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Special session on the Prague Rules

  • 02/11/2018 - 14:00 - 15:30
  • Centro de Congressos Porto

Presentation

The Prague Rules: How Much Evidence do you Want to Take in International Arbitration?
In December 2018 a new set of rules on the taking of evidence in arbitration will be released: the Rules on the Efficient Conduct of Proceedings in International Arbitration, also known as the “Prague Rules”. Prior their official release, the "Prague Rules" have already attracted considerable attention. They are said to be the civil law response to the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration. Some commentators see these rules as contributing to increasing efficiency in international arbitration. This special session on the Prague Rules will provide an analysis of their content, followed by a debate on whether or not they are necessary.

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  • Report
    English

    Prague Rules - EN

    Marc HENRY

    Prague Rules - EN

    Prague Rules are based on two statements:
    - Arbitration would have become too long, too expensive, too litigious
    - These defects would be the consequence of an Americanization of arbitration procedures due to the excessive use of the IBA Rules.
    It is true that the duration and cost of some arbitration procedures can be criticized. However, to attribute the cause to the excessive use of the IBA Rules and the Anglo-Saxon procedural culture which they would reflect is nothing more than a sophism.
    In particular, IBA Rules are criticized for not carrying values that would ensure the effectiveness of arbitral proceedings. Prague Rules, on the other hand, would be virtuous in essence. In reality, both of these statements are only postulates, and in fact inaccurate.

  • Report
    French

    Prague Rules - FR

    Marc HENRY

    Prague Rules - FR

    Les Prague Rules se revendiquent d’un double constat :
    - L’arbitrage serait devenu trop long, trop cher, trop procédurier
    - Ces défauts seraient la conséquence d’une américanisation des procédures d’arbitrage due à l’emploi immodéré des IBA Rules.
    Il est vrai que l’on peut critiquer la durée comme le coût de certaines procédures d’arbitrage. Toutefois, vouloir en imputer la cause à un recours excessif aux IBA Rules et à la culture procédurale anglo-saxonne dont elles relèveraient, n’est rien d’autre qu’un sophisme.
    En particulier, il est reproché aux IBA Rules de ne pas porter de valeurs propres à assurer l’efficacité des procédures arbitrales. Les Prague Rules au contraire seraient vertueuses par essence. En réalité, l’une et l’autre de ces affirmations ne sont que des postulats, inexacts au demeurant.

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