Albania - National Report - World Arbitration Reporter (WAR) - 2nd Edition
Mirela P. Bogdani is Lecturer at Law Faculty, University of Tirana, Albania, teaching Legal Research and Writing and also private attorney at
law.
Flutura Kola Tafaj is a Partner with the Kola & Associates Law Firm based in Tirana, Albania since October 2005 and a Lecturer of Civil
Procedure Law, Arbitration Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Faculty of Law, University of Tirana since October 1995.
Originally from World Arbitration Reporter (WAR) - 2nd Edition
I. INTRODUCTION: ARBITRATION IN ALBANIA – HISTORY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
A. History and Current Legislation on Arbitration 1. Historical evolution of law relating to arbitration Arbitration in Albania, as a key method of alternative resolution disputes, dates back to after the Second World War. However, before the 1990s arbitration was only practiced on the State1 level/Public Arbitration.
More specifically, State Arbitration in Albania had been governed by the following Rules and Regulations, which are mentioned for the sole purpose of providing some historical background:
• Law No. 443, dated on 1947 “On the resolution of assets conflicts by State Arbitration”
• Decree No. 1872, dated on 1954 “On the State Arbitration” and the Regulation approved for its practical application
• Decree No. 4359, dated on 1968, which created for the first time in Albania the Arbitration Office for Foreign Trade, attached to Trade
• Decree No. 5009, dated 10.11.1972, which completed and accurate legal framework related to establishment and functioning of State Arbitration Office, amended later on by the Decree No. 6927, dated 14.11.1984 “On some amendments to the Decree No. 5009, “On State Arbitration Office”.