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1、SydneyLawSchoolRechtsanwaltYvesHeinze2009“ArbitrationinChina–theRoleofCIETACandAlternatives”RechtsanwaltYvesHeinze,Rathenaustrasse11,D-07745Jena,Germany,phone:+493641217310,web:www.heinze-law.com1.IntroductionArbitrationplaysasignificantroleininternationaltradewhendisputesarisebetweenbusinesspar

2、tners.Thebackgroundfortheimportanceisthatthepartnersoftenarereluctanttousethestatecourtsofoneoftheparty´scountries.Moreover,issuesofenforcementofanarbitralawardcomeintoplayassuchawardareenforceableincountriesthatarememberstatesoftheNewYorkConvention1958whereastheenforcementofaforeignjudgementwou

3、ldcause1muchmoredifficultiesorcouldendasimpossible.ThedevelopmentandcurrentstateofthelegalprovisionsandpracticesconcerningarbitrationshallbeconsideredinrespectofthewaystheChinesegovernmentdraftedandimplementeditsresepctiveprogram.2.ArbitrationLawofthePeople´sRepublicofChina2TheChineseArbitration

4、LawcameintoforceSeptember1,1995.Itgovernsinternationalanddomesticarbitration.ThestatutoryprovisionsaresupportedbytheInterpretationofthe3SupremePeople´sCourtonArbitralMatters.TheChineseArbitrationLawdoesnotprovideforadhocarbitration.Anagreementtoarbitrateinamannertobedecidedbetweenthepartiesatati

5、mewhenadisputearosewithoutareferencetoanarbitralinstitutionisnotvalid.TheSupremePeople´sCourtInterpretationsexpressinArt.6:“…ifthepartiesfailtoagreeuponthe…..arbitrationinstitution,the4arbitrationagreementshallbeinvalid.”Therewith,anarbitrationagreementmustrefertoinstitutionalarbitrationalthough

6、adhocarbitrationiswidelyrecognisedinotherjurisdictionsoutsideChina.Thelackofstatutoryregulationsmighthavearatherminorimpactonthesolutionofinternationaldisputesbecausethemostcontractualrelationshipsbetweenthepartnersusetoimplementanarbitrationclauseunderreferencetoaspecificarbitralinstitutioneith

7、erChineseornot.3.DevelopmentofCIETACOneofthemostimportantarbitralbodiesistheChineseInternationalEconomicandTradeCommission(CIETAC).ThisinstitutionisinchargeofthemostarbitralcasesanditissuesthevastmajorityofarbitralawardsinCh