INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN TURKEY AND RUSSIA: PROBLEM ISSUES

Maryana Batalova National Research University – Higher School of economicsMoscow, Russia

Types of international dispute resolution

Negotiation

Mediation

Arbitration

Litigation

Negotiation

Mediation

Arbitration

Litigation

International dispute

• Increase if the turnover

• Increase in international dispute s numbers

dispute containing foreign element

PartySubjectLegal fact

Judicial statistics for the Recognition an Enforcement of Arbitral Awards and Foreign Courts Decisions in Russia

• 2002 - 41• 2003 - 111• 2004 - 72• 2005 - 54• 2006 - 73• 2007 - 106• 2008 - 79• 2009 - 88• 2010 – 145

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20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Number ofcases

Core problems

application of foreign law

enforcement of the decision/award

Application of foreign lawTurkey Russia

▫Constant legislation changes – usage of legal opinions

▫Personal approach

• Refusing legal opinions as an evidence

• Formal approach

Enforcement as a final step Foreign state decisions Foreign arbitral awards

•Bilateral agreements

•State Law•Mutuality

•Universal Convention New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1958

Arbitral Awards Enforcement - Applicable LegislationTurkey Russia

• New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1958

• Law No. 4686 on International Commercial Arbitration of 2001

• International Private and Procedure Code of 2007

• New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1958

• Federal Law No. 5338-1 on International Commercial Arbitration of 1993

• Arbitrazh Procedure Code of the Russian Federation of 2002

• Supreme Arbitrazh Court Plenum• Constitutional Court decree

Possible problems of enforcement of an arbitral award•Enforcement of intermediate arbitral

decisions•Non-arbitrable dispute•Procedural defects•Insufficient notification of the party•Violation of public order

Unification and Clarification

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