if:
(a) the parties to an arbitration agreement have, at the time of the conclusion of that agreement, their places of business in different States; or
(b) one of the following places is situated outside the State in which the parties have their places of business: (i) the place of arbitration if determined in, or pursuant to, the
arbitration agreement; (ii) any place where a substantial part of the obligations of the
commercial relationship is to be performed or the place with which the subject-matter of the dispute is most closely connected; or
(c) the parties have expressly agreed that the subject-matter of the arbitration agreement relates to more than one country.
