Abstract EN:

The increased importance of international trade has given rise to the developement of alternative dispute resolution techniques, in particular institutional arbitration. Various arbitral institutions offer dispute resolution services which are governed by their respictive statutes. In principle these statutes are compatible with procedural laws. Indeed domestic law generaly limits itself to setting forth a framework in wich arbitration can take place. Consequently, the statute of an arbitral institution is an important source of procedural rules wich apply to disputes resolved uner the auspices of such institution. The rules contained in these statutes must be respected by the parties to the dispute, the arbitrators, and by the institution itself. Each of these statutes set forth, inter alia the conditions under wich a dispute may be submitted to arbitration, the rules concerning appointment of arbitrators and the procedural rules to be applied during the case, as well as rules governing how the costs involved should be apportiond. However, the rules governing arbitration don differ from institution to institution. Furthermore, each institution has its own distinct way of applying such rules.