The UNCITRAL
Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
is a
model law prepared and adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (
UNCITRAL
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) ( French: ''Commission des Nations Unies pour le droit commercial international (CNUDCI)'') is a subsidiary body of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) responsible for helping to f ...
) on 21 June 1985. In 2006, it was amended and now includes more detailed provisions on interim measures.
The model law is not binding, but individual states may adopt the model law by incorporating it into their domestic law (as, for example,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
did, in the International Arbitration Act 1974, as amended).
The model law was published in English and in French. Translations in all six United Nations languages now exist.
Note that there is a difference between the UNCITRAL ''Model Law'' on International Commercial Arbitration (1985) and the UNCITRAL ''Arbitration Rules''.
On its website, UNCITRAL explains the difference as follows: "The UNCITRAL Model Law provides a pattern that law-makers in national governments can adopt as part of their domestic legislation on arbitration. The UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, on the other hand, are selected by parties either as part of their contract, or after a dispute arises, to govern the conduct of an arbitration intended to resolve a dispute or disputes between themselves. Put simply, the Model Law is directed at States, while the Arbitration Rules are directed at potential (or actual) parties to a dispute."
References
External links
Text of the model law(
PDF)
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International Commercial Arbitration
Arbitration law