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Belarus - Baker & McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook: 2010-2011

Author(s): 
Alexander Korobeinikov
Page Count: 
8 pages
Media Description: 
PDF from Baker & McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook: 2010-2011
Published: 
April, 2010
Jurisdictions: 
Belarus
Practice Areas: 
National Legislation,
Bankruptcy of a Party
Author Detail: 

Alexander Korobeinikov is an Associate in Baker & McKenzie’s Almaty office and a member of the International Arbitration Practice Group of the Firm’s Global Dispute Resolution Practice Group.

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Originally from Baker & McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2010-2011

A. LEGISLATION, TRENDS AND TENDENCIES

Set out below is a summary of the legislation regulating arbitration proceedings in Belarus together with a summary of recent important cases and other emerging issues particularly with respect to insolvency matters.

A.1 Legislation

Arbitration proceedings in Belarus are regulated by international treaties ratified by Belarus, and domestic legislation.

A.1.1. International treaties

While Belarus was a part of the Soviet Union until 1991, it has maintained a right to be a party to international treaties since the 1940’s.

Belarus is a party to a number of international and regional treaties that relate to arbitration proceedings, including the New York Convention and the European Convention as well as several CIS treaties.

Additionally, it should be noted that while certain investment treaties ratified by Belarus refer to ICSID, from the Belarusian perspective, it is not entirely clear whether Belarus is bound by the ICSID Convention2 because Belarus has yet to formally ratify it.

Table of Contents: 
A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies A.1 Legislation A.1.1 International treaties  A.1.2 Domestic legislation  A.2 Trends and Tendencies  A.2.1 Growth of arbitration in Belarus  A.2.2 Development of court-appointed mediation    B. Cases  B.1 Refusal to Enforce an Arbitral Award against a Belarusian Company under Bankruptcy Proceedings B.2 The Claim of a Bankrupt Company May Not Be Transferred to Arbitration   C. Insolvency Issues in Arbitration   BELGIUM Arne Gutermann and Joeri Vananroye, Brussels; and Koen De Winter, Antwerp   A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies   B. Cases  B.1 Court Review of International Awards on Competition Law Issues at the Enforcement Stage B.2 Arbitrability of Distribution Agreements  B.3 Membership by One Party in the Arbitral Institution Does Not Provide Automatic Grounds for Nullity B.4 The Unilateral Procedure for Designation of an Arbitrator by a State Court: At Odds with the Rights of Defense?    C. Insolvency Issues in Arbitration