The application of EC law in arbitration proceedings

Book abstract:

This work seeks to illuminate the contradictions arising between EC law and arbitration from a neutral position. It is organised in four parts each containing two or more chapters.

Part one examines the origins of the requirements of EC law and the reasons for their existence. Part two explores the areas offering most frequent tensions between Community law and arbitration based on the review of the arbitral awards and court decisions related to arbitration. Part three addresses these problem areas and broadens the discussion to consider the complex nature of the interaction between Community law and arbitration in order to establish the grounds of application of EC law in arbitration. The procedural frameworks of EU Member States for securing interaction between arbitration and EC law are examined in part four, which goes on to analyse the effectiveness of safeguards provided for application of EC law in arbitration proceedings.

The author reflects in the final chapter on the findings of the individual parts of the research to offer signposts as to the way forward for improved harmony between European law and international arbitration.

The work will be suited to students, scholars, practitioners, lawyers and judges with an interest in the influence of EC law on arbitration and private law in general.

Natalya Shelkoplyas is a researcher at Tilburg University, The Netherlands.