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International arbitration definition

What does International arbitration mean? International arbitration describes an arbitration with cross‑border elements, typically where the parties are in different states, the agreed seat or place of performance is abroad, foreign law governs, or enforcement will be against overseas assets. In practice it refers to international commercial arbitration under an arbitration agreement. In England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland it is a descriptive term rather than a statutory category; neither the Arbitration Act 1996 nor the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 defines it. In Ireland, the Arbitration Act 2010 gives UNCITRAL Model Law force of law; Article 1(3) sets out when an arbitration is “international”...

Recognition, Enforcement, Grounds for Refusal, Setting Aside and Limitation Periods for International Arbitral Awards in Canada

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The framework for international arbitration in Canada

Canada operates as a federation made up of ten provinces and three territories. All provinces and territories follow the common law, apart from Quebec, which is a civil law jurisdiction. Federally, and across every common law province and territory, there is specific legislation that governs international commercial arbitration:

United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act, RSC 1985, c 16 (2nd Supp)
Commercial Arbitration Act, RSC 1985, c 17 (2nd Supp)
Alberta: International Commercial Arbitration Act, RSA 2000, c I-5
British Columbia:
- International Commercial Arbitration Act, RSBC 1996, c 233
- Foreign Arbitral Awards Act, RSBC 1996, c 154
Manitoba: International Commercial Arbitration Act, CCSM c C151
New Brunswick: International Commercial Arbitration Act, RSNB 2011, c 176
Newfoundland and Labrador: International Commercial Arbitration Act, RSNL 1990, c I-15
Northwest: International Arbitration Act, RSNWT 1988, c I-6
Nova Scotia: International Commercial Arbitration Act, RSNC 1989, c 234
Nunavut: International Commercial Arbitration Act, RSNWT (Nu) 1988, c I-6, as amended
Ontario: International Commercial Arbitration Act, 2017, SO 2017, c 2, Sch 5
Prince Edward Island: International Commercial Arbitration Act, RSPEI 1988, c I-5...

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