The German Arbitration Act 1997:Text and Notes

This title contains the text of the 1997 German Arbitration Act, together with a brief commentary by the author set out in footnotes on a section by section basis - all translated into English and French and arranged in the same way for ease of access. The German Arbitration Act came into force in January 1998 and applies to all arbitral proceedings commenced after the date in Germany. The new act adopted to a large extent the UNCITRAL Model Law on international commercial arbitration, but it also contains some distinctive and innovative provisions, which makes it a truly modern arbitration law. This book guides the reader through provisions of the Act that may be familiar to those already acquainted with the UNCITRAL Model Law, and it elucidates the distinctive elements of the Act. The author is an arbitration expert practicing international commercial arbitration in the three languages of this publication. From his participation in many international arbitrations, the author knows the importance and practical use of multilingual publications of foreign arbitration laws and rules. This book should be of use to anyone who is involved in arbitral proceedings in Germany, including drafting arbitration agreements, and the enforcement of arbitral awards, and who is interested in the implementation of the UNCITRAL Model Law by a major trading nation with a civil law tradition.