Ley Modelo UNCITRAL sobre Arbitraje Comercial Internacional
Author | Caterina Jordan Procopio/Fernando Sanquírico Pittevil |
Pages | 89-102 |
89
LeyModelodelaUNCITRAL
sobreArbitrajeComercialInternacional
aprobadael21dejuniode1985 y enmendadael07dejuliode2006
CapítuloI.DisposicionesGenerales
Artículo1.Ámbitodeaplicación
1)!LapresenteLeyseaplicará alarbitrajeco-
mercialinternacional,sinperjuiciode
cualquiertratadomultilateral o bilateral
vigenteenesteEstado.
2)!LasdisposicionesdelapresenteLey,con
excepcióndelosartículos8,9,17H,17
I,17J,35 y 36,seaplicaránúnicamente
siellugardelarbitrajeseencuentraenel
territoriodeesteEstado.
3)!Unarbitrajeesinternacionalsi:
a)!laspartesenunacuerdodearbitraje
tienen,almomentodelacelebraciónde
eseacuerdo,susestablecimientosen
Estadosdiferentes, o
b)!uno deloslugaressiguientesestá si-
tuadofueradelEstadoenelquelas
partestienensusestablecimientos:
i)!ellugardelarbitraje,siestesehade-
terminadoenelacuerdodearbitraje
o conarregloalacuerdodearbitraje;
ii)!ellugardelcumplimientodeuna
partesustancialdelasobligaciones
delarelacióncomercialo ellugarcon
elcualelobjetodellitigiotengauna
relaciónmásestrecha; o
c)!lasparteshanconvenidoexpresamente
enquelacuestiónobjetodelacuerdo
dearbitrajeestá relacionadaconmásde
unEstado.
4)!A losefectosdelpárrafo3)deestear-
tículo:
a)!sialgunadelaspartestienemásdeun
establecimiento,elestablecimiento
será́elqueguardeunarelación más es-
trechaconelacuerdodearbitraje;
b)!siunapartenotieneningúnestableci-
miento,setomará encuentasu
residenciahabitual.
5)!LapresenteLeynoafectará a ninguna
otraleydeesteEstadoenvirtuddelacual
determinadascontroversiasnoseansus-
ceptiblesdearbitraje osepuedan
someter aarbitrajeúnicamentedecon-
formidadcondisposicionesquenosean
lasdelapresenteLey.
Artículo2.Definiciones y reglasdeinter-
pretación
A losefectosdelapresenteLey:
a)!“arbitraje”significacualquierarbitraje
conindependenciadequesea o nouna
instituciónarbitralpermanentelaque
hayadeejercitarlo;
b)!“tribunalarbitral”significatantoun
solo árbitrocomounapluralidaddeár-
bitros;
c)!“tribunal”significaunórganodelsis-
temajudicialdeunpaís;
d)!cuandounadisposicióndelapresente
Ley,exceptoelartículo28,deje a las
parteslafacultaddedecidirlibremente
sobreunasunto,esafacultadentrañala
deautorizar a untercero,incluidauna
institución, a queadopteesadecisión;
e)!cuandounadisposicióndelapresente
Leyserefiera a unacuerdoquelaspar-
teshayancelebrado oquepuedan
celebrar o cuando,encualquierotra
forma,serefiera a unacuerdoentrelas
partes,seentenderáncomprendidasen
eseacuerdotodaslasdisposicionesdel
reglamentodearbitrajeenélmencio-
nado;
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