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UNCITRAL

Acronym of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law; also known in law as the abbreviation in reference to arbitration rules and laws published by that agency.

UNCITRAL, or the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, was established by the UN General Assembly in 1966, and is based in Vienna, Austria.

The Commissions sits as a body of 60 commissioners each elected for 6 year terms. The Vatican has an observor.

While constantly active in developing and promoting international trade-related treaties, UNCITRAL has been especially successful in the domain of ADR generally, and arbitration in particular.

As of 2009, UNCITRAL was the central agency for the following international treaties:

  • Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (1965; aka - the New York Convention)
  • UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976)
  • UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules (1980)
  • UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985; amended in 2006)
  • UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation (2002)

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Unless otherwise noted, this article was written by Lloyd Duhaime, Barrister, Solicitor, Attorney and Lawyer (and Notary Public!). It is not intended to be legal advice and you would be foolhardy to rely on it in respect to any specific situation you or an acquaintance may be facing. In addition, the law changes rapidly and sometimes with little notice so from time to time, an article may not be up to date. Therefore, this is merely legal information designed to educate the reader. If you have a real situation, this information will serve as a good springboard to get legal advice from a lawyer.

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