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The Singapore Convention on Mediation : a commentary on the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements resulting from mediation / edited by Guillermo Palao, Professor of private international law, University of Valencia, Spain.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Elgar Commentaries in Private International Law
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International trade.
- Investments, Foreign--Law and legislation.
- Investments, Foreign.
- Mediation.
- United Nations.
- Singapore Mediation Convention (2018 December 20).
- Singapore Mediation Convention.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (350 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.
- Summary:
- "This Commentary offers an article-by-article examination of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (the Singapore Convention), as well as insights into the negotiation process through which the Convention was developed. It provides deep theoretical and practical analysis of the Convention and its consequences for the promotion of mediation as a mechanism to solve commercial conflicts with a cross-border character. Key Features: - A comparative approach with perspectives from five continents and a variety of legal traditions - Critical discussion of every stage from the negotiation to the conclusion of the Convention - Sound proposals for the Convention's implementation and application by States and regional organisations - Contributions from a diverse group of practitioners and academics, including some who were part of the negotiation of the Singapore Convention The Commentary will be a crucial resource for practitioners, arbitrators and mediators involved in cross-border commercial disputes, as well as judges in this area. It will also be of interest to scholars working in international commercial law, arbitration and mediation"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Copyright
- Contents
- Extended contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Abbreviations
- Table of cases
- Table of legislation
- Chronicles of the Singapore Convention - an insider view
- The Preamble to the Singapore Convention on mediation: identifying the object and purpose of the Treaty through text, context and intent
- Article 1 Scope of Application
- Article 2 Definitions
- Article 3 General principles
- Article 4 Requirements for reliance on settlement agreements
- Article 5 Grounds for refusing to grant relief
- Article 6 Parallel applications or claims
- Article 7 Other laws or treaties
- Article 8 Reservations
- Article 9 Effect on settlement agreements
- Article 10 Depositary
- Article 11 Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval, accession
- Article 12 Participation by Regional Economic Integration Organizations
- Article 13 Non-unified legal systems
- Article 14 Entry into force
- Article 15 Amendment
- Article 16 Denunciations
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Palao, Guillermo The Singapore Convention on Mediation
- ISBN:
- 9781800884854
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