Chapter 2 Arbitration Institution

1. Chapter 2Arbitration Institution

2. Ad hoc v. Inst’l Arbitration • Business place • Administration staff • Rules of arbitration • Panel list

3. Function of Institution • Draft arbitration rules & supervision on the application of the Rules • Administration works • Maintain panel list • Preliminary decision on the jurisdiction • Assistance to the composition of the arbitration tribunal • Appointment or withdraw of the appointment of the arbitrator

4. Advantages & Disadvantages • Efficiency • Quality of works • Arbitration fee • Enforcement issues

5. Classification on the Institution • International based on int’l convention • ICSID • Local registered in particular country

6. Local Arbitration Institutions • American Arbitration Association (AAA) • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) • Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) • China International Economic & Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) • Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC)

7. ICC in General • ICC 1919: NGO • ICC Arbitration Court 1923 • International Court of Arbitration (1998)

8. ICC Rules • ICC Council • 1955 Rules: jurisdiction rules • 1975 Rules: procedure rules application • 1998 Rules: application of the substantive law

9. ICC Arbitration • Arbitration rules • Place of arbitration • Language used • Substantive rules • Nationality of the arbitrators

10. Unique Characteristics • Terms of reference • Court review of the draft award before the official award sent to the parties

11. Model Arbitration Clause • All disputes arising out of or in connection with the present contract shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules.

12. Cases Relating to the Application of ICC Rules • Zublin Case • Xiamen co. v. Taiwan co. • Swiss co. v. Hainan co.

13. Xiamen co. v. Taiwan co. • Dispute settled by friendly consultation or subject to ICC arbitration • Supreme ct. replied in 1996 that ICC Ct. is the only institution to apply ICC Rules • Ct. has no jurisdiction over the case

14. Swiss co. v. Hainan co. • Dispute settled in accordance with ICC Rules in London • Supreme ct. replied in 1996 that the arbitration clause is invalid due to lack of definite arbitration institution. The court has jurisdiction over the case.

15. Zurich Chamber of Commerce • Basic facts （P.32-33) • Arbitration clause? • Is there an international trade arbitration organization in Zurich? • Whether Zurich Chamber of Commerce to which the claimant brought the case is specially named in the arbitration clause?

16. 德国奥特克案（47－52页） • 案情 • 租船合同中的仲裁条款？ • 临时仲裁还是机构仲裁？ • 裁决在我国的承认与执行？　

17. 中化公司案（63-65页） • 买卖合同及仲裁条款 • 仲裁机构的约定是否明确？

18. Arbitration Institution in China • Before arbitration law in 1995 • Commercial arbitration after 1995 • Any ad hoc arbitration in China?

19. Provision of the Arbitration Law on the Arbitration Institution • Arbitration Commission（Art.10-13） • Arbitration agreement must include the definite arbitration institution (Art.16) • Supplementary agreement needed if no arbitration institution in the agreement, otherwise invalid(Art.18）

20. Judicial Interpretation by the Supreme Court in 2006 • Implement on Sept. 8, 2006 (31 Arts.) • Art. 3、4、5、6、7 deal with the arbitration institutions • Unclear provision on the institution • Arbitration Rules may decide

21. CIETAC Arbitration • FTAC 1954 • FETAC 1980 • CIETAC 1988 • CIETAC South China Sub-Commission (Shenzhen Branch) • CIETAC Shanghai Sub-Commission

22. CIETAC Rules • 1956 FTAC provisional rules • 1988 CIETAC Rules • 1994 CIETAC Rules • 1995 CIETAC Rules • 1998 CIETAC Rules • 2000 CIETAC Rules • 2005 CIETAC Rules

23. Other Arbitration Commissions in China • Independent Institutions • Independent each other • Independent panel • Independent arbitration rules • Independent management

24. 06司法解释第3条 • 仲裁协议约定的仲裁机构名称不准确，但能够确定具体的仲裁机构的，应当认定选定了仲裁机构。 • 例如在西安仲裁，而西安只有一个仲裁委员会 • 在北京或者上海、深圳仲裁？

25. 06司法解释第4条 • 仲裁协议仅约定纠纷适用的仲裁规则的，视为未约定仲裁机构，但当事人达成补充协议或者按照约定的仲裁规则能够确定仲裁机构的除外。 • 适用什么样的仲裁规则？规则由谁制定？为什么制定？是否应当具体情况具体分析？

26. 06司法解释第5条 • 协议约定两个以上仲裁机构的，当事人可协议选择其中的一个仲裁机构；当事人不能就仲裁机构达成一致的，仲裁协议无效。

27. 06司法解释第6条 • 仲裁协议约定由某地的仲裁机构仲裁且该地仅有一个仲裁机构的，当事人可以协议选择其中的一个仲裁机构申请仲裁；当事人不能就仲裁机构达成一致的，仲裁协议无效。

28. 06司法解释第7条 • 当事人约定可以向仲裁机构申请仲裁也可以向人民法院起诉的，仲裁协议无效。但一方向仲裁机构申请仲裁，另一方未在仲裁法第20条第二款规定期间内（仲裁庭首次开庭前）提出异议的除外。